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  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Copper price slides as global demand drops sharply

    LME stockpiles build up rapidly as European industrial activity cools

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    FT Magazine
    The harrowing true story of a high-stakes heist gone wrong

    Demand is so high that thieves risk their lives to supply cartels with scrap metal

  • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
    Banks
    ING sues China’s biggest bank over copper trading losses

    Dutch lender alleges ICBC failed to collect payment for metals sold to cash-squeezed commodity trader Maike

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Leslie Hook
    Glencore’s bid for Teck Resources revives animal spirits in race for copper

    Mining M&A is back with copper driving deals as cash-rich companies anticipate shortfall of the metal later this decade

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    News in-depth
    Copper price to surge to record high this year, Trafigura forecasts

    Rebound in Chinese demand has pushed up cost faster than any other industrial metal

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    Lex
    Copper/Peru: unrest highlights the potential for supply shocks Premium content

    Reports indicate that mines are running but risks of shutdowns have not passed

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    Peru unrest threatens copper supply

    Analysts expect disruption to world’s second-largest producer to boost prices of the metal

  • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    China’s comeback turbocharges base metal prices

    Industrial commodities, led by tin, have surged more than 20 per cent in three months

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    Lex
    Copper/China: red metal’s purple patch is set to continue Premium content

    Traders are buying up metal in anticipation of Chinese economic recovery as Covid rules are relaxed

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Industrial metals
    Copper rallies on hopes of China economic rebound

    Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions triggers gains in metals exposed to Chinese property sector

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto prevails in $3.3bn takeover of Turquoise Hill

    Vote by Canadian group’s shareholders in favour of offer will give it greater control of Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    LexBHP Group PLC
    BHP/copper: better offer for OZ shows increasing conviction in red metal’s potential Premium content

    Improved bid for local rival is good news for those investors focused on the metal’s long-term growth potential

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Copper bosses warn of supply threat to climate ambitions

    Freeport-McMoRan chief says shortage will make it ‘very difficult to meet aspirations’

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Commodities
    Trafigura warns the world is running low on copper

    Commodities trader expects further shortages as demand rises in energy transition

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    Glencore
    Zambia questions ex-minister over alleged Glencore political payment

    Anti-Corruption Commission probe in African nation is latest headache for trading house

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto warns of slowing iron ore shipments as Chinese construction falters

    Global demand for steelmaking material falls on economies confronting recession threat

  • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
    Industrial metals
    LME seeks members’ views on banning Russian metals

    London exchange’s move comes a day after restrictions imposed on deliveries from Russia’s Ural Mining

  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    China commodity trader woe a setback for Glencore

    Mining group reduces supply to main broker Maike after intermediary runs into liquidity crisis

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Lex
    China copper: bullish bets unravel as global growth slows Premium content

    The red metal’s tight market and role in decarbonisation will, in time, restore its investment case

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    The Commodities NoteGeorgina Hallett
    Please consume metals sustainability data responsibly

    By working through imperfect emissions and environmental information the industry is finding solutions

  • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto agrees to buy remaining Turquoise Hill stake for $3.3bn

    Buyout of Canadian miner will give Anglo-Australian group greater control over Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine

  • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto raises offer to take direct control of Mongolia copper mine Oyu Tolgoi

    FTSE 100 group improves bid to $3.1bn after initial approach was rejected

  • Monday, 15 August, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto rebuffed in plan to take control of Mongolian copper project

    Canadian partner says $2.7bn buyout offer for one of the world’s biggest deposits is insufficient

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    Glencore cuts ties with Chinese trader over missing $500mn of copper

    Global trading groups have stopped supplying Huludao Ruisheng following the scandal

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    Antofagasta PLC
    Miner Antofagasta warns of copper project challenges under Chile tax rise plan

    UK-listed group says new investments in metal would be reviewed if country’s government approves tax and royalty increases

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