• Amendment to Supplement No. 1, “Official List of Approved Brands and Markings” for the Grade 1 Copper Futures Contract

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
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      • SER-4908
      • Notice Date
      • 23 June 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 23 June 2009
    • Effective June 23, 2009, the Commodity Exchange, Inc. is amending Supplement No. 1, “Official List of Approved Brands and Markings” for the Grade 1 Copper Futures contract to reflect the change in producer name as a result of the acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corporation by Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. The new producer names and associated brands are reflected below. 

       

      (bold/underline indicates additions; strikethrough indicates deletions)

       

      Copper Supplement

                                                                                                                              No. 1

      COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.

      GRADE 1 COPPER CATHODES

       

       

      OFFICIAL LIST OF APPROVED BRANDS AND MARKINGS

       

                                                                                                                              COMPUTER CODE       BRAND NAME(1)

      Phelps Dodge Corporation-----------------------------     PD                                           P*D

                                                                                                      PDSR                          SANTA RITA

                                                                                                      PDSS                          PDSS

                                                                                                      BCCC                         BCCC ("BURRO CHIEF")

                                                                                                      PDMI                           PDMI

                                                                                                      CBCC                         CBCC

                                                                                                      TWIN                           CTB

                                                                                                      PDGO                         PD*GO

      Phelps Dodge Refining Corp.-----------------------------PD                            P*D

      Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company----------PDSR                      Santa Rita

      Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.-----------------------PDMI                         PDMI

      Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.-----------------------PDSS                         PDSS

      Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.-----------------------PDGO                       PD*GO

      Freeport McMoRan Tyrone Inc.-------------------------BCCC                       BCCC (“Burro Chief”)

      Freeport McMoRan Bagdad Inc.------------------------CBCC                       CBCC

      Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc.------------------------TWIN                         CTB

       

      Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact Robert Levin at 212-299-2390 or Joann Arena at 212-299-2356.