LME approves Adani’s main copper smelter in India as listed model
Warrants for the model can be issued from July 10, though the LME-registered warehouses holding Adani Copper metallic should embrace the model of their off-warrant inventory studies with speedy impact, the LME added.
The model is produced by Adani Enterprises-owned Kutch Copper, one of India’s largest copper smelters, with annual manufacturing capability of 500,000 metric tons. The corporate utilized for LME registration in August 2025.
In line with Adani, this $1.2 billion Kutch Copper facility within the western state of Gujarat is the world’s greatest single-location plant of its kind, anticipated to scale back India’s reliance on imported copper.
India imported 238,080 tons of refined copper in 2025, down 18% from a yr earlier, based on Commerce Knowledge Monitor knowledge, with Japan remaining the nation’s largest provider. (Reporting by Polina Devitt; Modifying by Louise Heavens)
