April 24 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:
CEO KATHLEEN QUIRK: COMPANY ON TRACK TO PRODUCE 800 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER ANNUALLY FROM LEACH OPERATIONS
CEO: COPPER MARKET FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN 'POSITIVE,' UNDERPINNED BY ELECTRIFICATION
CEO: COPPER DEMAND IN CHINA 'HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY STRONG YEAR TO DATE'
CEO: U.S. MARKET REMAINS 'STRONG,' DRIVEN BY RISING DEMAND FOR ELECTRICAL POWER
CEO: 'THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE COPPER MARKETS ARE AMONG THE MOST-COMPELLING OF ANY COMMODITY'
CEO: FREEPORT HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON WHETHER COPPER TARIFFS SHOULD BE IMPOSED
CEO: U.S. COPPER VOLUMES EXPECTED TO GROW IN 2025, 2026 AND 2027, WHILE COSTS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SAME TIMEFRAME
CEO: EXPECT 'STRONG PRODUCTION' FROM INDONESIA'S GRASBERG MINE FOR REST OF YEAR
CEO: INDONESIA SMELTER REPAIR 'AHEAD OF SCHEDULE'
CEO: BELIEVE EXTENSION OF INDONESIAN OPERATING RIGHTS TO COME IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR
CEO: COMPANY MAY LOOK TO EXPAND ITS MIAMI COPPER SMELTER IN UNITED STATES
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(Reporting By Ernest Scheyder)
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