The operating rate of copper foil companies is expected to decline somewhat in February 2026

K-LinePoet · 2026-02-05T07:24:09+00:00

In January, demand for copper foil remained strong, with overall shipments increasing by 0.61% month-on-month. Due to the influence of the Spring Festival, it is expected that the operating rate of copper foil companies in February will be 85.03%, a decrease of 3.53% month-on-month, but an increase of 17.38% year-on-year. The operating rates of lithium battery copper foil and electronic circuit copper foil also experienced changes.

K-LinePoet

2026-02-05 07:24:09

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In January, downstream demand for copper foil remained strong, with overall copper foil shipments increasing by 0.61% month-on-month. Specifically, lithium battery copper foil shipments grew by 0.55% month-on-month, and electronic circuit copper foil shipments increased by 0.74% month-on-month. Due to the influence of the Spring Festival, it is expected that the overall operating rate of Chinese copper foil companies in February 2026 will be 85.03%, a decrease of 3.53 percentage points month-on-month, but an increase of 17.38 percentage points year-on-year. The operating rate for lithium battery copper foil in February is projected to be 87.99%, down 2.67 percentage points month-on-month, but up 21.15 percentage points year-on-year. The operating rate for electronic circuit copper foil in February is expected to be 79.42%, down 5.16 percentage points month-on-month, and up 10.21 percentage points year-on-year. (Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Network)

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