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Copper and Copper Alloy Mill Products
2008 October Issue
Uncertainty
  • Global financial market turmoil, economic fallout, the collapse in metal prices and wildly gyrating exchange rates have all assaulted the brass mill industry this month.  No one can yet foresee what the ultimate impact on the market will be, but for consumers the short term knee-jerk reaction to uncertainty is to do nothing - or as little as possible - and wait for the economic storm to subside.  This is likely to accentuate the seasonal destocking cycle during Q4.  For now, 2009 is an unknown. 

  • World brass mill consumption slowed further in Q3, declining by 2.6% yoy, after a 1.7% yoy fall in Q2.  All product lines showed weaker growth or a steeper decline in Q3 with copper tube (plumbing and HVACR) the most severely affected.  Europe and North America are mired deep in recession, while Asian demand has slowed sharply following a strong first half.  These trends now look certain to be magnified through the remainder of this year and the opening months of 2009.
Copper and Copper Alloy Mill Products Monitor


Featuring concise analysis every two months on worldwide market trends for copper and copper alloy mill products, this is the only publication to concentrate solely on copper and copper alloy strip and sheet, tube and rods, and bars.

  • Comprehensive data on production and consumption
  • Analysis of recent developments in end-use demand
  • Production and consumption of copper and copper alloy mill products
  • Sections on: strip, sheet and plate, copper tube, copper alloy rods, bars and sections
  • Market prices and margins for flat rolled products, copper tube, brass rod and turnings
  • Latest industry news and analysis of recent developments in end-use demand.

Essential for producers of copper & copper alloy mill products, copper producers, marketers, investment banks the Copper & Copper Alloy Mill Products Monitor is also ideal for air conditioning manufacturers, car manufacturers and domestic appliance manufacturers.

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