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Copper sector in China: smelter expansion threatens overall profitability
Chinese copper smelters are facing increasing pressure to slow down production expansion, which is undermining the sector's profitability. The risk is that this overproduction could jeopardise the sustainability of smelters internationally as well. China:...
Chile and the European Union: a new roadmap for collaboration on critical minerals
Chile and the European Union (EU) have reached agreement on a roadmap that includes concrete steps to increase collaboration on critical minerals, essential for green technologies and the energy transition. This agreement builds on a memorandum of understanding signed...
Germany on alert for dependence on foreign raw materials: the BDI’s warning and the need for urgent action
German industry is increasingly dependent on foreign raw materials, a vulnerability that is becoming a critical problem for the economy and national security. Sounding the alarm was Siegfried Russwurm, president of the Federation of German Industry (BDI), during a...
Codelco bets on the Chinese market: copper premiums unchanged for 2025 despite production challenges
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco has proposed a premium of $89 per tonne for refined copper to Chinese customers for 2025, effectively keeping the price unchanged from the previous year. This information, reported by sources close to the matter, indicates...