According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, China exported around 4,300 tons of rare earth in August, a decrease of 215 tons from the previous month and an increase of 3.1% year-on-year. The cumulative exports of rare earth from January to August totaled around 35,100 tons, an increase of 0.9% compared to the same period a year ago.
In August, China exported around 520,000 tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum, which was 0.2 million tons less than last month, up by 26.1% year-on-year. China exported around 3.7 million tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum from January to August, up by 15.2% year-on-year.
In the same month, China imported around 420,000 tons of unwrought copper and copper, up by 32,000 tons from the previous month, also up by 7.7% year-on-year. China imported around 3.5 million tons of unwrought copper and copper in the first 8 months this year, up by 15.3% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, China imported around 16.6 million tons of copper ore and its concentrates, a decrease of 183,000 tons from the previous month, an increase of 15.4% year-on-year. China imported a total of 13.1 million tons of copper ore and concentrates from January to August, an increase of 17.9% over the same period last year.
Chinese copper imports & aluminum exports statistics in Aug
11 Sep 2018 14:26 reported by Lemon
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