China's imports of refined copper hit a record 337,230 tonnes in May, up from a previous record 317,947 tonnes in April and 258 percent higher than a year earlier, official customs figures showed on Monday.
China, the world's top consumer of many base metals, imported 259,095 tonnes of primary aluminium in May, down from a record 362,400 tonnes in April but up 2,414 percent from the same month last year.
Refined nickel imports also hit a record 25,032 tonnes in May, up from previous the record of 21,031 tonnes in April and 127 percent higher on the year.
Source: Forbes
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