Tag: CY2026 copper market

Refined copper production rises 8.2% on Tokyo smelter normalisation Overseas demand strengthens by 63.5% amid expanding global manufacturing Japan’s copper wire shipments recorded a modest recovery during the first half of CY’26, rising 0.3% y-o-y to 287,921 t, marking the first increase in two years. The improvement was primarily driven by stronger export demand and…