Since mid-to-late September 2025, copper prices have surged strongly and rapidly, repeatedly hitting record highs. As of now, ...

The global copper market is experiencing price volatility due to a combination of factors, including scrap shortages, US-China trade tensions, and policy changes in China. China's halt on US copper ...

Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep ...

Maker of copper and brass products saw its revenue figure spike in the second quarter of this year, while net income declined slightly. The cost of red metal scrap used by Mueller Industries rose ...

After the recent weeks' price rally, the LME copper price has stabilised at around $11,700 per tonne last week. On the ...

A White House fact sheet says the Commerce Department should examine whether 25 percent “of high-quality copper scrap produced in the United States [should] be sold in the United States.” The White ...

Copper prices have climbed high enough that bare wire and pipe are starting to look like fast cash, and thieves are following ...

Copper had a historic year in 2025. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), the copper price has risen by almost 40 percent so ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

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 ...