[SMM Analysis] According to SMM, the operating rate of copper plate/sheet and strip in December 2024 was 74.30%, up 0.75 percentage points MoM, down 2.15 percentage points YoY. Among them, the ...

LUBUMBASHI is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...

The president said he planned sweeping tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday and would take other action to even out tariff rates with the rest of the world later this week.

Car importer Colmobil is leading the consortium building the plant based on German technology. A tall pile of electric ...

Last Friday evening, the most-traded SHFE copper 2503 contract opened at 77,360 yuan/mt, fluctuated upward initially, and peaked at 77,950 yuan/mt during the session. It then fluctuated downward, ...

Three laser experiments today: laser-induced electroless copper plating, laser-assisted electroplating on stainless steel, ...

Base metal prices were mixed, with aluminum gaining, after Trump said he plans a blanket 25% tariff on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports, with another announcement about reciprocal tariffs for all ...

Investing.com - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will announce new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, while fresh inflation is due out later in the week. Elsewhere, more co ...