Metal Matters on Markets Plus: Copper’s Resilience and Other CESCO Week Themes

In this episode from Metal Matters, Helen Amos reviews key debates over CESCO Week 2026, including Iran conflict demand risks, sulphuric acid shortages, the U.S. arb, and challenges facing Western-listed mining companies in their pursuit of copper growth. Demand-side headwinds from higher oil prices are valid given historical precedent, but Helen highlights that much lower oil intensity of global GDP vs. the ‘70s, a greater share of copper demand now being tied to strategic uses, intensifying stockpiling, and underperforming mine supply, all provide strong positive offsets.