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European Copper, Cathode Premiums Weaken in the Spot Market: Rotterdam Under Pressure Despite Producer Offers
The European copper cathode market is moving at two different speeds. On one side, European Union producers continue to quote relatively high premiums, seeking to defend the commercial value of physical metal. On the other, distributors and traders are finding it...
Copper Scrap: Why Payables Rise While LME Prices Fall
The decline in copper prices on the London Metal Exchange is not translating into a proportional reduction in scrap costs. In major international markets, the percentages paid for containedmetal — the so-called payables — have continued to rise, especially for No. 1...
Critical Scrap, the US Considers New Restrictions: Black Mass and Tungsten Under Constraints, Copper and Aluminium in Focus
In the United States, the recycling of critical metals is entering a phase in which supply security risks prevailing over freedom of trade. According to information presented by the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) at the E-Scrap Conference in New Orleans, the...
Data Centers And AI, The New Urban Mine: Google And Microsoft Focus On Reuse And Metal Recovery
The expansion of data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence is also transforming the electronic waste market. The need for processors, memory and storage devices is increasing, but at the same time the need to manage decommissioned equipment more efficiently is...