AI Computing Power Demand Boom Fuels Continuous Climb in Copper Foil Operations; Copper Cable High-Speed Connectors Strengthen, Taichenguang Leads Gains [SMM Express]

Copper Foil Industry Booms in July 2026: High Demand and Increased Production Rates

End-Use Demand Remains Hot, Copper Foil Production and Sales Continue to Rise in July [SMM Analysis]

Metals broadly rose, with COMEX and SHFE gold, palladium, and iron ore up over 1%; SHFE silver gained for six straight days; the Europe container freight index fell more than 6% [SMM Midday Review]

[SMM Nickel Morning Briefing] July CPI up 0.5% YoY, core CPI up 0.9% YoY, the most-traded SHFE nickel contract moved sideways in early trading.