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Freeport’s Concerns: Ample Supply, Trade War, and Indonesia

Freeport’s Concerns: Ample Supply, Trade War, and Indonesia

As we noted previously, China’s copper imports have been strong this year. The imports denied the perceived slowdown in the country’s economic activity. Last month, the spike in copper concentrate imports could also be attributed to the closure of Vedanta’s smelter in India.