HomeSearch-results First Chinese copper smelter declares force majeure amid virus outbreak Chinese copper smelter Guangxi Nanguo has recently declared force majeure on shipments of copper concentrates, citing logistics difficulties arising from the transport system lockdown imposed to contain the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Fastmarkets has learnt. The smelter, which has capacity for 300,000 tonnes per year, is the first in China to declare its inability to fulfil contracts amid the escalating pressure on deliveries of raw materials and the sale of such products as copper cathodes and sulfuric acid. It was not known how long the force majeure would last, a source with... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok To view this content, please take a free trial or subscribe to our service. Already registered? Log in Subscribe to the latest news: Personalized live and breaking news alerts Access live news and market information Access our market news archive back to 1997 Buy now Take a FREE 7 day trial: Access the past month's market insights Coverage from our experts embedded in the markets Try our global metal company database Take a trial Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Julian Luk February 06, 2020 11:00 GMT London Keywords Nanguo copper concentrates copper TC copper smelters coronavirus Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
