China has tightened requirements for building new copper smelters, in its latest attempt to curb relentless capacity expansion in the world’s top producer of the refined metal. Companies ...

Copper has been labeled the most important commodity in the age of decarbonization ... To be sure, China isn’t the only nation building new smelters. India, Indonesia and Africa’s copper ...

Despite the country’s construction slump, China is using 5% more copper this year than last, possibly because the metal—used to form cladding, pipes and roofs—tends to track building ...

Around 23% of China's copper end-use comes from civil and building construction. China has been stepping up its efforts to boost its ailing housing and construction sectors with more Chinese ...

Bhutto was in a hurry as we were already behind in producing the basic building ... the copper age. While the concentrates of copper, gold, silver from Saindak are being shifted to China for ...

A shift by Western economies away from China's copper supply chain could raise costs and delay the energy transition, says Wood Mackenzie. While supply chain risks can be mitigated in various ...

China's growing copper reserves have caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday ordered an investigation into what administration officials say is Beijing's move to "gain control of ...

The original Copper Age marked a pivotal moment in ... mined is still in productive use today in buildings and working industrial equipment. China turns to cast-off copper in battle to feed ...

China's copper scrap recycling efforts ensure production stability amidst the global copper shortage, allowing it to maintain near-record production levels. The surge in manufacturing activity ...