Japan's Sumitomo Metal plans 19.8% increase in FY24/25 copper output

Sumitomo Metal Mining

01/04/2024 06:54

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japanese copper smelter
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd  5713.T  said on Monday it planned
to produce 454,000 metric tons of refined copper in the 2024/25
financial year that started this month, up 19.8% from a year
earlier.
    Here are details of the company's output plan, compared with
its production estimate for the 2023/24 year as of Feb. 8.
(Copper, nickel, zinc in tonnes):
    
                             H1 FY2024/25         H2 FY2024/25
 Copper                  227,000(187,484)     227,000(191,616)
 Nickel                    31,100(28,526)       32,000(29,174)
 Ferronickel                 2,100(2,945)         2,200(1,955)
 
 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Eileen Soreng)
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