Copper Foil Raw Material and Finished Product Inventories Rose in January

Published: Feb 5, 2026 15:23
[SMM Copper Foil Market] Due to stockpiling by enterprises ahead of the Chinese New Year, SMM's finished product inventory days for copper foil stood at 3.42 days in January, up 0.31 days MoM; raw material inventory days were 4.67 days, up 0.1 days MoM.

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