Swiss trading house Trafigura has begun blending copper concentrates in Malaysia, with small batches of output being offered to the market, Fastmarkets has learned.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 20 that are worth another look.

Cobalt prices have risen by more than 25% since Glencore announced it would close its Mutanda mine and in doing so bring forward expectations of a shortfall in cobalt supply.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday August 19 that are worth another look.

Guangxi Nanguo, who recently had to suspend its newly constructed 300,000 tonne per year copper smelter due to a lack of funds, has entered into procurement financing agreements with state-owned conglomerate Minmetals, sources with direct knowledge told Fastmarkets.

Against the background of heavy economic and geopolitical clouds, markets are getting some lift on Friday August 16, presumably since they have absorbed all the latest gloomy news on global economy, trade, the unrest in Hong Kong and debt default concerns in Argentina.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday August 15 that are worth another look.

Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco began operations at Chuquicamata’s subterranean phase on Wednesday August 14, with an aim to increase mine life by 40 years and to improve the division’s productivity, the company said.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 14 that are worth another look.

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