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Korea Eximbank provides USD 1 billion financing to Glencore to secure copper supply chains for Korean companies amid surging grid and data center demand.

This institutional backing de-risks long-lead copper procurement for transmission infrastructure and substation builds required by AI campuses.
Trade pressSlicast · August 17, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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Korea Eximbank provides USD 1 billion financing to Glencore to secure copper supply chains for Korean companies amid surging grid and data center demand.

This institutional backing de-risks long-lead copper procurement for transmission infrastructure and substation builds required by AI campuses.

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