The situation in the world copper markets has been of woridwide interest, not only due to nationalization efforts in several producing countries but also because of the growing desire of less developed countries (LDCs) to establish international commodity agreements similar to the CIPEC model.

Among Industrialised countries, the Federal Republic is certainly one of the largest markets able to absorb vast quantities of products from the LDCs of South East Asia. However, to open up this sales outlet with its formidable future, it will be necessary to operate an all-embracing marketing...