【Live Broadcast of the Copper Industry Conference】Prospects for New-Type Power Systems, Copper Wire Rods, and Copper Billets, Latest Technology Sharing, Discussion on Industrial and Financial Innovation in the Copper Industry

The year 2025 marks the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and a critical period for deepening reforms, with the market increasingly anticipating favorable domestic macro conditions. However, globally, economic challenges remain shrouded in uncertainty: the surge in trade policy unpredictability following the US election has reshaped international trade order with tariff barriers; geopolitical conflicts continue to loom, disrupting resource allocation and industrial layouts, and triggering a wave of global industrial transfer and supply chain restructuring. The copper industry chain is at the forefront, undergoing unprecedented turbulence and tests!

In the upstream of the copper industry, the rise of resource protectionism has caused copper concentrate TCs to fluctuate wildly like a roller coaster, significantly increasing the difficulty of cost control for smelters; the rapid expansion of smelting capacity has further forced smelters to struggle for survival in a fiercely competitive, low-margin market. In the midstream secondary copper sector, ESG standards and the "dual carbon" goals have sparked a green revolution. The "reverse invoicing" policy and the Fair Competition Review Regulations released in 2024 have quietly rewritten industry competition rules, and their impact on the entire industry chain will further deepen in 2025. In the downstream copper cathode trade market, the withdrawal of tax subsidies has compressed profit margins, accelerating the differentiation of copper processing material procurement structures, and intensifying the competition between upstream and downstream players.

As multiple challenges surge like a tide, how can the copper industry find a way to break through?

From April 22-24, the CCIE-2025SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Expo, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., SMM Metal Trading Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., with Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yingtan Land Port Holding Co., Ltd. as main sponsors, and Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. as a special co-sponsor, along with Xinhuang Group and Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. as co-sponsors, was grandly held at the Primus Hotel in Nanchang International Expo City, Jiangxi! This summit gathered government officials, copper industry leaders, academic elites, and representatives from industry organizations worldwide to focus on the rapidly changing dynamics of the global copper market, deeply analyze the driving factors of copper price trends, accurately grasp the subtle changes in supply-demand balance, uncover hidden business cooperation opportunities, and explore cutting-edge technological innovation directions. Meanwhile, the conference will also conduct multi-dimensional and in-depth discussions on core topics such as the green and low-carbon transformation of the copper industry, intelligent and efficient upgrades, and sustainable development paths.

The conference included multiple exciting sessions such as the SMM Yangshan Copper Premiums Price Seminar, SMM #1 Copper Cathode Price Seminar, Urad Middle Banner Investment Promotion Conference, Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution Industry Forum, Copper Pipe & Tube Processing Industry Development Forum, Copper Industry Finance Innovation Forum, Main Forum, Guixi City Investment Promotion Conference, Copper Industry Low-Carbon Energy Transformation Forum, Secondary Copper Industry Green Development Forum, Copper-Based New Materials High-Quality Development Forum, Enterprise Field Trip, JCC Night - Banquet Dinner, Award Ceremony, and Cocktail Party.

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Guest Speeches

April 22

Registration & Expo Opening & Exhibition

Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution Industry Forum

Speech Topic: Development Trends of Copper-Based Materials for Motor and Transformer Winding Wires

Guest Speaker: Liang Dong, Chief Representative and Low-Carbon Drive Project Leader/Senior Engineer, International Copper Association Beijing Representative Office

(13:30-14:00)

Speech Topic: Outlook for the Development of New-Type Power Systems in 2025

Guest Speaker: Expert and Director in the New Energy and Dual Carbon Field, Jilin Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd.

(14:00-14:30)

Speech Topic: Reflections on the Development of China's Wire and Cable Industry

Guest Speaker: Wu Changshun, Vice President and Secretary General, Wire and Cable Branch, China Inspection and Testing Society

(14:30-15:00)

Speech Topic: Green Upgrading of Electromagnetic Wire Industry in the Context of the New Energy Market

Guest Speaker: Lin Xiyun, Chief Engineer, Xiandeng High-Tech Electric Co., Ltd.

