Focus: Switching off plants: Chinese copper smelters grapple with margin collapse
Major copper smelters across top consumer China have kicked off equipment maintenance in March, traditionally a peak demand ...
EconoTimes2d
China’s Copper Smelters Slash Output Amid Severe Concentrate Shortage and Record Losses
Chinas major copper smelters have begun widespread maintenance shutdowns in Marchan unusual move during peak demand seasondue ...
World Energy News3d
Chinese copper smelters are struggling with margin collapse
Industry insiders say that major copper smelters in China, the world's largest consumer, have started equipment maintenance ...
Top Chinese Copper Smelter Cuts Output to Combat Low Fees
A leading Chinese copper producer is cutting run rates and bringing forward planned maintenance as a plunge in processing ...
China Moves for Higher Copper Exports Amid Market Upheaval
China has issued more licenses allowing copper smelters to export metal tax-free, aiding local producers and paving the way ...
The Business Times13d
China’s aluminium firms win big on stunning drop in raw material
NEW YORK] Aluminium smelters in China, the world’s biggest producer, are set to enjoy a sharp rebound in profits this year as the cost of their key raw material, alumina, plunges. Read more at The ...
More mining smelters at risk of closure due to rising costs and falling ferrochrome prices
South Africa's ferrochrome industry faces severe challenges as Merafe Resources announces possible further smelter closures ...
Mining Journal10d
Copper smelting falls, but China still strong
Global copper smelting activity fell for the first time since October last year, according to Earth-i's SAVANT's Global ...
MINING.COM11d
Copper smelting activity falls for the first time in four months, satellite data shows
Global copper smelting fell for the first time in four months in February due to lower activity of plants outside the world’s ...
Shanghai Metals Market3d
Statistics Bureau: Resumption of Operations at Refined Smelters and New Smelter Launches Boost China's Copper Production, Up YoY in January-February
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released a report showing that China's refined copper (copper cathode) production for January-February 2025 was 2.3 million mt, up 3.7% YoY. Some smelters ...