Why is copper so expensive and how do I get pure copper from copper wire?

As we all know copper is expensive, the price of copper on the market is about seven dollars per kilograms. One of the reason why copper is so expensive is that copper is widely used in our daily life. Another reason is ore mining and smelting production can't keep up with the pace of demand growth, leading to a shortage of copper.

Copper is widely used in various industries:

Copper is a non-ferrous metal with excellent electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance, which is widely used in electric power, energy and petrochemical, machinery and metallurgy, transportation and other fields.

Global copper supply and demand

The shortage of copper is the main reason for the rise of copper prices:

According to statistics, the total global copper production is only 21,698 thousand tons in 2016 and global copper demand has reached 21654 thousand tons, and showing an increasing trend every year. It can be seen that the shortage of copper is the main reason for the rise of copper prices.

Since the price of copper is so high, how do I get pure copper from copper wire?

Copper cable wire recycling machine and separated copper & plastic

Copper cable wire recycling machine could achieve it. Copper cable wire recycling machine is a kind of environmental friendly equipment, which is used to separate copper and plastic from scrap cable wires. Through crushing, air separation and electrostatic separation, the pure copper can be fully recovered from scrap copper wire. With the use of electrostatic separation technology, the separation rate of copper cable wire recycling machine could reach to almost 99.9%, the recycled copper can be sold directly on the market or for further use. Recycling copper from scrap cable wires not only reduces waste of resources, but also eases the problem of copper shortage, which can bring huge economic and social benefits.[Thia article maybe you are interested: How to separate copper from scrap cable wires?]

Process of copper cable wire recycling machine

In conclusion, copper cable wire recycling machine is a suitable machine to get pure copper from copper wire. Are you interested in copper cable wire recycling machine? so what are you still waiting for? Contact us!