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Copper concentrate TC/RCs hit 1-year high; Chuquicamata outage could herald long market [CORRECTED]

Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rose to their highest in a year as the market gathered in London for LME Week.

October 17, 2018

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ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 10/10: Base metals mostly rebound on LME; Metals industry prepares for Brexit; Refined metal demand driving global copper premiums, Aurubis CEO says

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday October 10.

October 10, 2018

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LME WEEK 2018 – INTERVIEW: Copper demand boom source of annual premium increases – Aurubis CEO Schachler

Major annual copper premium increases are coming as a result of booming demand for refined metal, Aurubis chief executive Jürgen Schachler told Fastmarkets.

October 9, 2018

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ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 09/10: Base metals prices split at start of LME Week in London; Stefan Boel joins Geneva’s Industrial Minerals Group; Bob Flynn to retire from Gerald effective January 1

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday October 9.

October 9, 2018

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ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 02/10: LME base metals prices mixed; Q4 MJP aluminium premium established; Three Castleton Commodities traders to join Mercuria

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday October 2.

October 2, 2018

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Blackstone Resources launches battery technology R&D program

Blackstone Resources AG has launched a research and development program focused on new battery technology, with the goal of developing small and flat batteries for the mobile phone and laptop markets, the company said.

October 1, 2018

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UPDATE 1: Aurubis’ European copper premium offered at four-year high

Germany's Aurubis has offered European customers a copper premium of $96 per tonne for 2019 contracts, a $10 per tonne increase on last year’s numbers, the company confirmed to Fastmarkets.

October 1, 2018

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ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 27/09: Zinc prices rise on LME despite bearish views on base metals; Codelco to raise volumes to US by 15% in 2019; Santander zinc mine in Peru disrupted by local protest

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday September 27.

September 27, 2018

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OBITUARY: Metals veteran Francisco Testor dies at 81

Francisco (Paco) Testor, founder and president of RP Metaltrading, died on August 6, 2018, after battling with cancer for a year.