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Market Participants Generally Believe that Copper Carry the Greatest Upside Momentum in 2022

Nov 11, 2021 16:20

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SMM conducted a survey among conference attendees about their outlook on the metals market in 2022. And below are some of the results.

SHANGHAI, Nov 11 (SMM) - SMM 2021 Nonferrous Metals Industry Chain Annual Conference is now being held in Shanghai, which gathered thousands of industrial veterans, experts, senior management, manufacturers, etc. for the exchange of market insights, and offered a platform for market participants to seek business opportunities and co-operations.

SMM conducted a survey among conference attendees about their outlook on the metals market in 2022. And below are some of the results.

(Note: the unit is yuan/mt unless otherwise stated)

copper

aluminium

lead

zinc

tin

nickel

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