Group 1 - Standard Chartered Bank forecasts that the average copper price will be $12,213 per ton in 2026, with an expected average of $12,950 per ton in the first half and $11,475 per ton in the second half [2] - The bank also predicts that the average aluminum price will be $3,098 per ton in 2026, with an expected average of $3,143 per ton in the first half [2] Group 2 - China, as the largest copper consumer globally, faces three major challenges: increasing dependence on foreign resources in the upstream, overcapacity in the midstream processing sector, and downstream demand being suppressed by high copper prices [2] - To assist the industry in addressing these challenges, Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Network has collaborated with copper industry chain enterprises to compile the "2026 China Copper Industry Chain Distribution Map" in both Chinese and English [2]
渣打银行：预计2026年铜均价将达到12,213美元/吨