The operating rate of China’s copper foil enterprises to be 90.24% in March 2026

Published: Mar 4, 2026 16:12

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[SMM Copper Foil Market] SMM expected the overall operating rate of China’s copper foil enterprises to be 90.24% in March 2026, up 5.97 percentage points MoM and up 18.42 percentage points YoY. Among them, the operating rate of lithium battery copper foil was 92.46% in March, up 6.13 percentage points MoM and up 23.08 percentage points YoY; the operating rate of electronic circuit copper foil was 86.01% in March, up 5.68 percentage points MoM and up 9.44 percentage points YoY.

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