Copper Market Report May 2017
2017-06-23 17:57:58 【Print】
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Content
Abstract 3
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME copper price rebounds 3
1.2 Copper cathode inventories on LME down 3
2 Chinese market review 3
2.1 Copper cathode price edges down 3
3 Monthly production data 4
3.1 Operating rate of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants down slightly to 63.6% in May 4
4 Import & Export data 5
4.1 China’s copper ore and concentrate imports down by about 16.9% MOM in April 5
4.2 China’s imports for refined copper down by about 30.7% MOM in April 2017 7
4.3 China’s copper scrap imports down about 18.7% MOM in April 2017 10
5 Company news 12
6 Market outlook 13
Chart Content
Chart 1 3-month copper on LME from Apr 2017 to May 2017 3
Chart 2 Copper cathode inventory on LME from Apr 2017 to May 2017 3
Chart 3 Spot copper prices in Chinese market from Apr 2017 to May 2017 4
Chart 4 Copper premiums in Shanghai from Apr 2017 to May 2017 4
Chart 5 Monthly operating rates of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants from Jan 2016 to May 2017 4
Chart 6 Operating rates of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants in major provinces from Jan 2016 to May 2017 5
Chart 7 China's imports of copper ore and concentrate by month from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 5
Chart 8 Major exporters of copper ore and copper concentrate and their monthly exports to China from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 6
Chart 9 China’s monthly imports for refined copper from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 8
Chart 10 China’s major origin countries for imported copper scrap from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 by monthly imports 8
Chart 11 China’s copper scrap imports by month from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 (1kt) 10
Chart 12 China’s copper scrap imports by origin county/region from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 (10kt) 10
Table Content
Table 1 China’s copper ore imports by country in April 2017 6
Table 2 Major Chinese copper ore importers in April 7
Table 3 China’s imports for refined copper in April 2017 by country: 8
Table 4 Major Chinese refined copper importers in April 9
Table 5 Data on China’s copper scrap imports by origin county/region in April, 2017 10
Table 6 Major Chinese importers of copper scrap in April 11
Abstract 3
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME copper price rebounds 3
1.2 Copper cathode inventories on LME down 3
2 Chinese market review 3
2.1 Copper cathode price edges down 3
3 Monthly production data 4
3.1 Operating rate of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants down slightly to 63.6% in May 4
4 Import & Export data 5
4.1 China’s copper ore and concentrate imports down by about 16.9% MOM in April 5
4.2 China’s imports for refined copper down by about 30.7% MOM in April 2017 7
4.3 China’s copper scrap imports down about 18.7% MOM in April 2017 10
5 Company news 12
6 Market outlook 13
Chart Content
Chart 1 3-month copper on LME from Apr 2017 to May 2017 3
Chart 2 Copper cathode inventory on LME from Apr 2017 to May 2017 3
Chart 3 Spot copper prices in Chinese market from Apr 2017 to May 2017 4
Chart 4 Copper premiums in Shanghai from Apr 2017 to May 2017 4
Chart 5 Monthly operating rates of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants from Jan 2016 to May 2017 4
Chart 6 Operating rates of Chinese low-oxygen copper rod plants in major provinces from Jan 2016 to May 2017 5
Chart 7 China's imports of copper ore and concentrate by month from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 5
Chart 8 Major exporters of copper ore and copper concentrate and their monthly exports to China from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 6
Chart 9 China’s monthly imports for refined copper from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 8
Chart 10 China’s major origin countries for imported copper scrap from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 by monthly imports 8
Chart 11 China’s copper scrap imports by month from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 (1kt) 10
Chart 12 China’s copper scrap imports by origin county/region from Jan 2016 to Apr 2017 (10kt) 10
Table Content
Table 1 China’s copper ore imports by country in April 2017 6
Table 2 Major Chinese copper ore importers in April 7
Table 3 China’s imports for refined copper in April 2017 by country: 8
Table 4 Major Chinese refined copper importers in April 9
Table 5 Data on China’s copper scrap imports by origin county/region in April, 2017 10
Table 6 Major Chinese importers of copper scrap in April 11
