Jiangxi Copper Company Limited announced that according to the preliminary estimation of the finance department of the Company, the realized net profit attributable to the shareholders of the Company for the first half year from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017 prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards is expected to increase by 60% to 80% as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. The reason for the estimated profit increase for the period is to be in the first half year of 2017, the prices of the main metal products of the Company increased as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year, thereby improving the results of the Company.