Copper

Analyse copper's crucial role in new energy with Benchmark's comprehensive market forecast out to 2050. Granular supply, demand, costs and prices - enriched by weekly updates on fast-moving dynamics.

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Why do companies choose Benchmark's Copper Service?

To meet surging demand, copper industry stakeholders must secure investment, expand capacity, and capture new commercial opportunities. Yet the copper market remains complex, volatile, and largely opaque.

Benchmark enables copper market participants, financiers, and policymakers to make informed decisions with proprietary supply chain data and intelligence - delivering actionable insights from mine to end-use applications.

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Timeliness

Our weekly Copper Briefing enriches monthly fundamentals updates and a quarterly forecast to provide subscribers with fully up-to-date market visibility.

Responsiveness

Updates on key market developments, as they happen. Year-round access to our analyst team for ongoing bespoke support.

Future-Facing Expertise

As an energy transition sector specialist, Benchmark is uniquely positioned to analyse the future of copper and enable the industry's new era.

Dynamic Customisation

Our models and datasets enable subscribers to adjust supply and demand assumptions and conduct personlised analysis.

What is included in Benchmark’s Copper Service?

Benchmark’s Copper Service offers a monthly forecast report examining supply and demand of copper by region and producer out to 2050, coupled with fundamental updates, forward-looking cost and price analysis, and weekly insights in the form of a Copper Briefing sent direct to your inbox.

Benchmark’s Copper Service is designed to support participants across the supply chain with strategic planning and the assessment of market opportunities.

Copper Price Forecasts & Cost Analysis

Comprehensive suite of price forecasts, including LME copper prices, copper concentrate TC/RCs, and blister RCs. Asset-level cost analysis to benchmark cash and total copper production costs across global mining operations.

Comprehensive Supply/Demand Balances

Breakdown of balances along the length of the supply chain (concentrate, blister/anode, refined metal) along with country/regional level balance.

Supply Forecast Database

Detailed view of production at individual mines, smelters and refineries, projected by quarter and accompanied by confidence level indicators.

End-use Demand Segmentation

Breakdown of global and regional copper demand by semis and end-use sector, with detailed insights on energy transition deployments, growth rates, technologies and raw material intensities.

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Key market insights

Our supply chain and forecast data provides actionable insights on the copper market, enabling you to make informed strategic decisions.

Navigate the supply chain with confidence.

The Copper Briefing provides weekly updates direct to your inbox with insights covering the industry's most pertinent market movements.

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What’s included?

A holistic view of copper's role in the evolving energy transition landscape

The latest copper price drivers and Benchmark's near-term price outlook

Insights into copper's key submarkets: concentrate, blister/anode, cathode and scrap

First-hand accounts of the China market from our Beijing-based analysts

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Our Copper Team

As part of your subscription you have access to our global team of dedicated analysts for further discussion.

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Piotr Kulas

London

Lead Analyst, Copper Supply

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Daan de Jonge

London

Lead Analyst, Copper Demand & Prices

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Carlos Pineiro Cruz

Chile

Senior Analyst Copper Supply

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Ivan Llancas

Chile

Analyst Copper Supply

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Albert Mackenzie

London

Copper Analyst & Market Reporter

Anya Hurd profile image

Anya Hurd

London

Analyst, Copper Demand

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Lizaveta Khvan

Kazakhstan

Senior Copper Cost Analyst

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Benchmark's access and integration toolkit enables optimised use of our price data, in the format best suited to your business.

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  • Company sustainability strategy

  • Life-cycle assessments

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