Copper Price Correction Drives Restocking, Reduces Inventory Days at Chinese Wire and Cable Firms

Published: Mar 13, 2026 14:32

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[SMM Copper Express] The correction in copper prices drove enterprises to restock for rigid demand, but enterprises maintained ongoing production scheduling, so days of raw material inventories at major wire and cable enterprises in China fell 0.31 days MoM this week; as for finished product inventories, the correction in copper prices boosted downstream consumption, but when copper prices remained in a high range, they still suppressed end-user purchase willingness, and days of finished product inventories at major wire and cable enterprises in China fell 0.41 days MoM this week.

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