Japan’s PPC Secures Rollover on Copper Smelting Fees For 2026
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Pan Pacific Copper and Lundin Mining Corp. have agreed to maintain copper smelting fees at current levels for 2026, avoiding further margin compression for the Japanese smelter.
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Original source
Pan Pacific Copper and Lundin Mining Corp. have agreed to keep processing fees to turn copper ores into metal broadly unchanged next year, with the miner choosing not to pursue reductions that would further squeeze the Japanese smelter’s margins.
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Original article published by Bloomberg on December 11, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.