China's refined copper imports soar 159.55 pct year-on-year in H1
Shanghai. July 22. INTERFAX-CHINA - China imported 1.78 million tons of refined copper in the first six months of 2009, up 159.55 percent on an annual basis, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs on July 22.
Chile, China's single largest refined copper supplier, exported 740,315 tons of refined copper to China during the period, up 95.71 percent from the same period of 2008.
In June alone, China's refined copper imports increased by 12.37 percent month-on-month to 378,943 tons.
Copper ore and concentrate imports over the first half increased by 15.61 percent from the same period of 2008 to 3.09 million tons. Chile remained China's largest copper ore and concentrate supplier with total shipment of 620,157 tons during the period, down 28.65 percent from the same period of 2008.
Meanwhile, imports of copper scrap during the first six months, at 1.74 million tons, dropped by 39.83 percent year-on-year.
The country's refined copper exports over the period fell by 89.66 percent on an annual basis to 6,361 tons. June exports surged by 3,175 percent from the previous month to 5,240 tons.
The tables below show China's trade of various copper and copper ore products in June and the first six months of 2009. Totals given are for selected countries and regions plus volumes of unlisted countries and regions.
China's copper and copper concentrate imports, June and the first six months of 2009
| Product | Country or region | Imports, Jun 2009 (tons) | M-o-m change (%) | Imports, Jan - Jun 2009 (tons) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Copper anode | Chile | 5,999 | -17.31 | 36,847 | 22.84 |
| Zambia | 4,784 | 132.23 | 15,654 | 26.07 | |
| Congo Kinshasa | 3,579 | 115.86 | 19,090 | 6.14 | |
| South Korea | 1,406 | 111.75 | 2,734 | 3,574.49 | |
| Turkey | 1,008 | N/A | 1,008 | -59.94 | |
| Total | 18,901 | 39.90 | 85,438 | -16.36 | |
| Refined copper | Chile | 172,756 | 25.31 | 740,315 | 95.71 |
| Japan | 36,713 | 6.49 | 250 | 158.13 | |
| Kazakhstan | 20,531 | 36.44 | 87,735 | 66.52 | |
| Germany | 19,541 | 201.14 | 73,524 | 30,886.09 | |
| Zambia | 17,684 | 30.05 | 69,561 | 602.64 | |
| Poland | 17,466 | 0.86 | 83,075 | 116.53 | |
| Belgium | 15,471 | 13.66 | 65,281 | N/A | |
| Sweden | 13,390 | 26.87 | 24,867 | N/A | |
| Brazil | 8,406 | -57.50 | 34,598 | 744 | |
| South Korea | 6,477 | 5.32 | 49,427 | 60 | |
| Philippines | 6,097 | 100.03 | 43,789 | 91 | |
| Total | 378,943 | 12.37 | 1,782,398 | 159.55 | |
| Copper alloy | Ukraine | 435 | -49.54 | 3,278 | -45.76 |
| Russia | 1,094 | 56.73 | 3,007 | 21.86 | |
| South Korea | 629 | -6.26 | 4,268 | -45.34 | |
| United States | 740 | 89.74 | 2,186 | -8.89 | |
| Iran | 211 | N/A | 252 | N/A | |
| Japan | 386 | 28.24 | 2,226 | -13.93 | |
| Kazakhstan | 315 | 12.10 | 992 | -45.38 | |
| Taiwan | 172 | -18.48 | 1,330 | 14.13 | |
| Germany | 141 | N/A | 169 | -35.05 | |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | N/A | 400 | N/A | |
| Total | 4,684 | 22.59 | 19,842 | -30.87 | |
| Scrap copper | Japan | 73,247 | 1.75 | 452,024 | -57.81 |
| Germany | 44,178 | -24.90 | 165,112 | 207.06 | |
| United States | 43,424 | 9.20 | 209,468 | -34.93 | |
| Australia | 24,529 | -36.32 | 152,925 | -37.81 | |
| Spain | 13,287 | -51.58 | 225,322 | -52.14 | |
| Netherlands | 19,044 | 44.40 | 71,145 | -50.66 | |
| France | 5,396 | -53.20 | 64,550 | 234.17 | |
| United Kingdom | 10,138 | 7.05 | 43,214 | -34.58 | |
| Macau | 383 | -95.62 | 74,638 | 754.52 | |
| Malaysia | 10,397 | 24.95 | 86,362 | 120.77 | |
| Italy | 6,478 | -15.60 | 25,778 | -26.38 | |
| Philippines | 1,961 | -65.55 | 28,204 | -32.01 | |
| South Korea | 5,809 | 11.05 | 37,795 | -59.98 | |
| Hong Kong | 3,107 | -37.59 | 18,477 | -83.07 | |
| Belgium | 4,969 | 22.66 | 18,569 | -65.74 | |
| Canada | 4,266 | 32.61 | 19,796 | -25.05 | |
| Total | 278,922 | -15.03 | 1,738,148 | -39.83 | |
| Copper ore and concentrate | Chile | 160,871 | 152.68 | 620,157 | -28.65 |
| Australia | 68,106 | 68.52 | 381,505 | 31.1 | |
| Peru | 87,240 | -35.56 | 548,315 | 10.77 | |
| Mongolia | 50,904 | 18.42 | 254,187 | -2.21 | |
| Canada | 19,226 | -5.30 | 85,291 | 17.47 | |
| Mexico | 19,236 | 37.35 | 149,447 | 42.9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 37,891 | 55.71 | 150,709 | 224.89 | |
| United States | 50,161 | 86.74 | 158,512 | 18.15 | |
| Zambia | 16,550 | 423.40 | 31,318 | 109.94 | |
| Indonesia | 10,374 | N/A | 39,191 | 2,901.73 | |
| South Africa | 32,792 | 5,197.58 | 60,462 | 161.38 | |
| Iran | 9,261 | -70.30 | 108,152 | 336.5 | |
| Turkey | 17,871 | -13.10 | 87,810 | 52.55 | |
| Mauritania | 13,139 | -20.87 | 77,946 | -18.24 | |
| Laos | 20,308 | 29.86 | 111,737 | 4,707.29 | |
| Thailand | 10,709 | N/A | 12,708 | -24.12 | |
| Total | 656,031 | 28.91 | 3,092,641 | 15.61 | |
| Copper product | Total | 74,673 | 9.65 | 348,716 | -31.1 |
Source: General Administration of Customs (GAC)
Note: Monthly changes were calculated based on figures previously released by the GAC.
China's copper exports, June and the first six months of 2009
| Product | Exports, Jun 2009 (tons) | M-o-m change (%) | Exports, Jan - Jun, 2009 (tons) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Refined copper | 5,240 | 3,175 | 6,361 | -89.66 |
| Copper product | 41,493 | 11.24 | 205,064 | -28.6 |
Source: General Administration of Customs (GAC)
Note: Monthly changes were calculated based on figures previously released by the GAC.
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