Container shipping lines operating from the U.S. to Asia have announced plans to increase freight rates for metal scrap shipments, and to limit the "free time" allowed for delivery of cargo and return ...

President Trump’s 50% tariffs on copper, due to start August 1, are causing unusual distortions in the metal markets. Copper is now 25% more expensive in New York than London. And there’s a rally in ...

Ottawa, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global copper scrap market size was valued at USD 64.87 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 148.57 billion by 2034, growing at a ...

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 ...

European companies that make products from copper have warned they are facing critical shortages unless the EU takes action ...

In November 2025, SMM's quoted blister copper RCs in south China stood at 1,100-1,400 yuan/mt, with an average price of 1,250 yuan/mt, up 250 yuan/mt MoM; quoted blister copper RCs in north China were ...