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2024/08/19 15:20:05

Metallurgy in China

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2024: Slowing steel production dynamics

2023

China in 1st place in the world in terms of steel production

Countries in Asia and Latin America - the main buyers of steel from China

China develops copper industry and moves to import ore instead of finished metal

In 2023, China is rapidly developing the copper industry, which is changing the global metal flows required for the global energy transition.

The rapid capacity build-up brings a new dynamic to the market, which for 20 years has largely been determined by how much buyers in China are willing to pay. The country will still import increasing amounts of copper, but mostly in the form of ore rather than refined metal.

Structure of copper imports as of November 2023

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