According to the currently available information, demand for copper mainly comes from the electrical and electronics industries, which absorb almost 60% of total EU usage. These industries use copper primarily as a conductor material to carry electricity.
Copper information reports also show that the construction sector is the second largest user. Excluding building wire, it accounts for approximately 25% of the total copper demand. A wide variety of semi-finished products, of both alloyed and unalloyed copper, are used in plumbing, roofing, decorative fittings etc.
The remaining 20% of demand cover industrial machinery and equipment, transportation equipment and user products.