NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...
A new state law designed to combat copper theft will take effect Jan. 1, after a judge denied a request to suspend the law as part of an ongoing lawsuit. The ruling by Ramsey County District Judge ...
As copper wire theft continues to surge across Los Angeles County, detectives say shutting down the black market is critical. 7 On Your Side is digging into where that stolen copper actually goes and ...
Russian copper producer RCC and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap, three sources familiar with the ...
A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire. “This wire is steel core, not copper,” ...
The global copper market is experiencing price volatility due to a combination of factors, including scrap shortages, US-China trade tensions, and policy changes in China. China's halt on US copper ...
Ottawa, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global copper scrap market size was valued at USD 64.87 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 148.57 billion by 2034, growing at a ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - As China tightens restrictions on imports of foreign waste, Chinese metal recyclers and even smelters like Jiangxi Copper Co are increasingly looking to use Southeast Asian ...
Major players in the US copper industry have called on President Donald Trump to restrict exports of ore and scrap metal rather than imposing tariffs on imports, in his efforts to boost domestic ...
(Reuters) -Russian copper producer RCC and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap, three sources familiar ...
Underground power systems on the Tahuya Peninsula were damaged on Thanksgiving last year, leading to a power outage. (Photo courtesy of Mason County Public Utility District No. 3) A public utility in ...
Trade based on disguised scrap began in December RCC says only supplies to Russian companies RCC is under Western sanctions April 15 (Reuters) - Russian copper producer RCC and Chinese firms have ...