China's aluminum imports down 37% in H1

China saw its imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products plunge 37% year on year to 386,770 tons in the first half of this year, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs.

The Administration said that China imported 1.13 million tons of waste copper in the first half of this year, 7.9% less than in the same period of last year.

Last month, the country imported 65,560 tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products, down 9.77% from a month earlier.

Meanwhile, its import of waste copper decreased 10% month on month to 180,000 tons in Jun.

The Ralated Article: China's Baosteel keeps August prices unchanged 

China's Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd, the country's biggest listed steelmaker, will keep prices for its main products steady in August, it said in a statement on Thursday.

Wuhan Iron & Steel, another leading Chinese steelmaker, raised prices for its main products by 50-100 yuan($8-16) a tonne for August in response to the recent rebound in steel prices, traders said. ($1 = 6.1341 Chinese yuan)