HAMBURG, June 8 (Reuters) - Global spot copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) are likely to stay low in 2010 and beyond, a senior executive of U.S. copper mining and smelting ...

Satellite tracking and analysis firm Earth-i observes 40 percent of capacity operating rates at some copper smelting plants in China. Global secondary refined recycled-content production grew by 5.5 ...

HONG KONG, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Treatment and refining charges received by China copper smelters to covert spot concentrate imports into metal rose over 50 percent in the past month on reduced bookings ...

BEIJING: The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache, as smelters scramble to secure the ore they need to produce the vital ...

Copper could face a supply shortfall of 30% by 2035, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Long-term demand for copper appears robust given its role in electrical grid infrastructure and ...

As China cuts production of electrolytic copper (refined copper), expectations for price increases are growing. China is the world's largest producer of electrolytic copper, accounting for about 40% ...

China “firmly opposes” zero or negative processing fees for copper smelters and is urging the global industry to confront a “structural contradiction” that has upended the market for the industrial ...

Copper could face a supply shortfall of 30% by 2035, according to the International Energy Agency. Long-term demand for copper appears robust given its role in electrical grid infrastructure and AI ...

Surging prices for gold and other byproducts are keeping China’s copper smelters afloat and could fend off significant production cuts this year despite a key gauge of industry profitability forecast ...