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China's copper use will rise to 6.5 million metric tons by 2020

China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday that China's copper use will rise to 6.5 million metric tons by 2020 , citing estimates from a conference.

According to an estimate by London-based research company Bloomsbury Minerals Economics Ltd. China's consumption will rise 11 percent this year to 4.45 million tons.
Copper use has expanded in line with the nation's economy, which grew 11.1 percent in the first quarter.