Copper Market Report May 2015
2015-06-12 14:43:17 【Print】
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Introduction 4
1 International market review 4
1.1 Copper futures on LME recoil 4
1.2 Copper inventories on LME reduce 5
2 Chinese domestic market review 5
2.1 Copper prices in China move down 5
2.2 Copper concentrate market moves down 6
2.3 Copper rod prices decrease 7
2.4 Copper scrap prices edge down 8
3 Monthly production data 8
3.1 Global refined copper output analysis 8
3.1.1 Global refined copper market in surplus by 179,000t in Jan-Mar 8
3.2 Chinese copper and copper product analysis 9
3.2.1 Operating rate of Chinese main copper refineries in May down by 4.36% MOM 9
3.2.2 Operating rate of China’s main copper rod plants in May down by 2.3% MOM 10
3.2.3 Copper rod stocks in main Chinese plants down by 6.7% MOM in late May 11
4 Import data 12
4.1 Chinese copper imports in April up by 7.47% MOM 12
4.2 Chinese copper ore and concentrate imports in April 2015 down by 21.41% MOM 15
4.3 Chinese imports of copper products in April down by 1.6% MOM 18
4.4 Chinese imports of copper scraps in April up by 7.57% MOM 18
5 Company news 21
5.1 Copper refineries 21
5.1.1 Chifeng Yuncopper to increase copper outputs by 10,000t in 2015 21
5.1.2 Jinchuan Group stops copper production for annual maintenance 21
5.1.3 Hongyue Group Beifang Copper suspends crude copper production for maintenance 22
5.1.4 Nanguo Copper’s 100,000tpy copper project may come on stream in May or June 2016 22
5.2 Copper rod plants 22
5.2.1 Kunming Copper’s copper rod outputs increase in May 22
5.2.2 Dawufeng Copper Product’s copper rod outputs decline by 12.5% in May 22
5.2.3 Copper rod output of Xinke New Material down by 31% MOM in May 22
6 Related industry developments 22
6.1 China’s real estate development investment up by 6.0% YOY in Jan-Apr 22
6.2 China’s automobile output and sales volume growths slow down during Jan-Apr 23
7 Outlook for June 23
1 International market review 4
1.1 Copper futures on LME recoil 4
1.2 Copper inventories on LME reduce 5
2 Chinese domestic market review 5
2.1 Copper prices in China move down 5
2.2 Copper concentrate market moves down 6
2.3 Copper rod prices decrease 7
2.4 Copper scrap prices edge down 8
3 Monthly production data 8
3.1 Global refined copper output analysis 8
3.1.1 Global refined copper market in surplus by 179,000t in Jan-Mar 8
3.2 Chinese copper and copper product analysis 9
3.2.1 Operating rate of Chinese main copper refineries in May down by 4.36% MOM 9
3.2.2 Operating rate of China’s main copper rod plants in May down by 2.3% MOM 10
3.2.3 Copper rod stocks in main Chinese plants down by 6.7% MOM in late May 11
4 Import data 12
4.1 Chinese copper imports in April up by 7.47% MOM 12
4.2 Chinese copper ore and concentrate imports in April 2015 down by 21.41% MOM 15
4.3 Chinese imports of copper products in April down by 1.6% MOM 18
4.4 Chinese imports of copper scraps in April up by 7.57% MOM 18
5 Company news 21
5.1 Copper refineries 21
5.1.1 Chifeng Yuncopper to increase copper outputs by 10,000t in 2015 21
5.1.2 Jinchuan Group stops copper production for annual maintenance 21
5.1.3 Hongyue Group Beifang Copper suspends crude copper production for maintenance 22
5.1.4 Nanguo Copper’s 100,000tpy copper project may come on stream in May or June 2016 22
5.2 Copper rod plants 22
5.2.1 Kunming Copper’s copper rod outputs increase in May 22
5.2.2 Dawufeng Copper Product’s copper rod outputs decline by 12.5% in May 22
5.2.3 Copper rod output of Xinke New Material down by 31% MOM in May 22
6 Related industry developments 22
6.1 China’s real estate development investment up by 6.0% YOY in Jan-Apr 22
6.2 China’s automobile output and sales volume growths slow down during Jan-Apr 23
7 Outlook for June 23
