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In 2017, China imported 17.
35 million tons of copper ore, an increase of 2.
31% over 2016, setting a new record high
.
From the perspective of import composition, due to the impact of the strike on Chilean copper mineral output, Peru surpassed Chile by a slight advantage and became the largest import supplier of copper ore to China for the first time
.
For the whole year of 2017, copper ore imports from Peru were 4.
928 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.
81%.
Copper ore imports from Chile were 4.
609 million tons, down 2.
81%
year-on-year.
In 2017, China's refined copper imports were 3.
244 million tons, down 10.
62%
year-on-year.
Imports fell sharply due to continued losses in refined copper imports
.
Although imports continued to make efforts after June, they failed to reverse the year-on-year decline
.
From the perspective of import composition, although Chile is inferior to Peru in copper ore supply, as the world's largest copper producer, it is still far ahead in copper concentrate supply and holds the top position
.
In 2017, refined copper imports from Chile were 1.
097 million tons, down 15.
98% from the previous year, but still accounted for more than 33.
8% of the total imports, far exceeding other countries
.
In 2017, refined copper imports from India were 335,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 77.
47%.
Under the strict control of the policy, China's copper scrap imports fell by 20% in December, but according to the annual data, China's copper scrap imports in 17 years were 3.
557 million tons, an increase of 6.
24%
over the previous year.
Hong Kong, the United States and Australia are the most important sources of copper scrap, with China importing 627,000 tons of copper scrap from Hong Kong in 17 years, ranking first for the second consecutive year, with imports from the United States and Australia of 535,000 tons and 459,000 tons
respectively.
