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China imported a record amount of iron ore in 2017

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 6:05 pm Asia Australia China Iron Ore 

Hunger for high-quality iron ore from Australia and Brazil pushed Chinese imports of the steelmaking ingredient to a record high in 2017. While shipments were down 11% in December, the full-year totals rose 5% to 1.075 billion tonnes, exceeding a...

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