SANTIAGO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Chile's state miner Codelco , the world's top copper producer, said on Tuesday China's plan to bring electricity to rural areas would demand one million tonnes of copper in the next two and a half years.
China is the world's top consumer of the metal used in everything from electricity lines to water pipes.
(Reporting by Alonso Soto; Editing by David Gregorio) Keywords: CODELCO CHINA/ (alonso.soto@thomsonreuters.com; +562-370-4250; Reuters Messaging: alonso.soto.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
China is the world's top consumer of the metal used in everything from electricity lines to water pipes.
(Reporting by Alonso Soto; Editing by David Gregorio) Keywords: CODELCO CHINA/ (alonso.soto@thomsonreuters.com; +562-370-4250; Reuters Messaging: alonso.soto.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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