copper tubes
Photo: Yorkshire Copper Tube, UK
Whether demand for copper picks up or tapers off is dependent
on construction and manufacturing activity, and the current
projection of a one per cent global increase in copper
production for 2012 seems tailor-made for a market that
could go either way. but even that modest increment will
mean a total of 19 to 20 million tons of refined copper
available this year to the world’s factories – among
them tube and pipe mills whose reputation for
quality products is second to none.
customers need no persuasion in the merits
of copper tubing. They know it is durable,
flexible, and readily installed. robust to
corrosion and unaffected by ultraviolet
light, it is the logical choice for outside
applications. resistant to burning, a
copper tube will not release toxic
gases in a fire.
but the serviceability of copper
tubes does not stop with
the basics. Where health
considerations are paramount,
they furnish a biostatic
atmosphere that impedes the
growth of bacteria. slightly
elastic, they will flex – and very
likely endure – in conditions
of natural disaster. In an age
of mounting environmental
concern, copper tubes are fully
recyclable.
However much copper is utilised
for tubing and pipe this year
and next, end users will be
well served.
a sturdy product that
has proved its mettle for
decades is also very well
adapted to the demands of
tomorrow.
