On November 29, the gala dinner for the first edition of Asia Copper Week (ACW), jointly held by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) and the Center for Copper and Mining Studies of Chile (CESCO), was held in Shanghai. Shanghai vice mayor Tu Guangshao attended the dinner. Yang Maijun, broad chairman of SHFE also participated and made speeches during the event.

Mr. Yang said that he hopes that through the launch of Asia Copper Week, world-class copper events can be held regularly in Asia, thus, providing a high-level platform for communications and cooperation among professionals in the mining and copper industry, and strengthening industry communication between the East and the West. It is also an important step taken by SHFE to serve the real economy.

Mr. Yang said that SHFE is one of the important global pricing centers for copper. In recent years, SHFE has seen steady growth in its copper trading volume. SHEF has also made remarkable progress by playing an increasingly important role in the economy and advancing rapidly in its internationalization efforts. In the next phase, SHFE will continue to work hard, stick to innovation, operate steadily and provide better services to global investors.

The Asia Copper Week is the first world-class event in the copper industry to be held in Asia. It underscores China’s status in the global copper industry, promotes communications and cooperation between Chinese and international copper industry professionals, and provides a platform to discuss industry policies and directions in the Asia-Pacific region and globally. Activities at this edition of the Asia Copper Week include “Copper CEO Summit”, “the 8th Edition of Asia Copper Conference” and “China International Copper Fabricating and Recycling Forum”, with the gala dinner at the core of these activities.

Senior officials from Chinese government agencies and companies such as the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Shanghai Municipal Government, China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China Development Bank, Jiangxi Copper Co. and China Minmetals were present at the event. Participants also include senior officials from international government bodies and companies, including Chile’s Mining ministry, Chile National Copper Co., Chile’s National Mining Society, Poland Copper Group Co. and the London Metal Exchange.