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SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (SMM) - According to customs data, China imported 415,200 mt of zinc concentrates in December 2022, down 7.58% on the month, but up 72.8% on the year.

According to General Administration of Customs, China imported 10.15 million mt of bauxite in December 2022, down 13.9% month-on-month but up 16.3% year-on-year. In details, the imports stood at 6.2 million mt from Guinea, down 14.5% MoM, but up 76.1% YoY. Imports were 2.73 million mt from Australia, down 3.8% MoM and 6.1% YoY, and 1 million mt from Indonesia, down 26.1% MoM and 55.5% YoY.

According to customs data, China's imports of nickel ore totalled 2.76 million mt (wmt and dmt mixed) in December 2022, down 33.9% MoM and up 44% YoY.

SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (SMM) - According to customs data, China imported 7,900 mt of refined zinc in December 2022, down 31.79% MoM and 23.24% YoY.

China imported 14,441 mt of refined nickel in December 2022, down 0.55% MoM and 46.41% YoY.

SMM estimates that the export volume of steel in the coming two months will see a rapid growth.

SHANGHAI, Feb 10 (SMM) – Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade showed that Indonesia’s refined tin export volume in January was 1536.55 mt, a decrease of 80% from the previous month.

SHANGHAI, Feb 10 (SMM) – According to the SMM database, since 2019, China's import of Indonesian refined tin has increased significantly.

SHANGHAI, Feb 10 (SMM) – China’s iron ore imports stood at 90.86 million mt in December 2022, up 5.6% YoY, but down 8.1% MoM.

SMM statistics showed that China’s steel product port shipments under domestic trade totalled 4.9 million mt in the week of January 28-February 3, up 93% week-on-week.