Latest presentation- July 28th
https://www.teck.com/media/Jul-2020-Investor-%20Meetings.pdf
QB2 Rebalances Teck’s Portfolio Delivers on copper growth strategy
• Rebalances Teck's portfolio over time to make the contribution from copper similar to steelmaking coal
• QB3 and other copper development projects could further increase copper exposure and diversification
Supply Continues to be at Risk Copper Demand Improves
• Stronger cathode demand in China putting upward pressure on copper prices
• Demand Ex -China improving slowly
• Government closures of mines, ports and distribution keeping concentrate market tight and impacting cathode supply
• Concentrate market tightness into 2020
• Scrap shortages lowering cathode supply and increasing cathode demand
• Copper metal stocks continue to fall
• Mine growth to resume in 2021; peak in 2023 but projects deferred due low prices
• Short -term cathode surplus now shrinking