China exported 25.49 mln tons of coal in the first half, up 10.2 pct year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs said.

June coal exports totaled 6.99 mln tons. No comparative figure was given.

China exported 7.44 mln tons of coke in the first half, down 7.5 pct year-on-year. June exports stood at 1.5 mln tons.

China exported 26.94 mln tons of steel products in the first half, down 20.2 pct from a year earlier. June exports stood at 5.22 mln tons.

China imported 2.39 mln tons of alumina in the first half, down 10 pct year-on-year. June imports totaled 420,000 tons.