Japan's copper output forecast to fall 3.2 pct in H1 2019

 TOKYO: Japan's copper output in the first half of the 2019/20 financial year to March 31 is forecast to fall 3.2 percent from the year before, Reuters calculations from plans outlined by smelters showed, despite solid demand for electrical wire and auto parts.

Below are the production plans of base metals for April to September from top-ranked Pan Pacific Copper (PPC), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd, Mitsubishi Materials Corp , Furukawa Co Ltd, DOWA Holdings Co, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd, Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd and Toho Zinc Co Ltd.

The table shows comparisons against planned or estimated production in the second half of the 2018/19 financial year and actual production in the first half of 2018/19.