LME Week debates shifting commodities dynamics

China’s transformation from an export- to a consumer-driven economy will have a knock-on effect across a variety of industries in the country, and base metals are no exception. The Hong Kong Exchange, which purchased the London Metal Exchange last June for HK$16.7 billion ($2.15 billion), held its first LME Week event in Asia this week at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where producers, traders, consumers, analysts and members of global exchanges gathered to discus…