How Toyota Tsusho's Metalsplanet.com Will Be The New Gamechanger SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 05, 2021, 02:42 PM IST Share Comment Last year, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic had severely impacted the global automobile, construction, and electrical machinery industries, which together contribute 75-85% to the global non-ferrous metal demand. As a result, consumption of these metals had contracted significantly, ranging from 3 - 4% for copper and zinc, and up to 8 percent for aluminium on a Y-o-Y basis. However, the good news is that the tides are changing. There has been a steady turnaround in demand conditions, possibly due to the ample liquidity in the global financial markets. The turnaround in demand conditions in China has also helped.