SHANGHAI, Jan 31 — According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's copper cathode output in December 2022 was 961,000 mt, an increase of 3.6% year-on-year. The cumulative output of copper cathode in 2022 was 11.063 million mt, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year.

In December 2022, China's copper semis output was 2.164 million mt, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%. The cumulative copper semis output in 2022 was 22.865 million mt, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%.