Tag: India’s copper cathode imports surge 37% despite KCL boosting domestic output

Japan accounts for nearly 70% of cathode imports in India Adani’s Kutch Copper contributes entire 8% y-o-y rise in India’s output India’s refined copper industry presented an interesting paradox during the first four months of CY’26. While domestic cathode production expanded steadily following the commissioning of new smelting capacity, imports rose even faster, indicating that…