2014 Annual Report on Copper Market
2015-04-09 18:22:18 【Print】
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Introduction 1
1. Financial overview 1
1.1 International financial overview 1
1.1.1 Strong rebounding of US economy and intention in raising interest rates by the Fed 1
1.1.2 Emerging economies saw rapid currency depreciations with economic stalling 1
1.1.3 Eurozone QE policy was on the agenda due to high deflation and low growth 2
1.1.4 Japan's economic recovery still uncertain after the failure of Abenomics’s short-term goals 2
1.1.5 Global economic recovery less-than-expected and sharp price falls for crude iron ore 2
1.2 Review on domestic macro-economic of China 3
1.2.1 China saw a steady economic growth after overcoming various difficulties 3
1.2.2 Central Bank of China expected to release liquidities in 2015 4
2. Copper market review in 2014 4
2.1 Copper prices in London and Shanghai range widely, falling overall 4
2.2 Global copper ore supply rises and prices down 7
2.2.1 Copper concentrate TC/RC in 2014 up further 7
2.2.2 Chinese supply of copper ore still tight as imports surge 8
3. Global output analysis 9
3.1 Global copper output 9
3.1.1 Global copper concentrate output up in 2014 9
3.1.2 Global copper output up by 7.6% in 2014 10
3.2 Chinese copper output 11
3.2.1 Chinese copper concentrate output in 2014 up by 7.6% YOY 11
3.2.2 Chinese copper output in 2014 up by 14% YOY 12
3.2.2.1 Major Chinese smelters’ copper outputs in 2014 13
3.2.2.2 New refined copper capacity of 400,000tpy has come on stream in China in 2014 14
3.2.2.3 New refined copper capacity of 950,000tpy to come on stream in China in 2015 15
3.2.2.4 Copper output in 2015 to accelerate further 15
3.2.3 Chinese production of copper products 16
3.2.3.1 Chinese outputs of copper products in 2014 up by 14.7% YOY 17
3.2.3.2 Statistics for new low-oxygen copper rod projects across China in 2015 19
4 Import and export data 19
4.1 Chinese copper ore and concentrate imports in 2014 up by 17.4% YOY 19
4.2 Chinese imports of copper scraps in 2014 down by 11.4% YOY 23
4.3 Chinese copper imports in 2014 up by 12.0% YOY 26
5. Downstream consumption 29
5.1 Global copper consumption 29
5.1.1 Global refined copper consumption 29
5.1.2 Overseas copper consumption structure 30
5.2 Refined copper consumption in China 31
5.2.1 Consumption structure of refined copper in China 31
5.2.2 Refined copper consuming areas in China 31
5.2.3 Refined copper consumption volumes in China 32
5.3 Major copper consumption industries in China 32
5.3.1 Electric cable production 32
5.3.2 Refrigerator output 33
5.3.3 Air-conditioning output 34
5.4.4 Automobile output 34
6. Market outlook for 2014 34
6.1 Outlook for macro-economy 34
6.1.1 The U.S. interests rates on the upward tendency and Chinese economic recovery still slow 34
6.2 Fundamentals analysis 35
1.Basic attributes of copper 35
1.1 Natural qualities of copper 35
1.2 Main applications of copper 36
1.3 Classification of copper 36
1.4 Classification and distribution of copper ore 37
2. Reserves and distribution features of copper in the world 39
2.1 Distribution of copper in the world 39
2.2 Copper resources in China 39
2.3 Distribution of copper in China 39
1. Financial overview 1
1.1 International financial overview 1
1.1.1 Strong rebounding of US economy and intention in raising interest rates by the Fed 1
1.1.2 Emerging economies saw rapid currency depreciations with economic stalling 1
1.1.3 Eurozone QE policy was on the agenda due to high deflation and low growth 2
1.1.4 Japan's economic recovery still uncertain after the failure of Abenomics’s short-term goals 2
1.1.5 Global economic recovery less-than-expected and sharp price falls for crude iron ore 2
1.2 Review on domestic macro-economic of China 3
1.2.1 China saw a steady economic growth after overcoming various difficulties 3
1.2.2 Central Bank of China expected to release liquidities in 2015 4
2. Copper market review in 2014 4
2.1 Copper prices in London and Shanghai range widely, falling overall 4
2.2 Global copper ore supply rises and prices down 7
2.2.1 Copper concentrate TC/RC in 2014 up further 7
2.2.2 Chinese supply of copper ore still tight as imports surge 8
3. Global output analysis 9
3.1 Global copper output 9
3.1.1 Global copper concentrate output up in 2014 9
3.1.2 Global copper output up by 7.6% in 2014 10
3.2 Chinese copper output 11
3.2.1 Chinese copper concentrate output in 2014 up by 7.6% YOY 11
3.2.2 Chinese copper output in 2014 up by 14% YOY 12
3.2.2.1 Major Chinese smelters’ copper outputs in 2014 13
3.2.2.2 New refined copper capacity of 400,000tpy has come on stream in China in 2014 14
3.2.2.3 New refined copper capacity of 950,000tpy to come on stream in China in 2015 15
3.2.2.4 Copper output in 2015 to accelerate further 15
3.2.3 Chinese production of copper products 16
3.2.3.1 Chinese outputs of copper products in 2014 up by 14.7% YOY 17
3.2.3.2 Statistics for new low-oxygen copper rod projects across China in 2015 19
4 Import and export data 19
4.1 Chinese copper ore and concentrate imports in 2014 up by 17.4% YOY 19
4.2 Chinese imports of copper scraps in 2014 down by 11.4% YOY 23
4.3 Chinese copper imports in 2014 up by 12.0% YOY 26
5. Downstream consumption 29
5.1 Global copper consumption 29
5.1.1 Global refined copper consumption 29
5.1.2 Overseas copper consumption structure 30
5.2 Refined copper consumption in China 31
5.2.1 Consumption structure of refined copper in China 31
5.2.2 Refined copper consuming areas in China 31
5.2.3 Refined copper consumption volumes in China 32
5.3 Major copper consumption industries in China 32
5.3.1 Electric cable production 32
5.3.2 Refrigerator output 33
5.3.3 Air-conditioning output 34
5.4.4 Automobile output 34
6. Market outlook for 2014 34
6.1 Outlook for macro-economy 34
6.1.1 The U.S. interests rates on the upward tendency and Chinese economic recovery still slow 34
6.2 Fundamentals analysis 35
1.Basic attributes of copper 35
1.1 Natural qualities of copper 35
1.2 Main applications of copper 36
1.3 Classification of copper 36
1.4 Classification and distribution of copper ore 37
2. Reserves and distribution features of copper in the world 39
2.1 Distribution of copper in the world 39
2.2 Copper resources in China 39
2.3 Distribution of copper in China 39
