Global Copper Market Size, Share, Opportunities, COVID-19 Impact, And Trends By End-User (Automotive & Heavy Equipment, Industrial, Electrical & Electronics, Construction, Others) And Geography - Forecasts From 2021 To 2026
- Published : Feb 2021
- Report Code : KSI061614047
- Pages : 120
The global copper market is evaluated at US$135.242 billion in 2020. The market is expected to be driven by the growth of the electric vehicles industry, clean and renewable energy, rising manufacturing and industrial sector, rise in the real estate sector, and other related sectors. With the rise in urbanization, the United Nations projected that 68% of the global population is expected to live in urban areas by the year 2050. Countries have been investing significant capital into the development of EV infrastructure and the clean energy sector. 5G Infrastructure will also play a significant role in the overall market growth, in the coming years.
5G Infrastructure Development
The market is expected to be driven by the development and rollout of 5G infrastructure, across the world. Copper plays an imperative role in the construction of piping and wiring, and electrical transmission lines, making it a major metal for 5G infrastructure development. Major countries have been investing significant capital to develop and invest in 5G infrastructure, worldwide. China is one of the major players in the market. According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Technology, the country has constructed over 690,000 5G base stations, by the end of the month September 2020. The country announced that the total revenue generation in the initial three quarters of 2020 from its telecommunications industry was around USD 150 billion. China Mobile, one of the major operators in terms of subscribers in the country, announced that it had added 44 million 5G subscribers in the third quarter of the year 2020. China Mobile had been planning to construct over 50,000 5G base stations, which would require over 600 tons of copper, with a per station requirement of 12 kg of copper would be needed. The country’s national 5G network would require 72,000 tons of copper, to construct over 6 million base stations. The United States will also have a major market share in the coming years. In January 2021, the United States National Security Advisor announced that he had issued a confirmation to approve the United States National Strategy to secure 5 implementation plans. The plan had been an initiative of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, of the country’s commerce department. The country had been planning to enhance and develop centres of R&D, manufacturing, production, investing and promoting public-private partnerships, and partnering with international allies. The reported cost of the plan is expected to be around USD 20.4 billion RDOF designed, to finance a high-speed rollout in remote and rural areas. India is also expected to register significant market growth in the coming years, because of the large population, an increasing number of intranet users, and rising disposable income. The country had over 700 million internet users and is planning to 700 million in the next few years. Major companies such as Reliance, Tech Mahindra, and others have been investing a significant sum of capital into the development of 5G technologies and networks. According to several estimates, the investment cost is expected to be over USD 13 billion, to layout fiber networks, across the nation. Major companies such as Reliance, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, have 7000,000 km, 250,000 km, and 150,000 km of fiber optics respectively.
Clean Energy & Renewable Energy
The market is expected to be driven by the growth in the investments and development of clean and renewable energy sectors, worldwide. Countries and regions such as the European Union, China, The United States, and India are expected to drive growth in clean and renewable energy, in the coming years. According to the IEA, the renewable energy sector saw a surge in growth in 2020, despite the pandemic's impact. From January 2020 to October 2020, renewable capacity through auction was 15% more than the same period in the year 2019. Net Installed renewable capacity grew by approx. 4%, in the year 2020, worldwide, and the installation was driven by the growth in the United States and China. Increasing and surging additions of hydropower and wind took worldwide renewable capacity additions to a novel record in 2020, and it accounted for more than 90% of the total surge in total power capacity, globally. Solar PV and Wind Power additions jumped by 30% in The United States and China, in the year 2020. The International Energy Agency also stated that renewable capacity expansions and additions are expected to be expanded by approx. 10% in the year 2021. India is expected to be a major contributor to renewable energy growth in the year 2021, with the nation’s annual and yearly additions had been doubling up from the year 2020. Recently, India announced the construction the development of the world’s biggest energy park in the state of Gujarat. The park would have solar and wind energy capacity. Copper metal plays a major and significant role in renewable energy generation, as it is one of the highly efficient conductors of electricity. A single offshore wind turbine usually needs more than 4 tons of copper metal. Major copper companies have been looking to increase their sales due to the rise of the clean and renewable energy sector. In Chile, Codelco, the country’s state copper miner, has been looking to expand and quadruple its sales in India and Southeast Asia. The company forecasted that India is expected to become the third-largest consumer of copper, by the year 2030, increasing its refined copper metal requirements to 1.5 Mt/y from 500,000 t, due to the rise in electromobility and renewable energy growth in the country.
Current Trends
- In January 2021, ABB announced that it had been selected by China’s Northern Copper Industry, one of the major producers of copper in the world, to install and supply complete automation and electrical system for the company’s novel cold rolling mill, which is expected to start in the year 2021. ABB would use its AbilityTM System 800*A and its Collaborative Production Management for metals system for the production of copper. Once completed, the mill would become a high-class and performance rolled foil and copper strip production, with a yearly output of approx. 50,000 tons.
- In January 2021, Corsicana Mattress, one of the major players in the mattress industry, announced that the company would expand its flagship American Bedding brand with the introduction of the Copper Limited 5-Model edition and copper-infused mattress collection. The company stated that copper had shown anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties, which would provide additional protection to the mattresses.
- In January 2021, Aldebaran Resources Inc. one of the major players in the market announced the development of the novel geological structural model for the company’s flagship Altar Copper-Gold Project in San Juan Province, Argentina.
Global Copper Market Scope:
Report Metric | Details |
Market size value in 2020 | US$135.242 billion |
Growth Rate | CAGR of during the forecast period |
Base year | 2020 |
Forecast period | 2020–2025 |
Forecast Unit (Value) | USD Billion |
Segments covered | End-User, And Geography |
Regions covered | North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific |
Companies covered | Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Xstrata Plc, Southern Copper Corporation, KGHM, Group Mexico, Glencore, Codelco, Chinalco Shanghai Copper, BHP, Aurubis AG |
Customization scope | Free report customization with purchase |
Segmentation:
- By End-User
- Automotive & Heavy Equipment
- Industrial
- Electrical & Electronics
- Construction
- Others
- By geography
- North America
- USA
- Canadá
- Mexico
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Others
- Europe
- UK
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Israel
- Others
- Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Australia
- Others
- North America
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What is the size of the global copper market?
A1. The global copper market is evaluated at US$135.242 billion in 2020.
Q2. Who are the major players in the copper market?
A2. Prominent key market players in the global copper market include Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Xstrata Plc, Southern Copper Corporation, KGHM, Group Mexico, Glencore, Codelco, among others.
Q3. How is the global copper market segmented?
A3. The copper market has been segmented by end-user and geography.
Q4. What factors are anticipated to drive the copper market growth?
A4. The copper market is expected to be driven by the growth of the electric vehicles industry, clean and renewable energy, rising manufacturing and industrial sector, rise in the real estate sector and other related sectors.
Q5. What is the base year considered in the copper market report?
A5. 2020 has been taken as the base year in the global copper market.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
Xstrata Plc
Southern Copper Corporation
KGHM
Group Mexico
Codelco
Chinalco Shanghai Copper
BHP
Aurubis AG
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