Asia Pacific Copper News From underground cabling in Japan to clean energy in China, rising India copper demand, or a newCode of Practice for Home Wiring in Australia, copper is working hard around the region. Japan Takes Lead On Underground Cabling Japan Copper Development Association and ICA hosted workshops in 4 cities with key stakeholders […]
Japan Takes Lead On Underground Cabling
Japan Copper Development Association and ICA hosted workshops in 4 cities with key stakeholders to promote the benefits of moving cabling underground from a local and international perspective. The Japan Copper Development Association-JCDA-and the International Copper Association-ICA-hosted workshops in Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai and Nagoya called “Comparison of Conductor Material Performance for Underground Cabling and Overseas’ Case-study”. […]
South Australia’s 2nd Copper Coming
BHP Group has unearthed a major new copper find in South Australia and that could put the state on a path to a “copper renaissance”. BHP has revealed a large iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposit on the Stuart Shelf, 65 kilometres southeast of Olympic Dam-already the world’s third largest copper equivalent deposit. In an […]
Remote Mines, City Riches?
Mines may be out of sight for most of us, but they’re having a direct impact on all our lives. Well that’s the take out from new figures showing the Queensland resources sector delivered $62.9B to the State’s economy in 2017-18. Up 14% on the previous year. Queensland Minerals Council summed it up “Brisbane is […]
Just How Much Copper Is In An Electric Vehicle?
Copper demand from electric vehicles to jump by 1.7 million tonnes by 2027 says a new infographic. There’s 80% more copper in a Chevrolet Bolt in comparison to a similar-sized Volkswagen Golf says the UBS Evidence Lab in the U.S. The major reason for this is that at the heart of every electric vehicle-or EV-is […]
Indian Copper Demand On The Rise
India’s copper consumption is set to more than double over next decade says expert. The prediction comes from J.C. Laddha, Chief Executive Officer of Birla Copper, one of the country’s top copper smelters. Speaking at the Asia Copper Conference in Shanghai in November, Mr Laddha was quoted in the media as saying the rising demand […]
Its Time To Ditch DIY Home Tech
I was shocked by new figures showing a soaring problem with broken home technology. Just as surprising-most try to fix it themselves or ask a friend to help, some do turn to a technical person and quite a lot do nothing about it at all. The do nothing group jumped 240% in just 12 months! […]
Finding Copper In ‘Deep Australia’
A new ‘downward-looking telescope’ could unlock Australia’s hidden mineral wealth. The Australian Academy of Science is proposing the development of the cutting edge telescope with the ability to peer at least 300 kms beneath the Earth’s surface. The proposal is one of several in a 10-year plan for Australian Geoscience just launched by the Academy’s National […]
China’s Clean Energy Spark
50% of China’s total primary-energy consumption will be from renewables by 2050. The prediction comes from DU Xiangwan, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and one of the country’s leading experts. He was speaking at the 2018 Renewable Energy Seminar sponsored by the China Renewable Energy Society and the International Copper Association. China […]
A Copper Bullet For Tuberculosis?
A new copper backed antibiotic shows promise in finding and killing tuberculosis bacteria where they hide. A new breakthrough from scientists at the University of Connecticut-UConn-promises to tackle TB bacteria hiding from antibiotics in the immune cells that are supposed to kill them. Tuberculosis is the number one cause of death from infectious disease worldwide. […]
Appliance Makers Choose Copper
More and more appliances come with copper as the preferred material according to a new U.S. study. That could mean 1.9 million tonnes of copper being used annually by 2022 and predictions the demand from appliances manufacturers will grow in coming years. The study—by The Martec Group on behalf of the International Copper Association (ICA)—says […]
Copper’s “Belt & Road” Boom
BHP Billiton says China’s global infrastructure initiative “Belt & Road” will have a bigger impact on copper demand than first predicted. Often described as a 21st century “silk road, it is made up of a “belt” of overland corridors and a maritime “road” of shipping lanes. In the latest “episode” of BHP’s blog on the […]
