The Swiss trading house’s refined non-ferrous metals volumes rose by 12.1% this year to 7.4 million tonnes, while concentrates were down 3.7% to 7.9 million tonnes.
Its metals and minerals division contributed to 49% of the company’s gross profit; the division’s gross profit jumped by a third to over $1 billion dollars.
Such substantial growth in metals business at the world’s second largest trader by...
