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China confirms April iron ore imports 57 mln tns

Mon May 11, 2009 11:22pm EDT

BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - China's April iron ore imports reached an all-time peak of 57 million tonnes, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday, confirming data from industry website Mysteel. [ID:nBJD000779] (Reporting by Tom Miles and Alfred Cang; Editing by Edmund Klamann)



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