SUPPLY NEWS - Zijin Copper to lift smelter capacity by 40 pct - report

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Vivian Teovivian.teo@fastmarkets.comJoint News Editor - Asia

Singapore 19/10/2015 - China's Zijin Copper Co will reportedly lift capacity at its copper smelter in the Jiaoyang economic development zone at Shanghang county, Southeast Fujian province, by 80,000 tonnes to 280,000 tonnes per year by the end of October following a technology upgrade.

The smelter had produced 182,200 tonnes of copper cathodes in January-September, the Fujian-based state-owned Minxi Daily reported on Sunday.

Zijin Copper is a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group. Zijin Mining produced 211,273 tonnes of copper in the first half of this year, which includes 77,294 tonnes of mine-produced copper.

Company officials could not be reached for comments.

 

(Editing by Mark Shaw)



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