{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Copper markets react to high sulfuric acid prices, Middle East conflict","description":"Copper TC\/RCs have plunged 89% since January, hitting record lows as concentrate supply tightens and demand stays firm. At the same time, the Middle East war has driven sulfuric acid prices \u2013 an important by-product for copper production - up 156% since mid-March, supporting copper smelters to maintain production, and exposing copper\u2019s growing vulnerability to geopolitical shocks. Join Ruilin Wang, associate director of nonferrous market, Yuya Pan, senior principal analyst of sulphur &amp;amp; phosphate raw materials at S&amp;amp;P Global CERA, Lu Han, senior editor of nonferrous, and Mok YuenCheng, senior manager at S&amp;amp;P Global Energy, in a discussion on the evolving copper and sulphur markets. ","author_name":"Commodities Focus","author_url":"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/commodity-insights","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41305720\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41305720"}