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China base metals demand growing 10% more than GDP

Mining Weekly | September 21, 2011 | 10:30 pm Base Metals China Europe Copper Nickel Zinc 

STOCKHOLM Demand growth for base metals in China is exceeding its GDP growth rate by 10 percent, and will keep growing, Fan Shunke, the president of said on Wednesday. "Base metals demand is about 10% higher than the GDP growth...

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