• Exchange Approved Brand Producer Name Change – Xstrata Canada Corporation

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      • SER-5103
      • Notice Date
      • 13 January 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 15 January 2010
    • Effective Friday, January 15, 2010, Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX” or “Exchange”) will implement amendments to Supplement No. 1, “Official List of Approved Brands and Markings” of the Exchange’s Copper Futures contract.  The amendments will reflect the producer name change for Exchange Approved Brands, NORANDA and FKA to Xstrata Canada Corporation.

       

      Xstrata Canada Inc. notified the Exchange that its copper brands “Noranda” and “FKA” are now to be listed under the producer name, Xstrata Canada Corporation. Please view the attached amendments with additions to the supplements underscored and deletions overstruck.  The producer name change for cathode brands NORANDA and FKA becomes effective on trade date Friday, January 15, 2010. 

       

      Please refer questions on this subject to:

       

      Market Regulation:

      Melissa Hubley                       melissa.hubley@cmegroup.com                    312.435.3595

       

      Energy & Metals Research:

      Joann Arena                           joann.arena@cmegroup.com                         212.299.2356

       


       

      (Strikeout indicates deletions; underline indicates additions)

       

      Copper Supplement

      No. 1

      COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.

      APPROVED BRANDS & MARKINGS FOR GRADE 1 COPPER CATHODE

       

      An Official List of Exchange Approved Brands and Markings Deliverable against Commodity Exchange, Inc. Grade 1 Copper Contracts

       

      PRODUCER

      COMPUTER CODE

      BRAND NAME[i]

      ASARCO Incorporated

      ATR

      ATR

      ASARCO Incorporated Ray Unit GRADE 1

      RAY

      ASARCO RAY

      Atlantic Copper S.A.

      FMS

      FMS

      BHP Copper Inc.

      BHPP

      BHP Copper/Pinto

      Cobre de Mexico, S.A.

      CDM

      CDM

      Codelco-Chile Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile

      AE

      AE

       

      CCC

      CCC

       

      ASXW

      AE SX-EW

       

      CCCP

      CCC-P

       

      CSBL

      cCc SBL

       

      CHUI

      CHUQUI-P

       

      NAMI

      ENM

       

      RT

      RT

      Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda

      CMCC

      CMCC

      Compania Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM

      COLL

      COLL

      Compania Minera Falconbridge Lomas Bayas

      MFLB

      LBF

      Compania Minera Quebrada Blanca S.A.

      QB

      QB

      Compania Minera Zaldivar

      ZALD

      ZALDIVAR

      Dowa Mining Co. Ltd.

      DOWA

      DOWA

      Falconbridge Limited, Kidd Creek Division

      FKA

      FKA

       

       

       

       

       


      No. 1

      COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.

      APPROVED BRANDS & MARKINGS FOR GRADE 1 COPPER CATHODE (Cont.)

       

      INCO Limited

      ORCO

      ORC

      Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation

      KUCU

      KUC

      LG-Nikko Copper Inc.

      ONSN

      ONSAN

      Metallo-Chimique International N.V. PRO

      SME

      SME

      Minera El Tesoro

      MELT

      MET

      Minera Escondida Limitada

      ESOX

      ESOX

      Minera Spence S.A.

      SPEN

      SPENCE

      Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

      MTSB

      MITSUBISHI

      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

      MITS

      MITSUI

       

      TAMA

      TAMANO

      Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd

      HM

      HM

       

      SR

      SR

      Noranda Inc.

      NORA

      NORANDA

      Norddeutsche Affinerie AG

      NAEN

      NA-ESN

       

      HKAG

      HK

      Onahama Smelting & Refining Co. Ltd.

      OSR

      OSR

      Phelps Dodge Corporation

      PD

      P*D

       

      PDSR

      SANTA RITA

       

      PDSS

      PDSS

       

      BCCC

      BCCC (“BURRO CHIEF”)

       

      PDMI

      PDMI

       

      CBCC

      CBCC

       

      TWIN

      CTB

       

      PDGO

      PD*GO

      Philippine Associated Smelting & Refining Corp.

      PSAR

      PASAR

       


       

      No. 1

      COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.

      APPROVED BRANDS & MARKINGS FOR GRADE 1 COPPER CATHODE (Cont.)

       

      Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra

      ABRA

      ABRA

      Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.

      SMCV

      SMCV

      Southern Peru Copper Corp.

      SPCC

      SPCC-ILO

      Southern Peru Copper Corp./ Southern Peru Copper Ltd.

      SPLX

      SPCC-SXEW

      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

      SUMI

      SUMIKO

      White Pine Copper Refinery, Inc.

      WPCR

      White Pine Copper

      Xstrata Canada Corporation

      NORA

      NORANDA

       

      FKA

      FKA

      Xstrata Tintaya S.A.

      TINT

      Tintaya

      Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines/ Mufulira Copper Refining

      MCM

      MCM

      Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines/ Nkana Copper Refinery

      REC

      REC

       

       

       

       

      [i] Copper Cathodes do not bear a brand marking.  Accordingly, a written declaration of brand must accompany all deliveries.