铜产业链周度报告-20260104

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Copper lacks obvious driving forces, with prices oscillating at high levels, and the idea of buying on dips remains unchanged. The strength analysis is neutral, with a price range of 96,000 - 105,000 yuan/ton, and the COMEX - LME price spread has fallen back to around $100/ton [3]. - Macro - and fundamental factors lack obvious driving forces for price movement. Geopolitical turmoil globally may intensify risk - aversion sentiment. In the short - term, the domestic spot driving logic is weak, while the overseas spot logic remains strong. Long - term fundamentals still support copper prices, with a significant drop in China's imported copper concentrate long - term TC in 2026 and a strong long - term consumption recovery expectation [7]. - In terms of trading strategies, the short - term upward driving force for prices is not strong, but the idea of buying copper on dips remains unchanged due to the long - term positive fundamentals. For spread trading, the COMEX - LME spread has weakened, and it is advisable to reduce positions in the LME - SHFE positive spread trading when opportunities arise. Also, be cautious with the internal - external reverse spread as the current spot export profit margin has narrowed [7]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Trading End - Volatility: The volatilities of LME, SHFE, INE, and COMEX copper have expanded. The LME copper price volatility is around 16%, up from the previous week, and the SHFE copper volatility is around 19%, slightly up from the previous week [12]. - Term Spread: The term structure of SHFE copper has strengthened marginally, and the LME copper spot premium has expanded. The SHFE 01 - 02 spread was 560 yuan/ton on December 31, higher than - 120 yuan/ton on December 26. The LME 0 - 3 premium was $38.60/ton on January 2, 2026, higher than $19.69/ton on December 24, 2025. The COMEX copper near - end C - structure has expanded [17][19]. - Position: SHFE and LME copper positions have decreased, while INE copper positions have increased. SHFE copper positions have decreased by 37,000 lots to 617,700 lots [20]. - Capital and Industry Positions: LME commercial short net positions have increased. LME commercial short net positions increased from 76,400 lots on December 19 to 77,500 lots on December 24; CFTC non - commercial long net positions increased from 64,800 lots on December 16 to 67,100 lots on December 23 [26]. - Spot Premium: The domestic copper spot discount has narrowed, and the Yangshan Port copper premium has declined. The domestic copper spot premium narrowed from a discount of 340 yuan/ton on December 26 to a discount of 190 yuan/ton on December 31. The Yangshan Port copper premium fell from $55/ton on December 26 to $51/ton on December 31 [31]. - Inventory: The global total copper inventory has increased, with a significant increase in domestic social inventory. The global total copper inventory increased from 853,000 tons on December 25 to 905,500 tons on January 1, 2026. Domestic social inventory increased from 193,600 tons on December 25 to 238,900 tons on January 1, 2026 [37]. - Position - to - Inventory Ratio: The LME copper position - to - inventory ratio has oscillated, and the SHFE copper position - to - inventory ratio is at a historically low level for the same period [38]. 3.2 Supply End - Copper Concentrate: Imports have increased year - on - year, and processing fees have remained weak. In November 2025, China's imports of copper ore and concentrates were 2.5262 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 3.05% and a year - on - year increase of 12.55%. Port inventory decreased from 680,000 tons on December 19 to 670,000 tons on December 26 [43]. - Recycled Copper: Imports have increased year - on - year, and domestic production has increased significantly year - on - year. In November, recycled copper imports were 208,100 tons, a year - on - year increase of 19.94%. In September, domestic recycled copper production was 97,700 tons, a year - on - year increase of 17.85% [44]. - Crude Copper: Imports have increased month - on - month, and processing fees have rebounded. In November, crude copper imports were 58,300 tons, a month - on - month increase of 5.60%. In December, the southern processing fee was 1,500 yuan/ton, and the import processing fee was $95/ton [52]. - Refined Copper: Production has increased year - on - year, imports have decreased, and the loss in copper spot imports has narrowed. In November, refined copper production was 1.1031 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 9.75%. The loss in copper spot imports narrowed from 1,900.19 yuan/ton on December 24 to 1,083.72 yuan/ton on December 31 [55]. 3.3 Demand End - Capacity Utilization Rate: In November, the capacity utilization rate of copper product enterprises increased month - on - month. The capacity utilization rates of copper tubes and copper plates, strips, and foils rebounded in November but remained at historically low levels. In the week of December 25, the capacity utilization rate of wire and cable production decreased marginally [59]. - Profit: The copper rod processing fee is at a historically low level for the same period, and the copper tube processing fee has rebounded. As of December 31, the processing fee for copper rods used in the power industry in East China was 240 yuan/ton, higher than 110 yuan/ton on December 26. The 10 - day moving average of the processing fee for R410A - specific copper tubes was 5,343 yuan/ton on December 31, higher than 5,274 yuan/ton on December 26 [64]. - Raw Material Inventory: The raw material inventory of wire and cable enterprises has remained at a low level. In November, the raw material inventory of copper rod enterprises was at a slightly lower - than - neutral position for the same period in history, and the raw material inventory of copper tubes was at a historically low level. The weekly raw material inventory of wire and cable has continued to decline [65]. - Finished - Product Inventory: The finished - product inventory of copper rods is at a high level, and the finished - product inventory of wire and cable has increased. In November, the finished - product inventory of copper rods was at a historically high level for the same period, and the finished - product inventory of copper tubes was at a relatively low level for the same period. The weekly finished - product inventory of wire and cable has increased [68]. 3.4 Consumption End - Apparent Consumption: Apparent consumption is good, and power grid investment remains an important support. From January to October, the cumulative actual copper consumption was 13.2983 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 8.36%, and the apparent consumption was 13.4169 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.00%. Power grid investment increased by 5.90% year - on - year from January to November [76]. - Air - Conditioner and New - Energy Vehicle Production: In November, the domestic air - conditioner production was 10.577 million units, a year - on - year decrease of 35.70%, and the domestic new - energy vehicle production was 1.88 million units, a year - on - year increase of 20.05% [77].