China’s Major Non-ferrous Metals Imports & Exports

(End of January 2018)

Name of commodities PeriodImportsExportsQuantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2017-2018)Quantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2017-2018)Copper:Copper concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Jan.1621678285562720.6843.3110124 Copper Scrap (actual weight)Jan-Jan.199909836603-27.5544.42 Blister copperJan-Jan.7088348327020.6843.31 Refined copper Jan-Jan.314525224853113.0439.4838468273248117.61179.09Copper alloysJan-Jan.67083429947.8778.17744109.6876.04Fabricated copper productsJan-Jan.5035352247227.3143.23430023612757.3321.54Aluminium:AluminaJan-Jan.7362437450-72.3-61.5440935037-249.84Aluminium ScrapJan-Jan.18996127744010.9241.723488-59.28-32.55Primary AluminiumJan-Jan.662415712-75.51-68.354153968021551597Aluminium alloysJan-Jan.55621338935.7250.5344568916814.4314.33Fabricated Aluminium productsJan-Jan.3563523274033.2753.59396157117887914.2719.96Lead:Lead concentrateJan-Jan.92829127953-15.9-2.88 Unwrought refined leadJan-Jan.39800131-94.77-92.78266938557.58736.61Unwrought refined lead alloys Jan-Jan.20294764-23.8-14.147207.63-74.11-60.31Fabricated LeadJan-Jan.13251647.43426.261557290079.9290.10Zinc:Zinc concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Jan.34449440414147.77100.96 Unwrought refined ZincJan-Jan.67111221344287.09368.786782259-46.6-28.9Unwrought refined Zinc alloysJan-Jan.8156273020.6930.15161520239.35245.82Fabricated ZincJan-Jan.968376379.0271.965883136-37.96-20.49Tin:Unwrought refined tin Jan-Jan.2394862-58.86-60.965662883 Unwrought refined tin alloysJan-Jan.491105-19.97-5.99200039 Nickel:Unwrought nickel Jan-Jan.26497339754108.14142.0584610781289.72330.54Unwrought nickel alloysJan-Jan.1943654-38.32-10.6428-99.58-99.72Fabricated nickelJan-Jan.340464357259.6158.9754516748-28.4-11.63

Name of commodities PeriodImportsExportsQuantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2017-2018)Quantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2017-2018)Antimony:Unwrought antimony Jan-Jan.154718 2582059512.3402.35Antimony oxideJan-Jan.6765254.3773.323453251943.5818.3Molybdenum:Molybdenum concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Jan.3706273493.117.67687859202.18234.7Ferro-molybdenumJan-Jan. 2704460500.04804.3Molybdenum OxideJan-Jan.0.21180.1858.732163628-33.35-22.66Magnesium:Unwrought magnesiumJan-Jan.12 2981668625-6.9-10.98Magnesium turnings, particles and powderJan-Jan.0.11-3.81-74.41694016022-15.79-20.96Tungsten:Tungsten ore concentrateJan-Jan.5853743206.65178.42 Tungsten oxideJan-Jan.221615358.85118.9490916965-21.6947.76Ammonium Paratungstate Jan-Jan.023 263436829.2896.92Tungsten powderJan-Jan.375237337.18150.49732026115.98218.6 Tungsten carbide powderJan-Jan.53821922117661124331-3.3845.7 Ferro-tungstenJan-Jan. 261754861.93135 Silver: (unit in kg) Unwrought silverJan-Jan.337186561-35.05-64.837579942369-42.51-40.91 Silver powderJan-Jan.403573104340148.9890.492750168.18177.22161.4 Semi-finished silverJan-Jan.5583872937.333.874511581266277 Silver ornamentsJan-Jan.2695866110.245.94315384189224.08-27.04 Silverware Jan-Jan.1227-69.22-18.391111617-13.28-76.94 Gold: (unit in kg) Gold ornamentsJan-Jan.7244545310.0349.391492092719338.5346.26 Titanium: Fabricated titaniumJan-Jan.95444658364.7391.491596268664.08-2.99 Titanium concentratesJan-Jan.268539085.4639.77558534-0.7124.03 Titanium dioxideJan-Jan.201425994112.6434.426910317337416.548.68 Cobalt: Cobalt and Fabricated cobaltJan-Jan.2607036398336.21165.3750532447275.9596.2 Cobalt concentratesJan-Jan.1658363432246.78482.69 Cobalt oxideJan-Jan.2311041010402118678351991136.9 Cobalt nitrateJan-Jan. 236 Cobalt carbonateJan-Jan. 1021991-46.89-21.52