China can handle trade war just fine, says copper giant

SINGAPORE: Global copper consumption is set to expand next year even as the US-China trade war rumbles on, according to a major European miner, which expects usage to be underpinned by shifts in the mainland economy and the government’s plans to develop infrastructure across Asia.

“Demand for copper shall be positive next year and in the coming years,” Marcin Chludzinski, head of KGHM Polska Miedz SA, said in an e-mail.