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In the biggest update since 2018, the U.S. has added copper, potash, and silicon to its draft critical minerals list, as noted by Mining.com. As the report highlights, the latest revision now covers 54 minerals, proposing six additions—including copper, silicon, potash, silver, lead, and rhenium...
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LG Innotek announced that it has successfully developed the world’s first copper post (Cu-Post) technology and applied it to the mass production of mobile semiconductor substrates, according to its press release. As noted by TechNews, citing Tom’s Hardware, LG Innotek’s Cu-Post replaces the t...
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Trump’s plan to slap a 50% tariff on copper imports sent Comex futures soaring as much as 17% on Tuesday, as per Reuters. But the impact goes beyond price spikes—copper is crucial to electric vehicles, semiconductors, defense systems, and consumer electronics, Reuters notes. According to Reut...
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According to Liberty Times, citing The Hill, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will impose tariffs on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, oil and natural gas, as well as copper, by mid-February. Notably, the move of imposing tariffs on copper, according to the reports, cou...