Japan’s output of copper and copper alloy fabricated products, including sheets and tubes, climbed to the highest level in 10 months as global demand increased, an industry group said.

Production was 64,690 metric tons last month, up from 55,670 tons in August, the Japan Copper and Brass Association said in a statement today, citing preliminary data. That was the highest since November. Output in March had tumbled to 34,512 tons, the lowest since November 1974, and production last month remained 17 percent below a year earlier.

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