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China copper semis imports are estimated at 41,300 mt in March, up 39.1% MoM but down 6% YoY. The imports totalled 99,700 mt in January-March, down 18.8% YoY.

SHANGHAI, Apr 18 (SMM) – China imported 1,800 mt of refined zinc in January. The imports were 4,700 mt in February, up 158% MoM, but down 13.76% YoY.

Germany's crude oil imports rose 8.5% in 2022 as Europe's largest economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, official data showed on Monday. The spending on crude purchases rose sharply as prices soared. Statistics released by the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) show that despite the sanctions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia remains Germany's largest supplier, but its share fell from 34.1% in 2021 to 25.4%.

Wa State, Myanmar, has announced the suspension of its mining operations from 1st August 2023.

Việt Nam has been focusing on exporting fruits rather than meet domestic demand, leading to a monopoly by imports, analyst said. 

SMM statistics showed that the global iron ore shipments totalled 25.57 million mt in the week ending April 14, a decrease of 15.5% week-on-week.

DNL Viet Nam Import Export and Trading JSC, in collaboration with its Russian partner Solaris LLC, is introducing its three-in-one coffee product branded Wakey at the Coffee Tea Cacao Russian Expo 2023 (CTCRE) which is taking place from April 12-14 in Moscow, Russia.

SHANGHAI, Apr 14 (SMM) – Imported ADC12 for future arrivals was offered at $2,370-2,400/mt this week.

The average import price of cobalt hydrometallurgical intermediate products was $29,729/mt in metal content in January 2023, down 13% month-on-month and 52% year-on-year. The average import cobalt hydrometallurgical intermediate products was $25,011/mt in metal content in February 2023, down 16% month-on-month and 61% year-on-year.

Vietnam’s total import and export turnover in the first quarter of this year is estimated to fall 13.3% year-on-year to 154.27 billion USD.