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Close to 2,000 copper and other base metals participants descended on Shanghai for the annual Asia Copper Week from Tuesday November 28 to December 1, an event at which participants traditionally gather to discuss long-term contracts for both copper cathodes and concentrates as well as to exchange views on the market for the year ahead.
Key news and price moves to get you off to a good start during the North American morning on Wednesday December 6.
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday December 5, with lead the only metal showing any strength – its prices are up by 0.2%. The rest are down by an average of 0.7%, led by a 1.8% fall in nickel prices. Three-month copper prices are down by 0.9% at $6,743 per tonne.
Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday December 5.
China’s plan to adopt strict waste thresholds on a number of imported scrap products from March 2018 will, if confirmed, have a massive impact on the copper scrap market for both prices and shipment flows, Michael Lion, president of Lion Consulting Asia Ltd, warned.
Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly lower during Asian morning trading on Tuesday December 5 amid bouts of year-end profit-taking, with copper prices falling as longs liquidate.
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