Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Europe's largest copper smelter, and other producers of the metal are seeking restrictions on the region's scrap exports to China, saying buyers in the world's ...

An report notes that around 40% of post-consumer copper scrap is not formally recycled, representing millions of tonnes of recoverable potential by 20 ...

According to SMM statistics, China's copper scrap imports reached 2.3427 million mt in physical content in 2025, up 4.1% YoY. Among copper ingot imports, copper ingot imports stood out significantly, ...

Aurubis AG, founded in 1866, is leading global provider of nonferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. The company’s CEO, Roland Harings, refers to Aurubis as “the most ...

Europe needs to help its copper smelters by stemming “huge” flows of scrap metal to China, Germany’s Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said, potentially opening up a new front in trade tensions. “The ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese copper smelters may not get enough raw material after domestic mines and scrap providers scaled down sales because of low prices, which may force some smelters to trim ...

A group skeptical of a metals recycling operation planned for southeast Fort Wayne has formed and will continue questioning the $340 million project proposed by Exurban USA. Citizens for Environmental ...

HONG KONG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's copper smelters are considering deeper output cuts due to low metal prices and as supply of raw material scrap and concentrates from domestic mines falls, ...

Europe's aluminum sector is buckling under the weight of high energy prices, shrinking smelting capacity, and rising geopolitical risk, and the shock is rippling through carmakers, construction groups ...