Japan's Dowa expects H1 copper output to rise 27.9% y/y

DOWA Holdings

03/04/2026 09:52

TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Dowa Holdings 5714.T expects to produce 3,930 metric tons of refined copper in the first half of the 2026/27 financial year, up 27.9% from a year earlier, it said in a statement this week.

The first half runs from April to September.

    Following are output plan details, with comparisons against planned second-half production and actual first-half production  for the 2025/26 financial year, which ended on March 31.

(Copper, zinc and lead in metric tons):

H1 FY26/27
H2 FY25/26
H1 FY25/26
Copper
3,930
4,201
3,073
Zinc
89,373
118,633
81,113
Lead
4,596
6,128
4,177

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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