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Base Metals 2013: A review of Africa's base metals sector

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Chinese demand for base metals is forecast to exceed demand from the rest of the world in the next four years, with the Asian giant accounting for 52% of total demand in 2017, compared with 46% of the 96-million-tonne global base metals market in 2013. A key driver behind this projected growth in demand is China’s continuing urbanisation push and its rising domestic wealth. With a hunger for new base metals supplies increasing, Africa is expected to make a contribution to the production of base metals, particularly in the copper sector. Creamer Media’s Base Metals 2013 Report examines the global base metals industry, with a particular focus on the production of copper, zinc, nickel and lead, as well as selected base metals operations and projects in Africa.
 
 
 
 
 

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