# LME

Copper Bars Go Viral in China — A Genuine Bet on Electrification or a Retail Fad?

Small one-kilogram copper bars have become a social-media-driven retail fad in China's Shenzhen jewellery market, marketed as a low-cost way to invest in copper. While copper's industrial demand is structurally strong and prices have recently hit records, the bars trade at large premiums and lack established buyback channels, creating liquidity and valuation risks for retail buyers.