International Copper Study Group
An intergovernmental organization of copper-producing and copper-using countries, headquartered in Lisbon, that publishes the monthly statistical bulletins tracking the world's refined copper production, consumption and market balance.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 14, 2026.
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ICSG Sees the Global Copper Surplus Widening to 368,000 Tonnes in 2027
The International Copper Study Group expects the refined copper market to stay in surplus, with the gap widening from about 104,000 tonnes this year to 368,000 tonnes in 2027 as supply growth outpaces demand.
Copper Market Tipped Into a Real Deficit in June as Supply Setbacks Mount, Commerzbank Says
Commerzbank flags a real 85,000-tonne copper deficit in June that shrank 2026's surplus to just 32,000 tonnes, as China's smelters cut output and mine setbacks in Chile and Congo compound the squeeze.