| The current state of Chinese demand is varied across industries. The spot demand for copper in China is weak, the improvement in Q2 may be tepid and imports are likely to remain strong in March and possibly April before trailing off until later in the year.
Sentiment amongst Chinese fabricators and manufacturers is negative. Orders have been slow to improve following the Chinese New Year and in some sectors are below year-ago levels. Inventories of cathode at consumers are low, but inventories of finished product are higher than usual for the time of year...............................................Full Article: Source
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