Tag: China: Copper exports rise 18% in H1; India drives value-added demand

Rising refined cathode production, scrap use support China’s export competitiveness India emerges as fastest-growing cathode destination, with exponential surge in imports China’s copper exports rose 17.7% y-o-y to 0.88 million tonnes (mnt) during H1CY’26, supported by higher domestic refined copper production, improving raw material availability, and resilient overseas demand for downstream copper products. Meanwhile, June…