Mtlexs is the media partner for Metalbulletin’s International Copper Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on March 7-9, 2016. Industry minds and decision-makers are much more concerned with more tangible and challenging issues than mere statistics: the pressure on mining margins and whether production cuts – voluntary or otherwise – have been sufficient to kick-start a price recovery; whether what is happening in China spells doom for copper demand growth; and indeed whether the current values for copper will entice longer-term investors back into the market. There will be much to analyse and discuss as we move into 2016 and Metal Bulletin’s International Copper Conference will provide the earliest and best forum for debate of the new year.