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Chinese Smelters Become More Active Ahead Of The Lunar New Year
As the Lunar New Year holidays (February 15–23) approach, buying interest from Chinese copper smelters has picked up, against a backdrop of tight concentrate supply and increasingly depressed Treatment Charges (TCs). According to market participants, pre-holiday...
Base Metals Rise In Shanghai, Tin Leads The Recovery
Prices of base metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange recorded a sharp upward move during morning trading on Monday February 9, with tin standing out as the clear leader in a session marked by broad-based buying across the complex. At 10:30am Shanghai time,...
Margin Pressure: Copper Treatment Charges Weigh On Aurubis’ Results
The decline in copper Treatment and Refining Charges (TC/RCs) had a direct and significant impact on the fourth-quarter 2025 results of Aurubis, contributing to a marked contraction in profitability, despite overall revenue growth. In the October–December period,...
The United States Redraws The Geopolitics Of Critical Minerals
The United States convened more than 50 countries in Washington this week for a summit dedicated to critical minerals, marking a turning point in the global governance of strategic raw materials used in semiconductors, electric vehicles and defense supply chains. The...