Copper

Chinese factories recoil from paying record copper prices
Chinese factories recoil from paying record copper prices
May 23, 2024
CHINESE factories are baulking at paying record copper prices, delaying orders for the metal and cutting production as their customers recoil from more expensive products.
Chinese factories recoil from paying record copper prices
Chinese factories recoil from paying record copper prices
May 23, 2024
CHINESE factories are baulking at paying record copper prices, delaying orders for the metal and cutting production as their customers recoil from more expensive products.
Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions
Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions
April 15, 2024
RUSSIAN Copper Company (RCC) and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap, three sources...
Freeport warns copper export ban could cost Indonesia US billion in lost revenue
Freeport warns copper export ban could cost Indonesia US$2 billion in lost revenue
March 28, 2024
COPPER miner Freeport Indonesia has warned the Indonesian government that banning exports of copper concentrate in June could lead to a loss of US$2 billion in revenues for Jakarta,...
Copper surges on supply threat as iron ore shows economic risks
Copper surges on supply threat as iron ore shows economic risks
March 17, 2024
PRICES for two of the world’s most important mined commodities are diverging quickly, with copper rallying above US$9,000 a tonne as supply cuts hit the market and iron ore...