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Some copper and zinc smelters have been forced to cut their output because they have run out of space to store hazardous sulphuric acid in the face of poor demand for the by-product and more may have ...

By Tom Daly April 22 (Reuters) - China's exports of sulphuric acid to Chile dwindled to zero in March, Chinese customs data show, leaving the world's top copper producing nation facing a squeeze on ...

Copper smelters in China churned out a record volume of refined metal last month, as surging prices of the byproduct ...