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World copper market shows 80 000 t surplus in first four months of 2017

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Creamer Media Deputy Editor: North America
 
COPPER
The world refined copper balance for the first four months of 2017 indicates a surplus of about 80 000 t, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) reported on Thursday. It ascribed the surplus mainly to a decline in Chinese apparent demand, a market that currently accounts for about 48% of the world copper refined usage.
 
 
 
 
 

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