Abstract
The price of copper on the London Metal Exchange has risen over 27% so far in
2008, in large part due to China-led demand and accompanying US inventory
depletion. Since 2001, the price of the metal has increased approximately five
times. By 2009, copper supply will still be limited and price will remain
high. China is the world' s biggest copper user, with consumption expected to
reach five million tons in 2008. In addition, China' s hosting of the 2008
Olympics will give rise to an ' Olympic boom' that will boost domestic
consumption.
China' s domestic consumption, investment and import of copper are all expected
to maintain rapid growth in 2008. China has the capacity to produce 1.5
million tons of refined copper and more than 1.8 million tons of processed
copper products yearly. China is working hard to fill the demand gap through
investment - during 1995-2005, there was an obvious surge in the number of
smelting plants in China. However, the huge difference must rely on imports,
which increased 33% in January 2008. The industry is booming, and provides a
huge arena of opportunity for many foreign businesses.
' China Industry Research and Investment Analysis: Copper Mining and Dressing
Industry, 2008' , is an invaluable asset for anyone who wants to invest in the
copper mining or dressing industries, to import into China, to partner with
one of the key Chinese corporations, or to compete in the segment. The report
provides in-depth analysis and detailed insight into the copper mining and
dressing industries, market drivers, key enterprises and their strategies, as
well as technologies and investment trends.
This report is divided into 10 parts (a total of 19 chapters);
- 1. Industry overview
- 2. Industry economic overview
- 3. Market drivers
- 4. Competitive landscape
- 5. Key enterprises
- 6. Strategy
- 7. Market investment
- 8. Technology
- 9. Development trends
- 10. Enterprise data
Data source: national statistics, market research and monitoring, industry
associations and institutions, import-export statistics, and others.
Knowledge is power. If you want to invest in, import into, partner with, or
compete against any of the companies in this field, then ' China Industry
Research and Investment Analysis: Copper Mining and Dressing Industry, 2008'
is required reading.
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