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 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
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.