The Worl d Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 22 5 000 10 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 02 20 04 20 06 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 20 1 4 20 16 20 18 20 20 2 0 2 2 T r en d s in R e f i n e d C a p acit y 2000 2023 T housand m e t r i c t onnes copper Sour ce I C S G D i r e ct or y of C o pper M i n e s a n d P l a n ts H 1 2 0 1 9 E d itio n El e c t r ol yt i c E l e c t r ow i n ni ng Fi r e R e f i ni ng This chart shows wo rld copper refi nery capacity by r e fining pr ocess The ratio betwee n producti on an d capacity is called the capacity utilization rate The wo rld refin e r y capacity utilization rate was ar ound 87 in 2 018 Note Capacity data refle c ts product i on capabilities not necessari ly product i on forecasts