Industrial disruptions affect global supply chains, including Freeport's Gresik smelter outage and DRC export bans impacting Chinese smelters.
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Updated Aug 17
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Industrial disruptions affect global supply chains, including Freeport's Gresik smelter outage and DRC export bans impacting Chinese smelters.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Indian PSUs (Coal India, GAIL, Oil India) are partnering with international entities like Codelco to share mining expertise, driven by China's demand for copper.Sub-event
- Copper supply is facing multiple disruptions, including storms in Chile, processing plant failures, and new export bans.Sub-event
Freeport's Gresik smelter is down, while DRC export bans affect Chinese smelters.1 source
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The entities involved
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Chile
country in South America and Oceania, with a claim in Antarctica
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China
cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa
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Codelco
Chilean copper company
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