In 2023, Maintenance Plans of Chinese and Overseas Copper Smelters Are Mostly in the First Half of the Year

Region

Smelter

Blister copper capacity (1,000 mt)

Number of days affected by maintenance

Month

Chile

Chuquicamata

300

135 days

11-3月

Chile

Southeast Copper

400

45 days

Nov-Jan

Japan

Naoshima

270

20 days

Jan-Feb

South Korea

Onsan

610

40 days

Mar-mid-April

Chile

Caletones

200

25 days

Apr

USA

kennecott smelter

220

60-70 days

Apr-May

Bulgaria

Pirdop

350

20 days

May

Indonesia

Gresik

280

75 days

May-Jul

Zambia

Nchanga

180

45 days

Jul-Aug

Company

Blister copper capacity (10,000 mt)

Start date (2021)

End date (2021)

Note

Zhejiang Jiangtong Fuye Heding Copper Co., Ltd.

15 (new production line)

01 February 2023

27 February 2023

27 days

Daye Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

30

20 March 2023

Early Jul 2023

120 days

Qinghai Copper

10

April 2023

Apr 2023

20 days

Tongling Jinguan (Ausmelt)

20

25 April 2023

25 May 2023

30 days

Xinjiang Wuxin Copper Industry

10

Early Apr 2023

April 2023

10 days

Jiangxi Copper Corporation (headquarters）

55

07 April 2023

28 April 2023

22 days

Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. (Yuanqu）

13

01 May 2023

Early Jun 2023

35 days

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

20

Mid-May 2023

Mid-Jun 2023

30 days

SDIC Jincheng Metallurgy

10

Late-May 2023

Late-Jun 2023

30 days

Heilongjiang Zijin Copper

15

May 2023

Jun 2023

15-20 days

Jilin Zijin Copper Co., Ltd.

10

May 2023

Jun 2023

15-20 days

Feishang Copper

10

Jun 2023

Jun 2023

20 days

Huludao Hongyue North Copper Co., Ltd.

10

Jun 2023

Jul 2023

30 days

Shandong Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

40

Early Jun 2023

Jun 2023

20 days

Chifeng Jinfeng Copper Industry

40

May 2023

Aug 2023

70 days

Jinchuan Group (headquarters)

35

mid-to-late-Jun 2023

Aug 2023

45 days

Chifeng Fubang Copper Co., Ltd.

10

July 2023

Aug 2023

20 days

Anhui Youjin Guanhua New Material Technology

10

Sep 2023

Sep 2023

30 days

Baotou Huading Copper Industry Development

10

Sep 2023

Sep 2023

15 days

Tongling Golden Crown (double flash)

48

Sep 2023

Sep 2023

15 days

Jinlong Copper

32

Sep 2023

Oct 2023

28 days

Zhejiang Jiangtong Fuye Heding Copper Co., Ltd.

15 (old production line)

Sep 2023

Oct 2023

35 days

Chifeng Jintong Copper

30

Sep 2023

Sep 2023

30 days

Yuguang Gold Lead

10

Oct 2023

Oct 2023

25 days