gui chao news: nekson called the cable industry aluminum generation copper trend will gradually expand
"cable network aluminum cable started in more and more fields occupy the copper market, change the aluminum generation copper has begun and will gradually expand, this trend will affect global copper demand substitution." nexans nonferrous metal purchasing manager christophe at the beginning of this month in santiago at the thirteenth world congress on copper as is.
christophe said, "at present, about 45% of the world's cable is an aluminum cable, but in chinese, this data is only 5%-10%, in the bay area, the basic data of 0. chinese will gradually change to the aluminum cable, although the proportion is very small. if this turn is to achieve, or to reach the average level of the world, it will greatly affect the global copper consumption. because chinese copper is the largest net importer, is also the largest net exporter of aluminium."
he also pointed out, "because the price of aluminum prices lower than about 40%, coupled with rising copper prices since 2006, the aluminum is becoming more and more popular. for example, the gulf countries in the aspects of power cables and insulated cable is more use copper rather than aluminum cable, but the area also has a change of plan to the aluminum cable, and it is considered as the core strategy."
christophe introduces, nexen clients often ask for quote for copper and aluminum cable respectively, and then they will compare the standards and specifications to decide what kind of cable. but, to be sure, this alternative trend exists, and will have a certain impact on the global copper demand, especially the changes in the market china.
christophe thinks, insulation power cable in the short term is replaced by the possibility of aluminum cable is the largest; industrial cable for aluminium cable demand is relatively high, but the yield is still at the primary stage; building global copper cable will continue to maintain the leading position in the market.
by the british institute of goods cru held the thirteenth session of the global copper meeting held in chile in april 7th grand hyatt santiago hotel, session for 3 days.
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