Copper

Copper and its alloys are widely used due to their good electrical and thermal conductivity, strong corrosion resistance, easy processing, good tensile strength and fatigue strength, and are second only to steel and aluminum in the consumption of metal materials, and have become indispensable basic materials and strategic materials in the national economy, people's livelihood and national defense projects and even high-tech fields. Copper concentrate is a concentrate of low-grade copper-bearing raw ore that has been processed by the beneficiation process to reach a certain quality index, which can be directly supplied to the smelter for copper smelting.

Applications

Power grids, batteries, renewable energy, a connected world, electric vehicles

Changing the Future

1. Metal materials are very important for global decarbonization. As the most cost-effective conductor with versatility,high conductivity,inductance,efficiency and recyclability,copper will undoubtedly become a key metal for the new energy revolution,electrification and intelligence.

2. Electric vehicles use four times as much copper as internal combustion engines.

3. More than 70% of the world's copper is used for power transmission.

4. Renewable energy technologies use four to five times as much copper as fossil fuels to generate electricity.