AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWRC Rally Chile: FIA boosts tyre allocation for WRC Rally1 crews in Chile from 28 to 36 tyres to cut puncture and delamination risk after last month’s Paraguay issues. Copper price shock: Copper keeps smashing records near $14,500/t as U.S. tariff deadlines, U.S. warehouse stockpiles and Chile output weakness collide—raising the odds of sharp reversals if policy or inventories shift. Smelter feed tightening: 2026 smelter fees are signaling a concentrate squeeze, with treatment charges falling to zero and spot charges deeply negative as mine output softens. Atacama dealmaking: Capstone Copper completes its $25m all-share acquisition of San Pietro assets, expanding its Atacama district footprint between Mantoverde and Santo Domingo. Lithium labor risk: Albemarle Chile workers vote on a deal after a preliminary wage agreement reached to avert a potential lithium strike. Power auction watch: Chile’s latest regulated power auction was decided by razor-thin margins, with small bid changes potentially flipping the winner. Logistics expansion: Awesome Cargo starts DHL ACMI operations, adding Airbus freighter capacity and building a longer-term air cargo platform. Construction materials: Chile-founded Strong by Form raises €5.8m Series A to scale wood-based structural slabs aimed at competing with concrete. Food security warning: A “super El Niño” could threaten Latin American food supplies, with up to 16 million people at risk.
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