China copper smelters bracing for shortage of vital scrap metal
Around 30% of China’s refined copper production used scrap metal as a feedstock in 2023.
* Stock slips 1.4 pct in early trade (Adds production data, Street forecast, stock fall) NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Platinum and palladium producer Stillwater Mining Co’s (SWC.N: Quote) quarterly profit almost tripled, but the results fell short of Wall