Global Copper Demand Projected to Outpace Supply by Over 500,000 Tonnes In 2025, Driving Upward Price Pressure

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NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2025 /CNW/ -- Copper—long hailed as "the metal with a PhD in economics"—has become central to industry, agriculture, infrastructure, and global development. As we look to 2025, the copper price outlook 2025 supply demand forecast takes on increasing importance. This metal underpins advances in smart farming, electrification, renewable energy, and sophisticated infrastructure projects in both emerging and developed markets. A report from Farmonaut said that: "According to multiple industry observers and market analytics, the copper price forecast October 2025 projects a trading range of $9,000 to $10,500 per metric tonne." The report continued: "Persistent supply constraints, robust and growing demand, fresh geopolitical challenges, and the strategic need to secure resource resilience are all converging to create a pivotal moment for copper's price trajectory. Copper is an essential component of electrical wiring, power grids, irrigation systems, and agricultural machinery. The global demand for this metal continues its decades-long upward march, fueled by: Infrastructure development: Booming government investment in renewable energy, smart grids, urban transportation, and rural electrification across emerging and developed nations. - Agricultural modernization: Global push for automation, smart farming systems, and electric-powered machinery that rely on copper-based electrical components for efficiency and innovation. - Renewable energy initiatives: Solar PV plants, wind turbines, EVs, and associated electrical networks increase copper intensity per unit of output—especially in fast-growing markets like China, India, Africa, and Latin America."  Active Companies in the Mining Industry today include Star Copper Corp. (OTCQX:STCUF) (CNSX:STCU.CN), Freeport (NYSE:FCX), Ero Copper Corp. (NYSE:ERO) (TSX:ERO.TO), MAC Copper Limited (NYSE:MTAL), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSX:HBM.TO).