HVLP Copper Foil Sees Demand Surge; China Accelerates Import Substitution

Published: Sep 17, 2025 09:59

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[SMM Copper News] Driven by the demand for AI servers, HVLP (Very Low Profile) copper foil has become the core incremental product this year. The majority of the global HVLP copper foil market share is monopolized by Japan and South Korea, but Chinese producers are currently accelerating import substitution through technological breakthroughs (such as Tongguan Copper Foil's mass production of generations 1-4 and Defu Technology's R&D of HVLP generation 5).

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