Value Chains, Volatility, and the Strategic Shift Downstream


We are delighted to announce details of the 4th CRU World Copper Conference Asia, which is part of Asia Copper Week. The conference is in collaboration with CESCO and China Minmetals Corporation, and will take place on 26-27 November 2025 in Shanghai. Join us during this important week which attracts the most influential copper market executives for crucial discussions around the future state of the copper industry. 

Copper’s role in the green transition is no longer a future potential — it’s a present imperative. Yet, amid rising demand, copper smelters, miners, and traders face a profoundly challenging business environment, characterised by unprecedentedly low TC/RCs, growing political interference, volatile markets, and fast-changing technological dynamics. Nowhere are these tensions more visible — or more critical — than in Asia.

CRU's World Copper Asia convenes key stakeholders across the region to unpack these issues. From Beijing’s push for greater mining equity to the redefinition of smelting in tech-centric value chains, this event focuses on how Asian industry leaders are navigating and reshaping the global copper map. Through strategic panels, spotlight case studies, and expert insights, we explore the shifting axis of power, investment, and innovation across the copper value chain. Registration is now open.

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Key themes for 2025:

  • The Evolving Smelting Landscape:
    Addressing low TC/RCs, government regulation, new partnerships and the shift towards downstream integration 
  • Mining, Recycling, and Smelting Intersection:
    The increasing impact of scrap on smelting, its long-term effects on mine supply and the regulatory/technological advancements in copper recycling
  • Supply Dynamics and Geopolitical Influence:
    How government critical minerals strategies distort supply, competition for resources and successful strategies for bringing major mining projects to market
  • Market Outlook & Green Transition: 
    The influence of energy traders, copper supply's impact on climate targets, potential substitution, and the long-term price and "green premium" outlook
  • Shifting Value Chain:
    The redefinition of smelting/refining as strategic entry points into high-margin, technology-driven downstream sectors, attracting new investors even without direct mine ownership

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