27 Sep 2025 | 5 Mins Read
Copper prices up nearly 20% so far this year
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Copper prices surged 18% this year, reaching a remarkable high amid tightening supply and relentless demand from the global energy transition. Heavy disruptions in production, including a shutdown at Hudbay Minerals' Constancia plant and Indonesia's Grasberg mine mudflow, contributed to this increase, pushing inventories to multi-year lows and sparking predictions of further price increases.