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Home / Metal News / Spot TCs Stabilize for Imported Copper Concentrate, Two Influencing Factors Eyed, SMM Reports

Spot TCs Stabilize for Imported Copper Concentrate, Two Influencing Factors Eyed, SMM Reports

Jul 31, 2017 10:32

Source:SMM

Spot TCs for imported copper concentrate stabilized last week. As of July 28, SMM TCs offers for spot copper ore were $80-85 per tonne, SMM data showed.

SHANGHAI, Jul. 31 (SMM) - Spot TCs for imported copper concentrate stabilized last week. As of July 28, SMM TCs offers for spot copper ore were $80-85 per tonne, SMM data showed.

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