COPPER CONCS SNAPSHOT: TC/RC index flat as China market heads for holidays

Treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for copper concentrates were stagnant in the week ended Friday September 17, with the spot market quietening ahead of the Mid-Autumn festival in China.

Fastmarkets' copper concentrates TC/RC index, cif Asia Pacific was flat week on week at $60.1 per tonne, or 6.01 cents per pound.

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