Infrastructure

Copper is the backbone of construction and urbanization. It is a critical metal for wire, plumbing and hardware and possesses the best electrical and thermal heat conductivity of any industrial metal. 

Technology

Copper demand is expected to benefit from technology advances in communications, artificial intelligence applications, expanding connectivity through global infrastructure and public health initiatives.

Decarbonization

Copper is vital to energy efficiency. Global decarbonization is expected to drive intensity of copper use. For example, electric vehicles use up to four times more copper than internal combustion engines. By 2030, copper could support reduction of global carbon emissions by 16%.*
 

*Source: International Copper Association

Difficult to replicate

Copper is an extremely versatile metal. Copper’s physical attributes include superior electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, structural capability, efficient heat transfer and aesthetics.

Copper is antimicrobial

Copper has an inherent ability to kill a wide range of harmful microbes relatively rapidly – often within two hours or less – and with a high degree of efficiency.