The tariff policy of US president Donald Trump and a volatile euro–US dollar exchange rate have triggered significant fluctuations on the copper market in recent weeks. Following a sharp increase in the second half of July, the LME copper price plunged at the turn of the month before recovering slightly.
Prices of copper scrap and other non-ferrous scrap metals mostly declined on the German market in the first full week of August, according to the news agency MBI. The wholesale purchasing price for copper scrap fell by €5 per 100 kilogrammes compared to the prior week. Brass scrap lost between €5 and €10 per 100 kilogrammes, depending on the grade. Prices for zinc scrap and aluminium scrap also dropped by €5.
In contrast to this downward trend, prices for the stainless steel scrap grades V2A and V4A rose by €3 and €5 per 100 kilogrammes, respectively.
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