China's April manganese ore imports recover to 9-m high

ABSTRACT
In April, China's manganese ore imports recovered to a nine-month high of 2.68 million tonnes, surging by 469,127 tonnes or 21.3% on month and higher by 19.1% on year, according to the new data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC).

For the first four months of this year, China's total imports of manganese ore came in at 9.5 million tonnes, still lower by 961,698 tonnes or 9.2% from the same period of last year, according to the GACC data. The significant on-month rise in April was mainly due to the