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COPPER HAS BEEN
AT THE CENTER OF
COMMUNICATIONS
BREAKTHROUGHS
THROUGHOUT HUMAN
HISTORY, FROM THE
TELEPHONE TO HIGH-
SPEED COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS,
SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
AND EVEN WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS.
COPPER IS THE
BACKBONE OF
CONSTRUCTION: A
CRITICAL METAL FOR
WIRE, PLUMBING AND
HARDWARE. IT IS THE
BEST CONDUCTOR
OF ELECTRICITY
AND HEAT, VITAL TO
ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
MAN’S OLDEST METAL,
COPPER, REMAINS
AT THE HEART OF
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE FUTURE.
RENEWABLE AND
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
APPLICATIONS, MEDICAL
SCIENCE RESEARCH,
AND HYBRID AND
ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE
DEVELOPMENT DEPEND
ON THE RED METAL.
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