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Home / Metal News / Newssummary: China’s Copper Production Enters into High-cost Era

Newssummary: China’s Copper Production Enters into High-cost Era

Nov 21, 2013 15:58

Source:SMM

China’s copper production is entering into a high-cost era due to more stringent environmental protection and higher labor costs, DZHNews reported, citing a Jiangxi Copper Co.’s executive.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21 (SMM) – China’s copper production is entering into a high-cost era due to more stringent environmental protection and higher labor costs, DZHNews reported, citing a Jiangxi Copper Co.’s executive.

Production costs at Chinese copper smelters are expected to rise by 2-3% each year onwards, Wang Chiwei, a former top official at Jiangxi Copper made the comment at a conference in Shanghai today.

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