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Dec 2, 2023

September 2023 Sees Significant Decline in Japan's Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports, Reaching $1B

Japan Copper Ore Imports

In September 2023, overseas purchases of copper ores and concentrates increased by 2.3% to 419K tons, rising for the second month in a row after two months of decline. In general, imports recorded a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in April 2023 with an increase of 30% month-to-month.

In value terms, copper ores and concentrates imports shrank slightly to $1B (IndexBox estimates) in September 2023. The total import value increased at an average monthly rate of +1.4% from September 2022 to September 2023; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in April 2023 with an increase of 37% month-to-month. As a result, imports attained the peak of $1.3B. From May 2023 to September 2023, the growth of imports failed to regain momentum. Japan Copper Ore Imports By Country (Million USD)

COUNTRY	Import Value of Copper Ore in Japan (million USD)
COUNTRY	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	Jul 2023	Aug 2023	Sep 2023
Chile	161	222	375	246	356	345	426	435	260	433	341	203	381
Indonesia	223	230	128	149	157	30.4	117	99.4	286	195	N/A	309	227
Australia	133	274	58.9	262	136	119	156	292	195	88.0	235	124	153
Peru	100	146	90.8	141	136	135	90.4	125	208	180	140	163	132
Canada	80.9	160	67.9	26.5	59.0	93.9	44.2	169	79.0	105	13.3	87.9	26.0
Panama	44.2	53.5	53.3	50.7	56.0	29.1	N/A	N/A	78.0	75.4	105	30.1	N/A
Papua New Guinea	81.5	N/A	63.1	72.4	14.7	31.6	N/A	30.1	47.4	34.6	N/A	79.9	N/A
Others	39.1	81.3	42.2	142	92.9	68.0	119	158	118	87.9	135	77.4	103
Total	863	1,167	880	1,090	1,007	852	954	1,308	1,272	1,198	968	1,075	1,023

Imports by Country

In September 2023, Chile (158K tons) constituted the largest supplier of copper ores and concentrates to Japan, with a 38% share of total imports. Moreover, copper ores and concentrates imports from Chile exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Indonesia (77K tons), twofold. The third position in this ranking was taken by Peru (73K tons), with an 18% share.

From September 2022 to September 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of volume from Chile amounted to +4.9%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average monthly rates of imports growth: Indonesia (0.0% per month) and Peru (+0.9% per month).

In value terms, the largest copper ores and concentrates suppliers to Japan were Chile ($381M), Indonesia ($227M) and Australia ($153M), together comprising 74% of total imports.

Chile, with a CAGR of +7.5%, recorded the highest growth rate of the value of imports, among the main suppliers over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Import Prices by Country

In September 2023, the copper ore price amounted to $2,443 per ton (CIF, Japan), with a decrease of -6.9% against the previous month. In general, the import price, however, recorded a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in March 2023 an increase of 18% against the previous month. Over the period under review, average import prices attained the peak figure at $2,736 per ton in April 2023; however, from May 2023 to September 2023, import prices failed to regain momentum.

Prices varied noticeably by the country of origin: the country with the highest price was Australia ($3,189 per ton), while the price for Saudi Arabia ($1,738 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From September 2022 to September 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Chile (+2.5%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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LIST OF TABLES
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14. Production Volume And Growth
15. Exports And Growth
16. Export Prices And Growth
17. Market Size And Growth
18. Per Capita Consumption
19. Imports And Growth
20. Import Prices
21. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
22. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
23. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
24. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
25. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
26. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
27. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
28. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
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32. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
33. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
34. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

Japan - Copper Ores And Concentrates - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights

September 2023 Sees Significant Decline in Japan's Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports, Reaching $1B

Japan Copper Ore Imports

Imports by Country

Import Prices by Country

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4. MOST PROMISING PRODUCT

5. MOST PROMISING SUPPLYING COUNTRIES

6. MOST PROMISING OVERSEAS MARKETS

7. PRODUCTION

8. IMPORTS

9. EXPORTS

10. PROFILES OF MAJOR PRODUCERS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

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