Main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange bounces back from recent lows

Poland's copper and silver producer KGHM adopted a new strategy on Friday, committing to invest more than 32 billion zloty ($8.55 billion) by 2030 while setting new production and profit targets.The plan, called "Strategy 2055+", targets payable copper production of 730,000 mt and silver production of 1,290 mt from 2026 to 2030.The company's chief executive officer, Remigiusz Paszkiewicz, said, "After 2035, we hope KGHM becomes a modern, multi-raw-material industrial group."He added that the company plans to build a new mine called "KGHM2.0" in Poland.

An internal company document shows that Chilean copper miner Antofagasta plans to submit an environmental application in Q4 this year to expand exploration activities at its Encierro and Volcanes projects.The move marks an important step forward for two of Antofagasta’s long-term copper growth options. Currently, major global miners are racing to replenish their copper project pipelines, while in Chile, the top copper-producing country, they face challenges including permitting processes, water restrictions, and aging deposits.

[SMM Analisis: Harga Tembaga Memantul di Akhir Pekan, Perbaikan Marjinal Pasokan Skrap Tembaga] Di minggu pertama bulan Juli (30 Juni–3 Juli), pasar skrap tembaga beroperasi di bawah tiga faktor yang tumpang tindih: minggu kedua setelah penerapan peraturan faktur terbalik, awal off-season suhu tinggi, dan harga tembaga bertahan di level 100.000 yuan. Kelemahan pasokan-permintaan secara keseluruhan yang dimulai pada Juni masih berlanjut. Kontrak tembaga SHFE paling aktif bergerak mendatar dalam kisaran 102.020–103.070 yuan per ton, tidak pernah menembus level psikologis 100.000 yuan per ton, sementara sentimen wait-and-see di kalangan pengguna akhir tetap tidak berkurang...