Copper Commodities Project Phil and Jessica

Jessica Gao, Phil Schloss

Produced all over the worldLargest producers: Zambia, Zaire, Chile, Peru, USA, and

Russia

CIPEC: Zambia, Zaire, Chile, and PeruCIPEC = 70% of worlds Copper exports

WHO PRODUCES COPPER?

Mines all over South America, North America, parts of Africa, and Asia

Largest mine in Chile (Exotica Mine)

Produced 4% of Chile’s Copper exports.

Large firms produce Copper

Takes a lot of resource to export and make useable

WHERE IS IT TRADED?

Copper is traded on three commodity exchanges:

The London Metal Exchange (LME)

The Commodities Exchange Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX/NYMEX)

The Shanghai Metal Exchange (SHME).

GOODS MADE FROM COPPER

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World Copper Agreement/International Copper Cartel

-March 28, 1935- 1939-African, South American and

European Producers-Focus on market outside the US-smooth fluctuations and indirectly influence price

CIPEC (Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries)

-similar to OPEC, limit of supply-1967-1988-objective to increase price-failed to happen, due to low

inventories -US never a member

Participation of speculators Purchases risk of price variation Monetary rewards

History of Copper-Used as far as 10 000 years ago-2500 BC copper tin alloys-Start of Bronze Age-Copper used to treat infections

and sterilize water-Brass used in many civilizations-Industrial Revolution

Physical Properties • Malleable and Ductile • Excellent Electrical Conductor • Excellent Alloying Characteristics • Resistant to Corrosion • Formable• Excellent Heat Transfer Characteristics • Durable • Recyclable

Forms of Copper-Shipped as cathode, wire rod,

billet, slab or ingot to fabricators-Extrusion, drawing, rolling,

forging, melting, electrolysis-Fabricators form wire, rod, tube,

sheet, plate, strip, castings, powder-Shipped to manufacturing plants

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