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Current copper prices are appropriate, based on existing supply-demand fundamentals, the chief executive officer of Chilean miner Antofagasta has said
Copper demand so far has been unaffected by uncertain macroeconomic outlook, but volatility and issues around financing need to be monitored, Patricio Hidalgo, chief executive officer of Anglo American Chile, says
An increase in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in the copper sector was inevitable but did not form a central part of the strategy of Freeport-McMoRan, its chairman and chief executive officer has told Fastmarkets
Teck Resources has called off a shareholder vote on its proposed separation at the last minute, saying it would instead pursue a more simplified plan in the future
The copper industry is about to be shaken up, but it does not resolve the anticipated supply shortfall in the long run
A growing arbitrage has emerged between the different pricing mechanisms for nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) while nickel sulfate prices come under pressure and demand weakens
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