Can Trump's critical minerals drive pass the copper test?
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on boosting domestic minerals production is intended to blast a path through ...
Southern Peru Copper suspends production at smelting plant, SMM says
Southern Peru Copper Corporation of Grupo Mexico has said that production at its smelting facility has been suspended due to supply issues, ...
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China Tightens Grip on Copper Smelting
The move aims to keep excess capacity in check. However, it’s a slowdown rather than a complete halt to copper smelting. China currently leads the world in refined copper production and is also ...
India's JSW to set up 0.5 mln T capacity copper smelter, source says
India's steel-to-power conglomerate JSW Group plans to set up a 500,000 metric ton capacity copper smelter in the eastern ...
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Trump orders investigation into new tariffs on copper imports
The United States sees a general trade surplus on copper and its downstream products but has also undergone stagnation in regard to domestic smelting and refining capacity. Meanwhile, Beijing ...
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Switching off plants: Chinese copper smelters grapple with margin collapse
Another operator, Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group, which accounted for 13.5% of China's refined copper output in 2023, started month-long maintenance on some smelting equipment in early March ...