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Global Consumption of Copper in Various Industries
Copper is the most common metal which is used in various industries such as telecommunication, construction, electrical and electronics due to various chemical and physical properties. Some of the excellent properties of copper are:

-	High Electrical Conductivity

-	High Thermal Conductivity

-	Anti-Corrosion Properties

-	Flexible and customizable

-	Easy Availability

-	Low cost

Due to these properties, more and more copper are consumed and used by various industries.

Copper was first traded in 1877. Since then copper was widely used in some specific industries only like telecommunications and electrical. However, once the standards and specifications for copper were created in the year 1986, the usage and implementation of copper exploded in every part of the world. With newer and denser discoveries of copper in developing countries, more and more suppliers and manufacturers of copper products such as copper wire, bare copper wire and others evolved for filling in gap. Even in some cases, aluminium wire suppliers converted into copper wire exporters and suppliers.

In the year, 2011, a total of 19.7 million tonnes of copper was globally produced; out which:

-	Asian countries consumed 46% of copper produced worldwide

-	America consumed 28%

-	Europe consumed 19%

-	Africa consumed 5%

-	Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) consumed 2%

And based on the consumption by specific industries, the following data came out:

-	Electrical and Electronics Industries consumption: 31%

-	Construction and Real Estate: 25%

-	Consumer and General Industries: 17%

-	Transport Industry: 12%

-	Industrial Machinery and Heavy Machinery: 10%

-	Other and Miscellaneous industries: 5%

The credit for Bronze Age goes to two elements: Copper and Tin. In fact, it was only after Copper was discovered that Bronze Age actually started. People started using tin and bronze to create different objects of daily usage. With each passing year, more and more people started using copper for accomplishing their requirements. And this increased exploration and discovery of copper resources all over the world.

The best properties of copper as mentioned in the above section helped several industries especially electrical and electronics. In order to create complex circuits and wiring mechanism, copper wire and other such products are extensively used. Other industries which prominently consume copper are:

-	Construction Industry: In the construction industry, the metals which can withstand extreme stress and strain are preferred ones for usage. In this respect, copper has some of the most excellent properties. This is the reason, that this metal is extensively used for creation of piping, plumbing, ventilation and also building wire frames, sheet metal facings and other such material

-	Marine Industry: Copper is an anti-corrosion metal, which implies that even if it is submerged for longer amount of time, it will have no rust or other atmospheric effects.

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