China?cut its 2008 export quotas for tin, tungsten and
antimony, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday, as the nation
seeks to reduce its trade surplus and meet local demand for raw
materials.
The country will allow exports of 33,300 tons of tin next year,
the ministry said, down from 37,000 tons in 2007. The export quota
for tungsten is 14,900 tons, compared with 15,400 tons in 2007, and
for antimony 59,900 tons versus 61,800 tons.
(Shanghai Daily October 31, 2007)
