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[SMM Analysis] When Southeast Asia Shuts Its Doors:Can the Middle East Take Over the Role of Copper Scrap Processing Hub?

Nov 11, 2025 23:23

The global copper scrap trade is entering a new cycle of restructuring. Over the past decade, the global trade network for copper scrap has been highly dependent on China. However, since China implemented the Solid Waste Import Ban in 2018, the global supply chain has been forced to reorganize, and a large volume of copper scrap has been redirected to Southeast Asian countries. By 2020, as Southeast Asian countries gradually tightened import controls, the global copper scrap market ongoing a “second phase of flow rebalancing.”

Copper Prices on Track to Climb Further in 2026, Backed by Growing Optimism and Robust Fundamentals:【Takeaway from SMM Copper Conference】

Nov 03, 2025 12:03

On October 30, at the main forum of the CCAE2025 SMM (14th) Copper Industry Annual Conference and the 2nd Shanxi Copper-Based New Materials Industry Chain Development Conference, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Ye Jianhua, SMM Big Data Director, analyzed the current market uncertainties, supply and demand, and prices in the copper market, discussed the impact of factors such as Trump's policies, mine production, trade patterns, and the supply-demand balance on the market, and provided an outlook on the future trends of the copper market.

[SMM Analysis] When Southeast Asia Shuts Its Doors:Can the Middle East Take Over the Role of Copper Scrap Processing Hub?

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Copper prices fluctuated downward, and the supply-demand pattern in the secondary copper market underwent changes—awaiting direction amid policy observation.

Overview of Q3 Copper Production of the Top 20 Global Mining Companies in 2025 [SMM Analysis]

Copper Prices on Track to Climb Further in 2026, Backed by Growing Optimism and Robust Fundamentals:【Takeaway from SMM Copper Conference】

The Cu SHFE/LME ratio may continue to improve in November. [SMM Analysis]

The Secondary Copper Rod Industry Under the Impact of Notice No. 770: Policy Uncertainty and Market Restructuring

Policy Uncertainty and Macro Tailwinds Intertwined in the Secondary Copper Market: Raw Material Easing Coexists with Rod Enterprises' Wait-and-See Approach

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[SMM Analysis] When Southeast Asia Shuts Its Doors:Can the Middle East Take Over the Role of Copper Scrap Processing Hub?

Copper Prices on Track to Climb Further in 2026, Backed by Growing Optimism and Robust Fundamentals:【Takeaway from SMM Copper Conference】

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