China’s Record Copper Ore Imports Offer Relief Amid Shortage

China’s Record Copper Ore Imports Offer Relief Amid Shortage

Chinese copper concentrate imports climbed to nearly 3 million tons last month, a record that’s likely to ease price pressures in the domestic market and offer relief to smelters fighting over the availability of feedstock.

A circular copper economy can cut carbon emissions and aid future supplies, experts urge

Copper supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain. As extraction companies use destructive methods to uncover it, could recycling avoid the worst to come and guarantee future supply for the green transition?Copper is versatile for many uses but supply is in dire straits.Copper has long been a part of human history. Even in the 21st century, its supply remains essential to the production of many new electronic innovations, from computers to sma…

China’s copper stockpile surge sparks fears of global supply crisis amid trade tensions – altnews.org

China’s copper stockpile surge sparks fears of global supply crisis amid trade tensions China’s copper concentrate imports surged 25% YoY