China Jan refined copper imports up 7.4 pct on mth -customs
A man rests as he looks for usable coal for sale at a cinder dump site on the outskirts of Changzhi, Shanxi province December 27, 2007. China will remove import duties on alumina, refined copper and coal, while raising export taxes on some steel products, coking coal and coke to boost imports of raw materials and curb profits on exports of polluting products, the finance ministry said. REUTERS

China's arrivals of refined copper rose 7.4 percent in January from the previous month due to restocking by fabricators, reversing a 1.6 percent fall in December.

Imports rose to 245,617 tonnes in January, up from 228,609 tonnes in December, the data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Thursday. The inflow surged 24.5 percent from a year earlier.

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