What is the Potential for More Copper Fabrication in Zambia?
| dc.creator | World Bank | |
| dc.date | 2012-03-19T10:14:10Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-03-19T10:14:10Z | |
| dc.date | 2011-06-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T00:51:50Z | |
| dc.description | The copper fabrication industry lies between: (1) the industry that produces copper (as a commodity metal from mined ores as well as from recycling), and (2) the users of copper in finished products such as electronic goods. Copper fabrication involves the manufacture of products such as copper wire, wire rod, low-voltage cable, and other copper based semi-manufactures. Copper is clearly a major input into the copper fabrication industry. However, aside from this supply relationship, the copper mining and refining and copper fabrication industries are almost completely separate, with different drivers, competitive forces, structures, and economics. The former produces a fungible commodity which can be sold anywhere and (in most cases) has a market of last resort in the metal exchanges, while the latter is highly dependent on customer demands and needs, stockholding patterns, and technical requirements. The Government and population of Zambia have long looked to copper fabrication as a potential opportunity for adding more value to the country's copper. Zambia has long held a desire to add more value to its copper, and the government and wider population believe that copper fabrication could represent an important source of economic growth, jobs, and diversification. | |
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| dc.identifier | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20111227222641 | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2812 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/2812 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412126 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | World Bank | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO MARKET | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO MARKETS | |
| dc.subject | AIR CONDITIONERS | |
| dc.subject | AIR CONDITIONING | |
| dc.subject | ALLOYING | |
| dc.subject | ALUMINIUM | |
| dc.subject | ALUMINUM | |
| dc.subject | BACTERIA | |
| dc.subject | CABLES | |
| dc.subject | CASTING | |
| dc.subject | CASTINGS | |
| dc.subject | CATHODES | |
| dc.subject | COLD ROLLING | |
| dc.subject | COMMERCE | |
| dc.subject | COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE | |
| dc.subject | COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE | |
| dc.subject | COMPETITIVENESS | |
| dc.subject | CONSTRUCTION | |
| dc.subject | COPPER | |
| dc.subject | COPPER ALLOYS | |
| dc.subject | COPPER INDUSTRY | |
| dc.subject | COPPER PIPES | |
| dc.subject | COPPER PRICE | |
| dc.subject | COPPER PRICES | |
| dc.subject | DOMESTIC USE | |
| dc.subject | EFFICIENT OPERATION | |
| dc.subject | ELECTRICITY | |
| dc.subject | ENGINES | |
| dc.subject | EXPORT MARKETS | |
| dc.subject | EXTRUSION | |
| dc.subject | FINISHED PRODUCT | |
| dc.subject | FINISHED PRODUCTS | |
| dc.subject | FORGING | |
| dc.subject | FOUNDRIES | |
| dc.subject | FURNACES | |
| dc.subject | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | |
| dc.subject | HIGH LEVELS | |
| dc.subject | HOT ROLLING | |
| dc.subject | INDUSTRIALIZED AREAS | |
| dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL MARKET | |
| dc.subject | INVENTORIES | |
| dc.subject | IRON | |
| dc.subject | LOW VOLUME | |
| dc.subject | MACHINERY | |
| dc.subject | MACHINING | |
| dc.subject | MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY | |
| dc.subject | MARKET ACCESS | |
| dc.subject | MARKET DEVELOPMENT | |
| dc.subject | MARKET SURVEY | |
| dc.subject | MARKETING | |
| dc.subject | MELTING | |
| dc.subject | METAL PRODUCTS | |
| dc.subject | METAL SMELTING | |
| dc.subject | METALLURGY | |
| dc.subject | METALS | |
| dc.subject | METALS SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | MINING | |
| dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCES | |
| dc.subject | NICKEL | |
| dc.subject | NON-FERROUS METALS | |
| dc.subject | OBSOLESCENCE | |
| dc.subject | ORES | |
| dc.subject | OXYGEN | |
| dc.subject | PIPES | |
| dc.subject | PLASTICS | |
| dc.subject | PLATINUM | |
| dc.subject | PLUMBING | |
| dc.subject | POWER GENERATION | |
| dc.subject | PRICE FLUCTUATIONS | |
| dc.subject | PRODUCTION PROCESS | |
| dc.subject | RAW MATERIALS | |
| dc.subject | RECYCLING | |
| dc.subject | ROLLING | |
| dc.subject | SALE | |
| dc.subject | SALES | |
| dc.subject | SCRAP | |
| dc.subject | SPREAD | |
| dc.subject | STABILIZATION | |
| dc.subject | STAINLESS STEEL | |
| dc.subject | SUBSTITUTION | |
| dc.subject | SUPPLIERS | |
| dc.subject | TIN | |
| dc.subject | TOOLS | |
| dc.subject | TRADE OPPORTUNITIES | |
| dc.subject | TURNOVER | |
| dc.subject | VALVES | |
| dc.subject | WAREHOUSE | |
| dc.subject | WAREHOUSES | |
| dc.subject | WHOLESALER | |
| dc.subject | WIRE | |
| dc.subject | WORLD MARKET | |
| dc.subject | ZINC | |
| dc.title | What is the Potential for More Copper Fabrication in Zambia? |
