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Copper, the New Challenge Lies in Water, Scrap and Traceability: Five Signals from the ICA Forum in London
The future of copper does not depend solely on opening new mines.Water availability at Chilean operations, infrastructure financing, international competition for scrap and the ability to document the metal’s origin are becoming decisive variables for producers and...
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...