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Amendment to frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients
After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is increasing the publication frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients — MB-CU-0422 copper concentrates counterparty spread and MB-CU-0423 copper concentrates Co-VIU — from monthly to fortnightly.
January 24, 2025
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By Sally Zhang
Insights
Supply concerns, challenges ahead for secondary copper, blister into China | 2025 preview
Participants in the market for copper scrap and blister in China, the world’s largest importer of copper raw materials, expect there to be fiercer competition for material in 2025, industry sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday January 9.
January 17, 2025
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By Sally Zhang, Carman Chew, the Fastmarkets team
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Bumpy road ahead for copper concentrates market in 2025 | 2025 preview
There has been a freefall in copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) this year amid tighter supply in the market. In 2025, supply tightness is projected to keep copper concentrates TC/RCs low on average for the whole year, sources told Fastmarkets.
January 7, 2025
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By Sally Zhang
Insights
Proposal to increase the frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients
Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients - MB-CU-0422 copper concentrates counterparty spread and MB-CU-0423 copper concentrates Co-VIU - from a monthly basis to fortnightly.
December 20, 2024
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By Sally Zhang
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Final decision on open consultation on methodology for IOSCO-audited non-ferrous price assessments, indices
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)-audited non-ferrous metals, via an open consultation process between October 8 and November 7, 2024. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.
November 14, 2024
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By James McKeigue
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Copper smelters to face tough time in 2025
Unprecedented supply tightness and record low treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) are likely to challenge copper smelters in 2025 – even more than in 2024, sources told Fastmarkets.
November 6, 2024
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By Albert MacKenzie
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Copper concentrate TCs to remain low; benchmark expected to fall sharply
Copper concentrate treatment charges (TCs) are expected to remain low in 2025, with the market likely to remain tight, sources from across the industry told Fastmarkets.
October 17, 2024
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By Albert MacKenzie
Insights
Open consultation on IOSCO-audited non-ferrous price assessments, indices
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the methodology for its audited non-ferrous price assessments and indices, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
October 8, 2024
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By James McKeigue
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Freeport shifts away from marketing copper concentrates as new smelter ramps up, CEO says: LME Week
Freeport-McMoRan is in the process of ramping up its new copper smelter in Gresik, Indonesia, in a move that has seen the company switch away from being a marketer of concentrates as it becomes a fully integrated producer in the country, the company's chief executive officer Kathleen Quirk told Fastmarkets in an interview during the London Metal Exchange (LME) Week 2024.
October 4, 2024
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By Andrea Hotter
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Copper concentrates dislocation likely to mean smelter cuts, Codelco chair says: LME Week
The copper concentrates market was suffering from a dislocation that would probably lead to smelting cuts, the chairman of Chilean state-owned producer Codelco has said.
October 3, 2024
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By Andrea Hotter
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