COPPER CONCS SNAPSHOT: TC/RC soars to 15-month high

Fastmarkets' copper concentrates index jumped this week with both smelters and traders locking higher numbers for spot cargoes.

Fastmarkets' assessment of the copper concentrates treatment charge/ refining charge index cif Asia Pacific has risen to its highest level since late April 2020, at $53.2 per tonne on July 30.

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