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Copper traders pay record premiums to secure US-bound Chilean supply for 2026

Nov 11, 2025

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Drishya Yadav

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Global traders pay more than $500/t over LME for Chilean cathodes If tariffs take effect, US-bound flows could tighten global supply again Global copper traders are once again offering unusually high premiums to secure Chilean copper shipments for the US market in 2026, signalling the return of a highly lucrative “tariff arbitrage” trade that disrupted…