The average operating rate at key copper rod producers using copper cathode was 75.36% last week, a gain of 5.91 percentage points from a week earlier. According to the survey, most enterprises did not see a significant increase in new orders at the beginning of the week. However, as copper prices plummeted at the end of the week, downstream purchasing willingness significantly increased. As copper rod enterprises saw a surge in orders, finished product inventory decreased. Overall, stimulated by the decline in copper prices last week, the speed and volume of delivery to downstream buyer both significantly improved. Downstream demand improved remarkably and orders were brisk.

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