Andrea Hotter
Special Correspondent at FastMarkets
Special Correspondent, writing on commodities including metals. 'Fast Forward' podcast host. Contact me on [email protected] with commodities intel.
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1 week ago |
fastmarkets.com | Andrea Hotter
Speaking in an interview, Katie Jackson – who was appointed to her role in September 2024 after a career in the energy markets – said that her professional background allowed her to see comparability to mining. She gave her insights into how tariffs create volatility in the copper market but a long-term conviction still remains.
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fastmarkets.com | Andrea Hotter
The annual CESCO industry week in Santiago – the capital of Chile, the world’s largest copper producing nation – drew to an end on Friday April 11. Many copper producers returned home with little more clarity than they had at the start. That’s hardly a surprise. The week has seen the introduction of reciprocal tariffs by the US on imports from about 90 countries, before a 90-day pause was announced. Copper was exempt from these tariffs, as well as from a universal 10% tariff that remains.
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2 weeks ago |
fastmarkets.com | Andrea Hotter
What is the impact of tariffs on Freeport-McMoRan’s copper production and growth? Freeport-McMoRan’s US copper production would be at risk if tariffs lead to an economic recession and weak copper prices, Kathleen Quirk, the company’s chief executive officer, said in an interview. “Our US mines are highly sensitive to the price of copper.
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2 weeks ago |
fastmarkets.com | Andrea Hotter
When considering the future of copper mining, the world needs 80 new sizable copper mines by 2040. This makes it critical to focus on the structural supply-demand gap and not current geopolitical trade tensions, Anglo American Chile’s chief executive officer said. “We estimate that we’re going to need 80 mines the size of Los Bronces by 2040, and 2040 is around the corner.
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2 weeks ago |
fastmarkets.com | Andrea Hotter
Copper smelting growth is likely in the push to secure supply chains, but the market needs to avoid overcapacity, and the mine side needs to keep up, the chief executive officer of German producer Aurubis told Fastmarkets in an interview during the annual CESCO industry week in Santiago, Chile. According to Toralf Haag, smelting capacity is shifting away from customers to where mines are located, for various reasons. “Countries want to be independent.
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#Copper smelting growth is likely in the push to secure supply chains, but the market needs to avoid overcapacity, and the mine side needs to keep up, the CEO of Aurubis told Fastmarkets. Free here: https://t.co/o8OATUGjzW