SHANGHAI, Nov. 14 (SMM) – Codelco has decided to slash its 2017 copper premiums to $72 to Chinese buyers, latest sources reported.
The premiums are slightly higher than the previous level of $70 rumored in late October, but much lower than 2016’s term premiums.
Codelco, the world's biggest copper miner, offered a premium of $98 per tonne for 2016 term shipments to Chinese buyers, and $92 to European buyers.
According to SMM data, Yangshan copper premiums averaged at $62.18 from Jan. 1 to Nov. 14 this year, down from $80.72 during the same period of 2015.
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