China's spot refining charge (RC) for blister copper increased over October on lower buying appetite due to an expected inflow of scrap now that recyclable copper raw materials can be imported into the country from next week, sources said on October 30.
Fastmarkets assessed the copper blister 98-99% RC spot, cif China at $150-160 per tonne on October 30, narrowing higher on the low end from $140-160 per tonne a month earlier.Buying interest has not been particularly strong in October with market participants looking forward to China's policy change...