Copper Scrap
Recovered copper from end-of-life cables, wiring, appliances and industrial equipment, remelted or refined to produce metal without new mining.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 28, 2026.
Coverage
China's Refined Copper Output Is Heading for Its Slowest Growth Since at Least 2000
China's copper smelters are on course for their weakest output growth since at least 2000, as ore and scrap shortages and falling acid prices squeeze them. Copper itself fell 1.8% on Monday on weak Chinese data.
India Delists 15 Scrap Inspection Agencies, Leaving Metal Scrap Cargo Stuck at Ports
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade has delisted 15 agencies that certify imported metal scrap, after finding they issued certificates without proper checks. Importers say cargo is now stuck at ports and costs are rising.
India's Copper Stockpile Is Growing by 1.1 Million Tonnes a Year, But Barely Any of It Gets Properly Recycled
India's in-use copper stock, about 15 million tonnes and growing 1.1 million tonnes a year, is a genuine future supply source -- but the country still lacks the secondary refining capacity to properly recycle most of it.
China's Copper Scrap Suppliers Keep Selling as Shanghai Copper Price Nears 110,000 Yuan
China's copper scrap suppliers sold into strength on September 7 as Shanghai futures copper climbed to 109,630 yuan a tonne, while a narrowing cathode-scrap spread and higher invoice costs kept downstream buyers cautious.
