The growth is largely expected to be driven by stricter environmental regulations, increasing pressure from consumers and investors for sustainable products, and the region's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality, according to sources.

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Participants in the market for copper scrap and blister in China, the world’s largest importer of copper raw materials, expect there to be fiercer competition for material in 2025, industry sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday January 9.

The biggest threat to keeping carbon emissions low in the steel industry is imports flowing in from regions where there is a lack of focus on emissions reduction, Kevin Dempsey, president and chief executive officer of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said at Fastmarkets’ second annual Circular Steel Summit on Wednesday January 15 in Houston, Texas.

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The availability of relatively untapped resources, a huge influx of Chinese investment and a rapid licensing system have helped the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to become one of the world’s three key producers of copper.

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US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office will hit the US steel market hard and fast, delegates heard at Fastmarkets’ second annual Circular Steel Summit on Wednesday January 15 in Houston, Texas.