Supply, Demand, and Applications of Copper Copper is used in many industries, the main users being: construction (26%), consumer and general products (23%), infrastructure, power and telecom (17%), transport (13%) and industrial equipment (12%), electronics, and electrical. Copper is supplied to fabricators in the form of cathode, wire rod, billet, cake (slab), or ingot. These materials are then processed through various methods such as extrusion, drawing, rolling, forging,

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