Copper

It was second time unlucky for the Australian miner, but a third attempt at a later date might be the charm

Adani’s giant copper smelter caught up in global ore shortage

Kutch Copper Ltd., which began processing metal in June after multiple delays, has brought in less than a 10th of the raw material required

Copper is the next strategic battleground and China has the advantage

Copper is currently China’s game in geopolitics, but it need not be so for long

Copper declines for third day on concerns over China’s economy

A private survey of manufacturing activity in China fell to 50.6 in October, compared with 51.2 in September, a bigger decline than forecast

Copper slides from record as traders eye Trump-Xi trade talks

Futures on the London Metal Exchange fell as much as 1.4% on Thursday, pulling back from a surge to an all-time high in the previous session that capped a 28% year-to-date advance

Copper, aluminium, zinc hit record-highs as gold and silver's shine fades; what's fuelling the rally?

Base metals including copper, aluminium, and zinc are rallying on supply shortages, strong industrial demand, and a weaker dollar, even as precious metals see a pullback.

Copper pushes back toward $11,000 as test of record high beckons

Three-month futures rose more than 1% to approach $10,970 a ton in intraday trade in London.

OPINION | Taking cue from China for building copper reserves in India

India must adopt a proactive copper strategy, focusing on increasing in-use copper reserves, improving recycling, and reducing dependence on imports to meet growing demand and ensure economic and technological security

India challenges high US tariffs on some copper imports at WTO

New Delhi told the WTO that the US tariffs were 'safeguard measures' and not notified by Washington as per the rules of the Geneva-based trade body

Copper prices slump 4% to hit all time low of Rs 861.70/kg in futures trade

The sell-off followed President Donald Trump’s announcement to exclude refined copper from the upcoming tariff package set to take effect on Friday, triggering a sharp reversal in sentiment, the brokerage firm said

Wired For Growth: Copper scrap imports rise in Jan-June on cable sector demand

Incumbents have stepped up their expansion plans in order to preserve market share, as large corporates prepare to enter the sector.

Indian refiners set to face negative refining charges amid global copper shortage

Lower TC/RC margins could result in a 25–30 percent hit to Hindalco's copper EBITDA.

US tariffs may moderate offtake of downstream copper products, say analysts

Industry observers expect that Indian exporters may eventually redirect supply towards alternative markets or capitalise on the growing domestic demand in sectors like power, construction, and electric vehicles.

Dr Copper faces a tough tariff challenge

The steep 50% tariff, similar to that levied on steel and aluminium, could be a bargaining chip for Trump or a move to localise production. Which one it is will determine how the industry shapes up in the coming years

Hindustan Copper, Vedanta shares jump up to 5% on soaring copper prices globally

Copper prices shot up globally after record shipments to US, following Trump's tariff threats.

Copper: A strategic material for modern warfare

Copper is crucial to India’s defence manufacturing, enabling advanced systems in vehicles like the CCIV, supporting communication, radar, and weapon technologies for modern combat effectiveness

Vedanta keeping IPO option open for Zambian Konkola Copper Mines, CFO says

Konkola Copper Mines has reserves and resources of 16 million tonnes of highest grade copper. The mine also has cobalt reserves and resources amounting to 412,000 tonnes, reinforcing its potential as one of the top five cobalt producers globally.

'Let's make it a mission': Vedanta's Anil Agarwal sees 'great opportunity' in copper for India

Agarwal said copper is the new super metal and it is heavily used in every advanced technology, whether EVs, renewable energy infrastructure, AI or defence equipment

Chile's Codelco to supply copper concentrate to Adani Group-owned smelter

The supply will begin this year, said Codelco, whose chairman, Maximo Pacheco, met Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani at the conglomerate's headquarters in Ahmedabad

Dr Copper's being served a bitter tariff pill

Copper prices have already zoomed in 2025, more so in the US. Will there be more pain in store?

Copper stocks rise amid Trump's tariff threat on copper imports

US President Donald Trump had requested the Commerce Department to investigate into potential copper tariffs in February, 2025.

Trump may implement copper import tariffs within weeks

Trump has threatened to impose a duty of as much as a 25% on all copper imports

Hindustan Copper shares jump 6% as copper prices hit record high over Trump tariff fears

Traders scrambled to send as much metal to US as possible ahead of the tariffs. This, in turn, reduced the supply in the rest of the world, shooting up copper prices.

India holds talks with Congo for pact to source cobalt, copper, say sources

The world's fastest-growing major economy, India has launched efforts to secure critical minerals from resource-rich nations such as Congo, Mongolia and Zambia to help energy transition efforts and fill growing demand from its industries.

Vedanta Resources in stake sale talks with global investors for Zambia Copper mines

The move comes as the mining conglomerate seeks to raise funds to ramp up production at one of the world's largest high-grade copper deposits.