Expansions may fill supply gap

摘要

After copper's spectacular performance during 2005, industry proponents are asking themselves one question: just how long is this situation sustainable? Bulls for the base metal would most likely argue - given the favourable fundamentals of supply and demand - that copper producers should expect the good times to continue at least until the end of the decade. After all, the sector's miners have been having difficulties keeping up with the current market, thanks primarily to the requirements of China's expansion. And given this, what will happen when India, Russia and Brazil are firmly factored into the equation?