Japan's Sumitomo Metal sees FY2026/27 copper output rising 3%

Sumitomo Metal Mining

03/04/2026 09:17

TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japanese copper smelter Sumitomo Metal Mining 5713.T plans to produce 446,000 metric tons of refined copper in the 2026/27 financial year that started this month, up 3% from estimated output of 433,000 tons a year earlier, it said this week.

Below are details of the company's output plan, compared with its planned production for 2025/26 at the start of the financial year. The figures for last first-half represent actual output.

(copper, nickel, ferronickel in tonnes):

H1 FY2026/27
H2 FY2026/27
copper
223,000(214,970)
223,000(218,030)
nickel
32,300(32,986)
32,300(31,014)
ferronickel
2,200(2,921)
2,300(1,979)

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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