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The production volume of copper concentrate in India was estimated to be about ** metric tons in the financial year 2023-24. 

Indian copper production and demand

Over the past five years, India's copper concentrates production has declined from a high of ** metric tons in financial year 2019, to a low of ** metric tons in financial year 2021. The value of India's production of copper concentrates amounted to an estimated billion rupees in financial year 2022. Copper ore production in India has similarly decreased, from a high of **** million metric tons in financial year 2019, to a low of **** million metric tons in financial year 2021. Meanwhile, the copper demand in India amounted to some ** metric tons in 2021, up from ** metric tons the year prior.

Copper imports to India

Despite the increased demand and growth of the sector in the country, domestic companies are having a tough time in keeping up with the cheap imports of refined copper from Japan and other countries. The free trade agreements can lead to the south Asian country’s own sector to become redundant if the import of duty-free copper continues. However, the industry has seen hope in the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and its attempt in balancing the scales. As of 2021, India was the world's sixth-largest copper ore importing country, with the total value of copper ore imports amounting to **** billion U.S. dollars.