Copper market runs 170,000 tonne deficit in Jan-Sept, ICSG

Dec 21, 2011 | 07:18 AM |

The global copper market recorded a 170,000-tonne deficit in the first nine months of 2011, according to the latest data from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). The deficit had grown in comparison to the first eight months of the year, which recorded a 161,000 tonne deficit, but it was far less than the 429,000-tonne deficit seen in January to September 2010. World usage of copper rose 1%....





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