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Chinese Copper Market Study 2010-2015

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Hot topic

- China copper supply and demand in 2011 from copper resources to final products.

- Forecast on the possible impacts on future copper price

- Exclusive survey data of China copper semis industry

- Analysis of China copper market from the whole industry chain  

 

Background

LME copper prices set new record highs in 2011, breaking USD 10,000/mt, but after the eruption of US debt problems, copper prices kept slumping, which took market players by surprise and affected real consumption. As the world’s biggest copper importer and consumer, China’s copper supply & demand of copper market is playing an important role in global copper market. 2011 as the first year of 12th 5 year plan, it will set a base tone for Chinese copper market’s development in next 5 years. SMM launches China Copper Industry Chain Analysis,2011-2012, which focuses on market fundamentals based on first hand survey on the entire copper industry chains and copper inventories.

 

Core data

- SMM survey of operating rates at downstream producers

- The balance of supply and demand in China’s copper market

- China copper supply, demand, consumption and invisible stocks

Keywords:copper  price  supply  demand  


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From macro-economic statistics; output; imports and exports; surveys, etc. to historical prices concerning China's non-ferrous metals markets and relevant industries.

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