(15:00-15:30)

Speech Topic: The Impact of the Current Status of the PV Industry on the PV Cable Market

Guest Speaker: Chang Wenping, Dean, Cable Engineering College, Henan Institute of Technology

(15:30-16:00)

Speech Topic: Building a Copper Industry Service Ecosystem to Address Industry Pain Points

Guest Speaker: Dong Junhao, General Manager of Market Development Department, Jiangxi Tongdu Digital Service Co., Ltd.

(16:00-16:30)

Speech Topic: Analysis and Outlook of the Copper Wire Rod Market in 2025

Guest Speaker: Long Huachen, Senior Copper Analyst, SMM

(16:30-17:00)

Copper Pipe & Tube Processing Industry Development Forum

Speech Topic: Development Trends of Copper Alloy Materials for Connectors

Guest Speaker: Zhou Mingliang, Executive Director, Advanced Basic Materials Application Research Center, Shenzhen Connector Industry Association

(13:30-14:00)

Speech Topic: Opportunities and Challenges of Copper Alloy Materials in HVAC, Sanitary, and Refrigeration Industries

Guest Speaker: Zhang Guodong, Sales General Manager, Jiangxi Oudi Copper Co., Ltd.

(14:00-14:30)

Speech Topic: Current Status and Improvement Directions of Copper Alloy Pipe Production Technology

Guest Speaker: Mo Xingde, General Manager, Guilin Lijia Metal Co., Ltd.

(14:30-15:00)

Speech Topic: Development Trends of the Faucet Industry in Sanitary Ware

Guest Speaker: Lin Jin, Senior Consultant, Sanitary Ware Branch, China Building Ceramics & Sanitaryware Association

(15:00-15:30)

Speech Topic: The Impact of Brass Ingot and Brass Bar Metallurgical Quality on the Structure and Performance of Sanitary Products

Guest Speaker: Lao Xicai, General Manager, Guangdong Weiqiang Copper Technology Co., Ltd.

(15:30-16:00)

Speech Topic: Manufacturing Technology and Applications of High-Performance Copper Alloy Bars

Guest Speaker: Xiao Zhu, General Manager, Hunan Gaochuang Kewei New Materials Co., Ltd.

(16:00-16:30)

Speech Topic: Supply-Demand Pattern and Development of Copper Bars in 2025

Guest Speaker: Huang Yutong, Senior Copper Analyst, SMM

(16:30-17:00)

Copper Industry Finance Innovation Forum

Speech Topic: OTC Derivatives Facilitating High-Quality Development of the Copper Industry

Guest Speaker: Weng Zhantu, Head of Marketing and Product Department, Derivatives Business Division, Jinrui Futures Co., Ltd.

(13:30-14:00)

Roundtable Discussion: Practices and Pain Points of Copper Industry Finance Innovation

Moderator: Fei Changyun, Senior Consulting Project Manager, SMM

Panelists: Li Yichen, Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Port Group Logistics Co., Ltd.

Zhou Li, Deputy General Manager, Jiangxi Copper Group Supply Chain Finance Co., Ltd.

Niu Gupeng, General Manager, Commodity Finance Business Department, Shanghai Branch, Shengjing Bank Co., Ltd.

Yang Xiaolou, Executive Vice President, SMM Metal Trading Center Co., Ltd.

(14:00-15:00)

Speech Topic: Driving Integration of Futures and Spot: Ronghang HMS Building a New Ecosystem of Intelligent Risk Control and Efficient Trading

Guest Speaker: Wang Ziyi, Marketing Director, Shanghai Ronghang Information Technology Co., Ltd.

(15:00-15:30)

Speech Topic: Shengjing Bank's Commodity Industry Chain Financial Solutions

Guest Speaker: Xu Jian, Deputy General Manager, Commodity Finance Business Department, Shanghai Branch, Shengjing Bank Co., Ltd.

(15:30-16:00)

Urad Middle Banner Investment Promotion Conference

(15:00-17:30)

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