Copper prices continue to move in only one direction – upwards. With a cash settlement of more than $13,300 per tonne, the ...

U.S. copper traders agreed on Friday that Chinese buyers' seemingly insatiable demand for scrap has driven the price up near primary metal prices and has squeezed supplies to the point of forcing some ...

China craves copper scrap as the country's smelters battle high production costs and a shortage of alternative raw materials, industry officials said on Friday. But buyers returning from the Lunar New ...

LME copper inventories tripled since mid-July, indicating a lackluster demand for the metal. The ongoing UAW strike poses a threat to the copper demand due to its impact on the EV rollout. Copper ...

You may have already heard about the rise in gold and silver value, but that’s not the only metal that’s seeing a spike—copper prices have also hit unprecedented levels. This means that it’s not only ...

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This week, the secondary copper market continued to face the dilemma of "price-volume divergence" amid wild swings in copper prices. The most-traded SHFE copper contract experienced significant ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

According to SMM statistics, China's copper scrap imports reached 2.3427 million mt in physical content in 2025, up 4.1% YoY. Among copper ingot imports, copper ingot imports stood out significantly, ...