Q2 2026 Copper: Price Volatility, Raw Material Tightness, and What's Next?
China's copper market saw sharp price fluctuations and mixed supply-demand dynamics in Q1 2026, amid macro uncertainty and raw material tightness. As the market moves into Q2, attention turns to demand recovery, supply conditions, and price direction. This webinar will review key Q1 developments and provide an outlook for Q2 trends across the copper value chain.
Webinar topics:
- What drove the surge and sharp pullback in copper prices during Q1?
- How will China's copper market perform in Q2, in terms of supply, demand improvement, and price trajectory?
- How did the slow recovery in the copper scrap industry and supply disruptions in copper concentrates affect refined copper?
- What was the performance in copper fabricators and end-use sectors, and what's next for demand?
Speakers:
Zhaorui Cui
Non-ferrous metals researcher specialising in the copper and tin industries. Expertise spans the full industrial chain -- from upstream mining to applications -- with an analytical framework covering macro policy, supply-demand fundamentals, and market dynamics.
Mingyuan Wang
Mingyuan Wang is an English Editor at Mysteel Global, specializing in the copper market, especially copper concentrate and copper semis sectors.
