Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

The Iran crisis has increased price volatility on the metal exchanges. On the LME, copper prices reversed course after their surge at the end of February and fell again, by almost $500 per tonne, in ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

Watch the fascinating process of turning scrap copper wires into fine, usable wire! From scrapping and melting to rolling, shaping, and drawing, see every step of creating high-quality copper wire ...

On Feb. 17, a bill that would have beefed up record-keeping requirements for scrap metal dealers and added civil penalties for trading in stolen copper died in the state Senate when it failed to make ...