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Copper : a material for the new millennium /

A report examining the supply and demand outlook for copper across its key producers and end-users. It provides a detailed analysis of likely growth and demand trends in the computer, transport, telecommunications and construction sectors, considering both the opportunities and threats to copper in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Anyadike, Nnamdi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Copper: A Material for the New Millennium; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Background: key issues; INTRODUCTION; A HISTORY OF THE COPPER INDUSTRY; PROPERTIES AND USES OF THE METAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION ELECTROWINNING (SX-EW) PRODUCTION; LME COPPER TRADING; HAMANAKA AND BEYOND: THE IMPACT ON THE MARKET AND THE LME'S RESPONSE; REGIONAL INFLUENCES; MARKET PROSPECTS; Chapter 2. The supply outlook; INTRODUCTION; REGIONAL INFLUENCES; SX-EW TECHNOLOGY; THE ROLE OF SECONDARY COPPER PRODUCTION; Chapter 3. Demand outlook; INTRODUCTION; GLOBAL DEMAND.
  • US COPPER DEMANDUS MARKET SECTORS; SOME DEMAND TRENDS; Chapter 4. The transport market; INTRODUCTION; NEW AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNS; Chapter 5. Building and construction; INTRODUCTION; BUILDING WIRE AND CABLE; RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING; OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES; Chapter 6. Electrical and electronic sectors; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COMMUNICATIONS: WIRE AND CABLE; US ELECTRICAL MOTORS; SEMI-CONDUCTORS; CONTACTS AND CIRCUITS; POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT; Chapter 7. Consumer and general products; INTRODUCTION; COPPER AND HIGH CONDUCTIVITY COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; HOME HEATING.
  • CONSUMER ELECTRONICSDEVELOPMENT OF COPPER COINAGE; MILITARY; OTHER PRODUCTS; Chapter 8. Industrial machinery and equipment; INTRODUCTION; GENERAL ENGINEERING; OTHER APPLICATIONS.