Chinese demand for base metals is forecast to exceed demand from the rest of the world in the next four years, with the Asian giant accounting for 52% of total demand in 2017, compared with 46% of the 96-million-tonne global base metals market in 2013.  A key driver behind this projected growth in demand is China’s continuing urbanisation push and its rising domestic wealth.  With a hunger for new base metals supplies increasing, Africa is expected to make a contribution to the production of base metals, particularly in the copper sector.

Creamer Media’s Base Metals 2013 Report examines the global base metals industry, with a particular focus on the production of copper, zinc, nickel and lead, as well as selected base metals operations and projects in Africa.

This report draws from material published over the past 12 months and is a summary of other sources of information published in Engineering News and Mining Weekly, as well as information available in the public domain. This report does not purport to provide an analysis of market trends.

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