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China's iron ore pellets imports up by 19.9% MOM in Jun

BEIJING (Asian Metal) 19 Aug 20 - According to statistics from China Customs, China imported 5,468,613,614kg of iron ore pellets in June 2020, up by 49.6% MOM. Among them, China imported 1,846,161,135kg of iron ore pellets from India, accounting for 33.8% of the total iron ore pellets imports in the month and up by 1.6% MOM; it imported 1,285,178,694kg from Ukraine, accounting for 23.5% of the total monthly imports and up by 29.2% MOM; it imported 871,756,458kg from Brazil, accounting for 15.9% of the total monthly imports and up by about nine times from last month.

Unit (kg)

Country

May 2019

June 2020

India

1,816,379,772

1,846,161,135

Ukraine

994,965,449

1,285,178,694

Brazil

89,609,560

871,756,458

Total

3,654,721,390

5,468,613,614