20.10.2016 - China Says It Needs 18% More Copper by ‘20 as Economy Shifts
China has mapped out its non-ferrous metals needs through to the end of the decade, projecting that while annual growth rates for demand may slow as the economy shifts gears, the world’s largest user is still expected to need far greater volumes than at present. Demand for ten metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, will rise at an average rate of 4.1 percent a year from 2016 to 2020, compared with 10 percent in the prior five years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a five-year development plan posted on its website.........................................Full Article: Source
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