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Copper Shock: When a $13.85 Quote Tells the Whole Story | The Red Metals Reporter
A 60% jump in red metal pricing shows how global supply cuts, freight costs, and U.S. import duties are squeezing manufacturers. Redmond Alloy reports from the field.
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The Red Metals Reporter Launches: Inside the Copper, Brass & Bronze Trade Across the South-Central U.S.
October 22, 2025 Inaugural Post — The Road Begins By Redmond Alloy East of Dallas on I-20, a flatbed stacked with copper sheet, brass tube, and what looks like 954 aluminum bronze tube rolls past in the left lane. The copper sheet catches the sunlight — a mix of raw bar and sheet stock strapped…
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“Domestic Strength: How Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana Are Re-Shaping America’s Alloy Supply Chain”
Somewhere between Houston’s port cranes and Oklahoma’s long stretches of rail line, something’s shifting in the metals world. The South-Central U.S.—especially Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana—has been quietly becoming one of the most strategic zones in the country for domestic alloy production. You can see it from the road: new fabrication buildings going up outside of…
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Understanding Brass Market Dynamics in 2025
Across the non-ferrous landscape, brass pricing continues to shadow copper. According to Fastmarkets’ March 2025 Methodology and Specifications, U.S. copper rod delivered to the Midwest carries a monthly premium based on 99.95–99.99 % purity, 8 mm rod, quoted in U.S. ¢ per lb. That Midwest rod premium forms the foundation for domestic brass mills —…