Beijing April 13 news, China Customs data released on Wednesday showed that in the first quarter, China's copper imports fell by 15.1% year-on-year, while aluminum exports increased by 23.4% year-on-year. The following figures are data for China's metal trade in March and the first quarter: March (tons) January-March (tons) % year-on-year Imports: Copper (copper oxygen cathodes, refined copper, copper alloys) 116,699 365,641 -15.1 Waste copper 409,645 1,037,482 29.3 Copper concentrate and ore 300,000 910,000 54.0 Copper 100,804 246,144 -10.1 Aluminum (unwrought aluminum, aluminum alloy) 49,502 139,189 -42.8 Alumina 590,000 1,740,000 45.1 Aluminium 56,001 142,322 3.8 Aluminium scrap 142,566 339,088 81.5 Exits: Aluminium (unforged) Aluminum, aluminum alloy) 159,526 379,957 23.4 Aluminium 55,038 135,504 77.9 Copper (copper oxygen electrode, refined copper, copper alloy) 5,215 12,400 8.3 Copper 41 219 99,521 34.1
