The World Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 28 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 0 18 20 1 9 Se m i s Pr odu c t i on C a pa c i t y b y Pr od uc t 2018 vs 2019 m i l l i o n t o n n es g r o s s w e i g h t Sour c e I C S G Wi r e R o d PSS RB S Tube s Al l o y W i r e I ngot s Foi l Po w d e r No t C l a s s i f i e d In 2019 Chi n a will account for the large s t share of world semis production capac i ty 44 Wire ro d pl ants are esti m a ted to account for 62 of world first us e capa city in 2019 Copper Copper Alloy Semis Production Capacity by Region Product Source ICSG Directory of C o ppe r and Copper Alloy Fabricators 2019 Note Capacity data refle c ts product i on capabilities not necessari ly production forecasts