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Metal Scrap In Mexico: The Weak Peso Supports Copper, Aluminium Feels The Effect Of Demand
The Mexican non-ferrous scrap market closes September with two different trends, nevertheless linked to the same factor: the exchange rate. In the week ending Wednesday, September 30, 2026, copper scrap prices increased in local currency despite the decline in metal...
Copper Scrap, China Accelerates Imports: Thailand Leads, Europe Gains Ground
China sharply accelerated its purchases of foreign copper scrap in September 2026, importing 236,600 tonnes of material, 33.37% more than in August and 28.54% more than in September 2025. The figure, referring to the physical weight of goods classified under customs...
Cobre Panama, Reopen To Close: The Plan Dividing Government And Market
Restarting one of the largest copper mines to finance its permanent closure. This is the course proposed to Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino by a commission composed of three ministers, tasked with assessing Cobre Panama’s future after mining activity stopped in...
European Steel, The Electric Shift Ignites The Scrap Challenge
The transformation of European steelmaking runs through electric furnaces, but its success will also be decided in collection yards, sorting facilities and supplies of direct reduced iron. Between 2026 and 2030, the projects announced by European Union companies...