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Agreement on a Global Treaty Against Plastic Pollution Fails
After ten days of intense negotiations, from August 5 to 15, 2025, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, international delegates failed to reach an agreement to establish a binding treaty on plastic pollution. Despite growing awareness of the devastating effects of...
Copper Concentrate Treatment Charges (TCs) Rise
For the first time since May 16, the Commodity Evolution index for copper concentrate treatment charges (TCs) rose to the $50/t range, after eleven consecutive weeks in the $60/t range. The improvement was driven by the unexpected arrival of new concentrate units from...
China Receives First Shipment of Black Mass After Legalizing Imports
China has successfully received its first shipment of imported black mass following the recent legalization of such imports. Resources Recycling Green Investment International, a subsidiary of China Resources Recycling Group (CRRG), announced on Friday, August 15,...
Base Metal Prices Decline on the SHFE
During the morning session on Monday, August 18, most base metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) declined, reflecting investor uncertainty ahead of the delicate international negotiations scheduled in Washington. At 10:30 a.m. Monday in Shanghai,...