Insight - China a net exporter of zinc for the first time since 2014


: Residents walk past a zinc smelter belonging to the Dongling Group, in Fengxian county, Shaanxi province. - File pic

CHINA exported more refined zinc than it imported in April for the first time since 2014.

The country’s imports collapsed over the first four months of this year with exports rising despite a 15% tariff on outbound shipments.

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