China’s copper imports, aluminium exports fall in August as slowdown bites
China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.
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Rampant investor demand eats into platinum oversupply — report
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platinum will drive overall consumption of the metal up 9% this year, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said on Friday.