11.01.2016 - China's Buying Binge Replaced by a Global Commodities Glut
Chile is expanding its largest open-pit copper mine below the northern desert to dig up 1.7 billion additional tons of minerals, even as metal prices plummet around the globe. India is building railroad lines that crisscross the country to connect underused coal mines with growing urban populations, threatening to dump more resources into an already glutted market. Australia is increasing natural gas production by roughly 150 percent over the next four years, as energy companies build half a dozen export terminals to serve dwindling demand. Across the commodities landscape, this worrisome mismatch mainly traces back to the same source: China...............................................Full Article: Source
Print