Woodhead Publishing The International Copper Industry

Written by two leading experts in the copper industry, the late John Jessop and Martin Thompson, formerly of RTZ, this addition to our major series of looseleaf guides to the key international metals industries is required reading for all those new to or needing a strategic analysis of the international copper marketplace. From the Inside Flap Copper is a metal that is both ancient and modern. Ancient in that it was the first useful metal to be discovered and was, for many centuries, the only one available for the countless number of practical uses for which metals are required including water pipes, roofing and coinage. It is also modern in that it is the principal conductor of electricity on which our civilisation depends. This important looseleaf guide covers all aspects of the global copper industry from the metal's mining and extraction, through to production, its many uses and how it is traded and sold. Written by two leading experts in the copper industry, the late John Jessop and Martin Thompson, formerly of RTZ, this new addition to our series of major looseleaf handbooks to the key international metals industries will be required reading for all those new to or needing a strategic analysis of the world wide copper marketplace. The international copper industry provides clearly presented information, analysis and statistics that bring the industry into sharp focus from extraction and refining to applications, markets, prices and future trends. Find out How the copper industry has developed from its earliest beginnings The output of the world's major copper mines and plants The ownership of the most important mines, smelters and refineries How the copper market works How copper prices are set and the factors that influence them The role of copper alloys and recycled copper How demand is changing and the main applications for copper products now and in the future The organisation of international trade, industry corporate structures and the key issues that will determine the industry's future The international copper industry is essential reading for: Mining and extraction industry executivesProfessionals whose businesses participate in, supply or buy from any part of the copper industryThe finance community with investment interests in the metals or raw materials industriesEngineers needing an overview of the structure and commercial operation of the copper industryGovernment policy makers and all those needing an introduction to the industry or a training resource for new entrants About the Author John Jessop was a highly respected and well known figure throughout a 40 year career in the metals market, who sadly died before completing this handbook. He first specialised in copper as a buyer for British Kynoch Metals (a subsidiary of ICI) where he began daily attendance on the floor of the LME. He then worked as Manager of Lead and Zinc at Entores Ltd and was Director of its subsidiaries, Entores Metal Brokers and S F Jones Ltd. John Jessop was a member of the LME panel of arbitrators for 15 years, and was particularly knowledgeable on the workings of the LME and the way it is used by miners, fabricators, merchants and investors. He lectured on the metals market as a representative of the LME and for 20 years wrote and edited weekly reports for Entores and Ametalco. Martin Thompson retired as Commercial Adviser for Rio Tinto plc in 1999, having joined the company in 1968. From 1976 onwards he dealt mainly with base metals, specialising in copper. He is a regular writer on the metal and has undertaken an examination of an international trade dispute on behalf of GATT. He was Chairman of the British Copper Development Association, Vice-Chairman of the European Copper Institute, and Chairman of the Statistical Committee of the International Copper Study Group. Previously he worked for Consolidated Tin Smelters Ltd and for the merchant bank NM Rothschild and Sons, in London and Rhodesia