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What's happening to copper pricing?
Feb 18, 2021The advent of the pandemic has led to huge copper price rises, with, naturally, implications for copper cable and wire pricing. Here, we look at this situation, what is likely to happen, and how you as a cable buyer can plan accordingly...
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Copper - Mans Eternal Metal
Jan 21, 2020You probably already know that some of coppers’ properties include superior heat transfer, electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance. It’s the standard benchmark for electrical conductivity and conducts electrical current better than any other...
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CCA, CCS, CCC vs. pure copper – know the difference?
Jun 06, 2019Copper can be up to 80% of the cost of a cable so it’s no surprise then that alternatives to copper are constantly being sought. The practice of substituting solid copper with copper clad aluminium (CCA) or copper clad steel (CCS) to save money is still..
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Copper Price
Mar 04, 2010Copper prices are expected to rise following the earthquake in Chile on 27th February
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Copper & Compounds
Oct 16, 2008Although there have been recent falls in the world copper market these have been somewhat offset by the weaker pound. Further falls are likely should the economic slowdown spread worldwide.
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Cable Trivia - CCA 'Copper Clad Aluminium'
Nov 11, 2007Due to the high price of copper there has been an increase in the use of CCA for coax cables. Aluminium based conductors can provide significant price saving but at what cost?
