In June, copper scrap smelting volume was 163,000 mt, down 17,700 mt MoM. With ample copper anode inventories at smelters in June, copper anode processing fees remained at 1,300-1,400 yuan/mt. As copper prices fell, the discount of copper rod made from copper scrap against SHFE copper narrowed from 1,000 yuan/mt to 300 yuan/mt. The narrowing price difference between copper cathode and copper scrap led more wire and cable companies to repurchase copper rod made of copper cathode. The higher selling prices of copper rod made from copper scrap (600-800 yuan/mt higher than copper anode) meant that most of the copper rod made from scrap produced by copper rod plants using copper scrap as raw material was sold to traders.

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