JIEFU antimony NEWS:China to introduce restrictions on '06 metal exports

China's top economic planning agency said Wednesday it will prohibit exports of copper next year in order to meet strong domestic demand.

The announcement was posted on the National Development and Reform Commission's Web site.

China will prohibit imports of copper scrap or copper sulphide concentrate and exports of unwrought copper from Jan. 1, according to the statement.

It will also abolish the 13% export tax refund for coal tar from Jan. 1.

The government will also reduce the export tax refund for mercury, tungsten, zinc, nickel and antimony to 5% from Jan. 1, it added

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