Copper concentrate imports through Lianyungang port up obviously in Jan
2017-02-21 18:18:03 [Print]
Copper concentrate imports via Lianyungang port were 137,200t in January, up by 17
In recent years, with the rapid development of domestic equipment manufacturing, electronic and digital sector and other industries, the capacity of domestic copper smelters expanded, so domestic copper output could not meet buyers’ demand. On this opportunity, Jiangsu Lianyungang port’s copper imports soared in recent years, resulting in increasingly important status among ports of the same kind . The port will push hard its imports of nonferrous metals represented by copper ore to a sustained and rapid growth.
. 57% YOY, and went up obviously on a high baseline of 2016. In recent years, with the rapid development of domestic equipment manufacturing, electronic and digital sector and other industries, the capacity of domestic copper smelters expanded, so domestic copper output could not meet buyers’ demand. On this opportunity, Jiangsu Lianyungang port’s copper imports soared in recent years, resulting in increasingly important status among ports of the same kind . The port will push hard its imports of nonferrous metals represented by copper ore to a sustained and rapid growth.