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Copper market navigation stress lingers
Miners and recyclers helped meet healthy copper demand last year, but price volatility seems poised to remain an issue.
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BIR says recycled materials import roster is incomplete
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A sizable spike in copper’s Comex value compared with other global exchanges has American traders acting with caution.
Mueller enjoys rise in sales and income
Metals producer credits acquisitions for a 15 percent boost in net income in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the previous year.
India drops some nonferrous scrap levies
Import levies for aluminum scrap remain, but copper-bearing and lead scrap importers will no longer pay a tax.
A waiting game
After a volatile first half of 2024, copper prices have been drifting sideways, awaiting developments in United States-China trade relations.
Evident launches updated Vanta analyzers
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Venture Metals acquires 2 nonferrous processors
Thalheimer Bros. and Mega Metals specialize in the processing of nonferrous metal within the utilities, aerospace and construction markets.
Institute urges increased focus on copper recycling
Report from the World Resources Institute portrays the pivotal role of copper recycling in the global alternative energy effort.
Tariffs likely rising on inbound steel, aluminum and copper
Even if the Trump White House pulls back from “universal” tariffs, the three most commonly recycled metals seem poised for domestic protection.
Pioneering innovation with STEINERT recycling technology: A vision shared by SA Recycling CEO George Adams
Adams shares the role STEINERT technology plays in the company’s operations.
