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To: TheSlowLane who wrote (87)	2/9/2003 3:00:40 PM
From: Stephen O	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 140

Hong Kong (Platts)--4Feb2003 China's unwrought copper and copper alloy imports surged to a total of 1.33-mil mt for the whole year of 2002, up 39.4% compared with the level achieved in 2001, according to the latest figures from the General Administration of Customs. The value of the imports also climbed 36.7% to hit total $2.15-bil. Copper semi-product imports rose 23.9% to 917,727mt, with the value of the imports also increasing 18.2% to total $2.28-bil. Copper waste and scrap imports for the twelve months, however, was down 7.6% to total 3.08-mil mt. Its value also fell 14% to total $1.07-bil. Copper concentrate imports dipped 8.4% to 2.07-mil mt, with the value also down 9.9% to total $809-mil.