Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document Core Viewpoints - Copper prices soared and then fell back. In the short - term, panic sentiment still has a suppressing effect, but the long - term outlook is not pessimistic. The copper market is expected to gradually stabilize. The reference operating range for the main Shanghai copper contract this week is 99,000 - 108,000 yuan/ton, and for LME copper 3M is 12,600 - 13,800 US dollars/ton [13] Summary by Directory 1. Week - ly Assessment and Strategy Recommendation - Demand: After copper prices soared and fell back, the weekly starting rate of copper primary enterprises rebounded slightly, and the spot market transactions first declined and then rose. The domestic refined - scrap copper price difference narrowed, the scrap copper substitution was still low, and the processing rate of recycled copper rods remained low [11]. - Supply: The spot processing fee for copper concentrates continued to decline, while the processing fee for blister copper increased month - on - month. Some copper mines faced production problems such as grade decline and strikes [12]. - Inventory: The total inventory of the three major exchanges increased by 230,000 tons to 9.3 million tons. The inventory of the Shanghai Futures Exchange increased by 70,000 tons to 2.33 million tons, LME inventory increased by 40,000 tons to 1.75 million tons, and COMEX inventory increased by 110,000 tons to 5.22 million tons. The inventory in Shanghai Bonded Area decreased by 80,000 tons to 990,000 tons. The spot copper in East China was at a discount of 150 yuan/ton to the futures on Friday, and the LME market Cash/3M was at a discount of 89.9 US dollars/ton [12]. - Import and Export: The loss of domestic electrolytic copper spot imports narrowed, and the Yangshan copper premium decreased. In December 2025, China's refined copper imports were 298,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 2.2% and a year - on - year decrease of 27.0%. The cumulative imports from January to December were 3.828 million tons, and the net imports were 3.039 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 15.2% [12]. 2. Futures and Spot Market - Futures Price: Copper prices soared and then fell back. The main Shanghai copper contract rose 2.31% this week (as of Friday's close), and LME copper fell 0.44% to 13,070.5 US dollars/ton [20]. - Spot Price: Provided the spot prices of electrolytic copper, copper products and recycled copper in different regions and time periods, and the price differences between them [24]. - Premium and Discount: The domestic copper spot was at a discount of 150 yuan/ton to the futures in East China on Friday. The LME inventory increased, the proportion of cancelled warrants decreased, and Cash/3M remained at a discount, reporting a discount of 89.9 US dollars/ton on Friday. The loss of domestic electrolytic copper spot imports narrowed, and the Yangshan copper premium rebounded [29]. - Structure: Both Shanghai copper and LME copper maintained a Contango structure [32]. 3. Profit and Inventory - Smelting Profit: The spot rough - smelting fee TC for imported copper concentrates continued to decline to - 49.8 US dollars/ton. The sulfuric acid price in East China rebounded, which still made a positive contribution to copper smelting revenue [37]. - Import - Export Ratio: The offshore RMB first appreciated and then depreciated, and the spot Shanghai - LME ratio of copper fluctuated [40]. - Import - Export Profit and Loss: The loss of copper spot imports narrowed [43]. - Inventory: The total inventory of the three major exchanges increased by 230,000 tons to 9.3 million tons. The inventory in Shanghai Bonded Area decreased by 80,000 tons to 990,000 tons. The increase in SHFE inventory came from Shanghai and Jiangsu, and the inventory in Guangdong decreased slightly. The number of copper warrants increased by 10,058 to 156,851 tons. The increase in LME inventory came from Asian and North American warehouses, European inventory decreased, and the proportion of cancelled warrants decreased [46][49][52]. 4. Supply Side - Production: In January 2026, China's refined copper production increased by about 10,000 tons month - on - month, higher than expected. It is expected that the production in February will decline month - on - month but maintain a high year - on - year growth. In December 2025, the refined copper production was 1.326 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 9.1%; the cumulative production for the whole year was 14.72 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 10.4% [56]. - Import and Export: In December 2025, China's copper ore imports were 2.704 million tons, a month - on - month increase. The cumulative imports from January to December were 30.31 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.9%. The import of unwrought copper and copper products was 437,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 7,000 tons and a year - on - year decrease of 21.96%. The cumulative imports from January to December were 5.321 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 6.4%. The import of anode copper was 61,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 3,000 tons and a year - on - year decrease of 23.5%. The cumulative imports from January to December were 750,000 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 14.6%. The import of refined copper was 298,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 2.2% and a year - on - year decrease of 27.0%. The cumulative imports from January to December were 3.828 million tons, and the net imports were 3.039 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 15.2%. The export of refined copper was 96,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 47,000 tons. The import of recycled copper was 239,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 14.83% and a year - on - year increase of 9.9%. The cumulative imports from January to December were 2.342 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.2% [59][62][65][71][74]. 5. Demand Side - Consumption Structure: Globally, the main consumption areas of electrolytic copper are power (46%), home appliances (15%), etc. In China, they are construction (26%), equipment (23%), etc [78]. - PMI: China's official manufacturing PMI in January decreased to 49.3, a month - on - month decrease of 0.8%. In December 2025, the manufacturing prosperity of major overseas economies was divided [81]. - Downstream Industry Output: In December, the year - on - year output of freezers, household refrigerators and power generation equipment increased, while that of automobiles, washing machines, air conditioners, color TVs and AC motors decreased. From January to December, the cumulative output of automobiles, air conditioners, household washing machines, household refrigerators and power generation equipment increased, while that of freezers, color TVs and AC motors decreased [84]. - Real Estate Data: In December, domestic real estate data continued to be weak, with new construction, construction, sales and completion all decreasing year - on - year. The National Real Estate Climate Index continued to decline [86]. - Downstream Enterprise Starting Rate: The starting rate of some downstream enterprises showed different trends of rise and fall in December, and different expected trends in January. This week, the starting rate of electrolytic copper rod production increased slowly, the starting rate of recycled copper rod production increased slightly but remained at a low level, the starting rate of wire and cable warmed up, and the starting rate of copper strip increased slightly [89][92][95][98][101][104]. - Refined - Scrap Price Difference: The domestic refined - scrap copper price difference widened compared with last week, reporting 3,630 yuan/ton on Friday [109]. 6. Capital Side - SHFE Copper Position: The total position of Shanghai copper decreased by 1,408 to 1,315,078 lots (bilateral), among which the position of the near - month 2602 contract was 87,404 lots (bilateral) [114]. - Foreign Fund Position: As of January 27, the CFTC fund position remained net long, but the net long ratio declined to 15.7%. The proportion of long positions of LME investment funds decreased (as of January 23) [117].
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Wu Kuang Qi Huo·2026-01-31 14:29