Industrial metals under threat of China's economy slowdown

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Source: Commodityonline
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China's economy slows down posing essential concerns over the base metals markets as China is the largest consumer of metals. China's industrial metals consumption is likely to decrease in 2012 weighting down on prices, said Wang Huajun from the CNMIA. Currently, copper inventories reached the one-month high at the Shanghai Futures Exchange. LME copper traded below $7500/tonne being 25% lower than a year-high of $10,000/tonne.

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