The Guixi refinery, property of Jiangxi Copper Corporation in China, was ranked as the number one copper refinery in the world based on capacity as of June 2023. The refining capacity of the Guixi refinery amounted to some 1.1 million metric tons of refined product annually at that time. By comparison, the second largest copper refinery in the world was Shandong Fangyuan, with a capacity of 700 thousand metric tons. More than half of the largest copper refineries worldwide are located in China.
Leading copper refineries worldwide in 2023, based on capacity
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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