The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.

The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.

The solar industry has dragged its heels on the issue of silver-dependence for cell metallization, but China’s Jiangsu Xianghuan Technology (JXTC) is moving into commercial production with a copper ...

The copper electrorefining process is a well‐established method for producing high-purity copper from impure anodes by utilising electrochemical principles. In this process, copper dissolves at the ...

Copper production at Freeport-McMoRan's (NYSE:FCX) new giant Manyar smelter in Indonesia will be delayed until November due to water and steam leakage during an initial test period, Reuters reported ...

Metso has won a major EUR 180 million order to supply engineering services and critical process equipment for a new primary copper smelter project in Asia. The facility, designed to produce 300,000 ...

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit seeks approval from Tamil Nadu authorities for its green copper plant initiative. The Madras High Court has directed that fresh applications are necessary, following ...