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A survey by the Shanghai Metals Market of 20 major Chinese electric wire and cable producers, with total capacity of 978,000t/y, showed that the average operating rate fell to 76.59% in December, down 2.8 percentage points from November. The survey cited the falling temperatures in Northern China as dampening the demand for electrical wire for use in new infrastructure. The survey also reported that raw materials inventories at Chinese electrical wire producers had increased by 4.24 percentage points from November to 25.12% of production, stating that the fall in copper prices in December had tempted producers to increase stocks.

A recent survey by the Shanghai Metals Market of 20 major Chinese copper tube producers, with a total capacity of 1.2Mt/y, showed that operating rates in December increased to 73.41%, up 2.29 percentage points from November. The survey cited increased production in China's air conditioner sector as a reason for the uptick in utilisation rates at tube producers. The release highlighted a separate survey of air conditioner manufacturers, which showed a pattern of inventory restocking, with finished inventories increasing for four straight months. The SMM survey also revealed that producer's inventories of raw materials for the production of copper tube had fallen to 12.78% of production in December, down 2.92 percentage points from November. The reason given was tighter credit conditions at the end of 2012.

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"Electric cables - Calculation of the current rating"

China's economic growth rate is expected to be 8-9% next year.

"The figures show that copper-based broadband technologies (DSL, ADSL, and ADSL2+) continue to be dominant, although fiber-optic broadband technologies (which include VDSL and VDSL2, according to the Broadband Forum) are taking a firmer grip with growth rates of 17.6% overall. Although DSL remains the predominant technology, fiber continues to outpace all access types in new deployments, according to the analysts."

"Rotating electrical machines - Part 1: Rating and performance"

A Shanghai Metals Market survey of Chinese wirerod producers showed that operating rates at 21 domestic producers, with capacity of 3.5Mt/y, fell to 69.02% in October, a decrease of 2.33% m-o-m, and 14.4% y-o-y. The report cited the extended October national day holiday and maintenance at one large domestic wirerod producer as reasons for the decline. The release also showed that wirerod producers held lower raw materials stocks in October at 16.02% of production, down from 17.21% of production in September. Finally producers' inventories of finished goods increased to 15.80% of production in October from 5.58% of production in September as the above-mentioned large wirerod producer increased stocks prior to its maintenance shutdown.

An October survey of 21 Chinese copper plate, sheet, strip and foil producers, with a annual capacity of 984,200t/y, showed that operating rates fell to 56.40% in October, down 1.13 percentage points from September. The survey also reported that raw materials inventories held by producers fell to 20.08% of production, down 4.61 percentage points from September. The survey cited sluggish demand from European and US markets as a factor weighing on PSSF demand, and said the orders ahead of the Christmas period were still low. The survey also highlighted producer pessimism about the copper price as a factor in lower raw materials stock holdings.

A recent survey by the Shanghai Metals Market of 21 major Chinese copper wirerod producers, with a total capacity of 3.4Mt/y, showed that operating rates in February fell to 57.8% as facilities slowed production during the Chinese New Year holiday. Wirerod producers reduced output as downstream demand from cable makers was weak in February, according to an SMM report with the survey. Many migrant workers return to their homes during the period, forcing factories to shut or reduce working hours. The SMM survey also revealed that producer's inventories of raw materials for the production of wirerod had increased to 22.6% of production in February, up 7.3 percentage points from January.

A recent survey by the Shanghai Metals Market of 21 major Chinese copper plate, sheet, strip and foil producers, with a total capacity of 966,200t/y, showed that operating rates in February fell to 42%, as factories shut for the Chinese New Year holiday. Copper flat-rolled producers closed facilities as migrant workers returned to their homes and did not come back to work until after the lantern festival in late February. Survey participants were reporting better levels of demand post holiday as end-users such as the automotive industry and the lithium ion battery industry increased production. Survey participants expect utilisation to increase to around 60% in March.

A recent survey by the Shanghai Metals Market of 21 major Chinese electrical wire and cable producers, with a total capacity of 990,000t/y, showed that operating rates in January decreased to 69.73%, down 6.86 percentage points from December. The survey cited a lull in major contracts for power cables prior to Chinese New Year as the reason for sluggish demand. However, stabilisation in the demand for enamelled wire was noted in January, whilst demand for electrical wire was estimated to have picked up. The SMM survey revealed that producer's inventories of raw materials had picked up prior to the Chinese New Year Holiday, with producer's raw materials holdings as a percentage of production up 9.46 percentage points since December, to 34.58%. The survey suggested easier cash flows and expectations of future copper price rises were reasons for the increase.

"The transition to a more decentralised and intelligent energy system will continue in 2017, driven by the continued regulatory support for renewable energy in a number of key markets. The 3 Ds of energy are driving future investment - increased decentralisation, the need to decarbonise electricity generation, and digitisation to boost the sector's operational efficiency and open up new market opportunities. The highest growth rates will be for solar PV, with investment forecast to increase by 11.5% to €141.6 billion in 2017. China continues to be the largest market in terms of revenue investment, but the fastest growth will come from India, which will see double-digit growth in investment to 2020. New business models that incentivise smarter consumption patterns, and the growth of energy storage technologies, will increasingly reduce the need for peak capacity investment in mature energy markets."

According to a survey performed by Antaike, the mining and metals information provider, average operating rates of facilities in China producing copper flat rolled products fell to 55.8%, down by 3.4% m-o-m in October. The reduction in plant utilisation has been attributed to weak end-use demand from the domestic electronics and automotive sectors since the end of H1 2011, as well as decreasing export orders. Additionally, the volatile copper price is thought to have led to production cuts at copper plate, sheet, strip and foil fabrication plants. The survey also indicated that 50% of the 22 manufacturers sampled believe that demand will continue to decline and 40% think that it will not grow in the short term. Companies cited decreased buying associated with the Christmas and New Year holidays and shrinking exports of end-use products such as electronics and home appliances due to uncertainty stemming from the European debt crisis.

Jingcheng Copper stated that it anticipates to make a loss in H1 2012 on low utilisation rates at its recently commissioned 30,000t/y high precision copper sheet and strip plant in Wuhu City, Anhui province, and poor Chinese demand. The company expects profits to be down 70-90% from RMB838M in H1 20122. Jingcheng Copper produced over 83,000t of copper sheet and strip in 2011.

Sindicel, an association for the Brazilian non-ferrous metals consumption industry, released figures indicating that Brazil's semi-fabricated copper product output was down by 2.6% y-o-y, reaching 396,900t (copper content) in 2011. Wirerod production accounted for 237,000t in 2011, up by 1.2% y-o-y, whereas brass mill output by copper content was 133,500t in 2011, down by 10.2% y-o-y. Capacity increases in both the wirerod and brass mill product sectors resulted in utilisation rates of 47% and 66%, respectively in 2011. These were down on the production capacity utilisation rates of the respective sectors in Brazil in 2010, which were 52% and 77%.

"By far, the replacement rate of copper with aluminum alloy and Aldrey alloy is up to 70% to 75%. In contrast, that of China is only 3% to 5%. In 2014, the aluminum alloy cable value is near RMB130 billion. In the global market, aluminum alloy cable is a common product for electric transmission line. With new energy gaining more popularity in China, the application of aluminum alloy will become wider and wider. In this report, ASKCI will further disclose market potential and commercial opportunities for aluminum alloy cable industry in China. Recommendations will be given at the end of the report to describe the prospect and provide suggestions for strategy making."