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Copper smelters urge Beijing to introduce new capacity controls

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Copper smelting could be the next target of Beijing’s anti-involution drive. On Wednesday, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) pitched the central government on its ideas for countering the deflationary pressures squeezing smelters’ margins. The core message: Beijing must restric...