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China’s copper story in 2025 – from feedstock tightness to export dominance

Mar 20, 2026

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Drishya Yadav

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Concentrate imports rising to feed expanding smelting capacity TC/RCs are collapsing due to intense competition for raw materials China’s refined copper production hits record high despite tight concentrate supply China’s refined copper production surged to nearly 15 mnt in 2025, up sharply from ~13.6 mnt in 2024, marking a record high. What makes this rise…