SHANGHAI, Mar 29 - SMM believes that the conflict between First Quantum Minerals and the Panamanian government should be the most intense in January-February 2023, forcing the company to announce a force majeure notice to a Chinese trader for copper concentrate scheduled for February.
As such, shipments of copper concentrate sent to China from Panama in January and February 2023 should decline, which would been reflected in Customs data for March and April.



