LME WEEK: Sharp divide between copper bulls and bears at industry gathering
A yawning gap has emerged between those counting on mine disruptions and sceptics who say demand is weak and the market oversupplied.
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GRAPHIC: Copper’s rally needs China impetus to reach record
The metal has been propelled higher in 2025 by a weak dollar and, in recent months, a series of mining mishaps, but there is still a question mark over demand.
China’s iron ore, copper and coal imports rise to annual high
However, copper concentrate imports dropped 6.3% as mine disruptions, most recently at Grasberg in Indonesia, hampered supply of the smelting feedstock.
Caterpillar to acquire Australia’s RPMGlobal for $728 million
The news comes after Caterpillar had offered to buy the Australian company at A$5 per share in early September.
Vulcan Energy inks agreement to supply Glencore with lithium
The company will supply Glencore with between 36,000 tonnes and 44,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide monohydrate over an initial eight-year period.
Pentagon moves to build $1 billion critical minerals stockpile to counter China — report
Financial Times reported that the DLA intends to buy up to $500 million of cobalt, $245 million of antimony, $100 million of tantalum and $45 million of scandium.
Copper bulls’ LME Week party clouded by Trump’s China threats
The renewed concerns about a US-China trade war highlight an uncomfortable truth for the copper market.
Fire breaks out at Indonesia nickel hub, three injured
Operations at Morowali Industrial Park were running normally as the incident affected the premises of only one tenant.
INSIGHT: Mining megadeals are poor fix for copper shortage
For mining bosses to start solving the copper shortage, the rest of the world will have to feel it first.
