Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a ‘more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit’ ...

The red metal’s price on exchanges rises past $4 per pound, in part on news that China could curb its smelter output. Although a higher copper price can fetch greater volumes of some scrap grades, ...

A Kansas man has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution after he admitted to stealing from his employer in a copper theft scheme. Matthew P. Belshe, 42, of Wichita, pleaded guilty ...

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - China's copper scrap imports have soared due to shortages of concentrate that is processed into refined metal used in the power and construction industries, but record high ...

President Donald Trump’s decision this week to impose tariffs starting Aug. 1 on imports of certain copper products, but not on refined copper itself, tanked prices for the industrial metal on ...

MARIETTA – As the U.S. dollar has gained strength in 2015, scrap metal value has dropped drastically from last year’s export prices. Wares like plate and structural scrap were sold at almost three ...