I used to think copper was copper, and the scrapyard was just being picky when they knocked my price down. Then I started paying attention to my receipts, and the pattern got loud: I was doing the ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

The Copper Development Association has called for tariffs on imports of all semifabricated copper and copper alloy products and all relevant downstream derivative articles; a targeted U.S. export ban ...

BEIJING/LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Proposed limits on U.S. scrap copper exports which aim to reduce reliance on overseas production of the metal, are unlikely to have much impact, analysts say, with ...

If you have scrap metal left over after a roofing project, don't send it to the junk yard. Instead, use it to build ...

President Trump’s 50% tariffs on copper, due to start August 1, are causing unusual distortions in the metal markets. Copper is now 25% more expensive in New York than London. And there’s a rally in ...