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    WBMS: The global copper market had an oversupply of 17,100 tons from January to July

    • Last Update: 2022-12-13
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    According to data from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), the global copper market had an oversupply of 17,100 tons from January to July 2018, compared with a shortage of about 48,300 tons in the same period last year, indicating a widening surplus, as global refined copper production grew faster than demand
    from January to July.

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    From January to July, global refined copper production was 13.
    68 million tons, an increase of 190,000 tons or 1.
    4% year-on-year, as production in China (+36,000 tons) and Chile (+68,000 tons) climbed significantly; From January to July, global copper consumption was 13.
    66 million tons, an increase of 130,000 tons
    year-on-year.

    In addition, China's refined copper demand from January to July is expected to be 7.
    063 million tons (accounting for 51.
    7% of the global proportion), an increase of 5.
    4% year-on-year; EU28 refined copper production fell 1.
    2%, while demand was 2.
    08 million tons, up 3.
    9%
    year-on-year.

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