Copper markets react to high sulfuric acid prices, Middle East conflict
· 18 min
Episode Copper markets react to high sulfuric acid prices, Middle East conflict
Copper TC/RCs have plunged 89% since January, hitting record lows as concentrate supply tightens and demand stays firm. At the same time, the Middle East war has driven sulfuric acid prices – an important by-product for copper production - up 156% since mid-March, supporting copper smelters to maintain production, and exposing copper's growing vulnerability to geopolitical shocks.
Join Ruilin Wang, associate director of nonferrous market, Yuya Pan, senior principal analyst of sulphur & phosphate raw materials at S&P Global CERA, Lu Han, senior editor of nonferrous, and Mok YuenCheng, senior manager at S&P Global Energy, in a discussion on the evolving copper and sulphur markets.
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