1. Copper is essential to America’s energy, defense, and manufacturing sectors. From the electric grid to semiconductors, copper plays a critical role in supporting our modern economy. Maintaining and ...

Still Bright hopes its chemical process could help replace polluting copper smelters. Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, ...

The oldest and most intact copper smelting site in the world is now open for tours. Perched on the shores of the Keweenaw Waterway, the Quincy Smelter is the last of its kind. Opened in 1890s, the ...

On July 9, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all imported copper, effective August 1. The announcement followed a five-month investigation under Section ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -JX Advanced Metals will likely cut copper production by tens of thousands of metric tons in fiscal 2025 compared with earlier plans and unveil a roadmap to reduce smelting capacity by ...

Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...

China is introducing stricter regulations for new copper smelters to manage excess capacity and ensure a stable mine supply. The Chinese government aims to reduce import dependence by increasing ...

The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought ...

Chemical industry policies are closely linked to the development of the non-ferrous metals industry. The recent intensive ...

Section 1. Policy. Copper is a critical material essential to the national security, economic strength, and industrial resilience of the United States. Copper, scrap copper, and copper’s derivative ...