<br />
Copper Price<br />
What effect on cable will the new year bring? Winter 2006 Issue 1<br />
<br />
While the price of copper has been<br />
threatening to spike for the last 5<br />
years, with rumours of shortages<br />
and the increase in demand from<br />
the emerging markets, it is in these<br />
last 12 months that we have<br />
witnessed an unprecedented surge in<br />
growth. Copper peaked in May this<br />
year when it rose to over £4,500/ton.<br />
The price of copper has been driven<br />
higher by numerous factors including<br />
growth in demand, limited stocks and<br />
labour issues by some of the worlds<br />
largest producers.<br />
<br />
This clearly has a significant effect on the<br />
cable industry. Some cables are less<br />
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