Freeport settles six-year high copper charges for 2023 with Chinese smelters
The charges, paid by miners to smelters to process ore into refined metal, are the highest since 2017 and 35% higher than the 2022 benchmark.
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South Korea truckers strike again with auto, battery supply chains at risk
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Lygend raises $470 million in Hong Kong IPO, sources say
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China’s copper scrap market to remain tight on limited supply
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BHP sees 2-3 years of elevated costs, near-term copper oversupply
Surplus will have evaporated by the end of the decade, BHP's Chief Development Officer Johan van Jaarsveld said.
Codelco sees copper deficit at 8 million tonnes by 2032
While a surplus is expected in the short term due to new projects coming online, medium to long-term demand will offset supply further.
