Citic warns of fallout from Qingdao probe
Investigation into suspected fraud may hit metal it owns at the port, it says
[HONG KONG] Citic Resources Holdings Ltd said yesterday that metal it owns at Qingdao port may be affected by a probe into suspected fraud, the latest firm caught up in a scandal that has raised broader worries about the risks of metal financing in China.
The probe at the Chinese port, where a third-party firm is suspected of using single cargoes of metal multiple times to obtain financing, has also shaken markets amid fears the problems could extend to other ports and force a crackdown on using metal as collateral for finance.
The investigation into the status of aluminium and copper p…
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