Future of Imported Secondary Copper Raw Material Remains Uncertain: How to Break Through in Import Trade? [SMM Analysis]

Published: Feb 14, 2025 23:49

Save

[SMM Analysis: Uncertainty Looms Over Imported Secondary Copper Raw Material, How to Break the Deadlock in Import Trade?]
After the Chinese New Year, the trade of imported secondary copper raw material once again faced unfavorable news. Since mid-to-late November 2024, due to concerns among import traders about the potential resurgence of the US-China trade war affecting the import of secondary copper raw material, they refrained from importing secondary copper raw material from the US to China. By January 2025, nearly all US supplies had arrived at the ports...

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market communication, and relying on SMM‘s internal database model. They are for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For any inquiries or to learn more information, please contact: lemonzhao@smm.cn

For more information on how to access our research reports, please contact:service.en@smm.cn

Related News

11 hours ago

Jintian Co., Ltd.: Annual Capacity of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets Has Reached 9,000 mt; High-Precision Free-Cutting Copper Billet Has Been Used in Airborne Structures of Low-Altitude Aircraft

11 hours ago

12 hours ago

Sharp Decline in Copper Prices Prompted Some Downstream Enterprises to Operate at Full Capacity, and Spot Copper Turned to Premiums Across the Board [SMM South China Copper Cathode Spot Weekly Review]

12 hours ago

13 hours ago

The Operating Rate of China's Scrap-derived Copper Anode Producers Declined

[SMM Copper Anode market] Due to the narrowing price difference between copper cathode and scrap, the operating rate of China's scrap-derived copper anode producers declined, with production mainly carried out to fulfill long-term contracts. From March 13 to 19, the operating rate of SMM scrap-derived copper anode plate enterprises was 58.31%, down 0.5 percentage points WoW. As copper prices fell sharply, the operating rate is expected to decline to 54.65% next week.

13 hours ago