Data centres are turning copper into a hot commodity
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Copper is essential to everything from power grids and electric vehicles to renewable energy and the rapidly expanding network of data centres.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Copper is having a moment. It may be a long one.
The metal has hit record highs in 2026 and is currently up 15 per cent since the start of the year, trading above US$14,300 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange.
