Transparency in copper procurement: Südkupfer‘s Product Carbon Footprint Report
The last Südkupfer story on sustainability in the copper market was published in July 2023. Since then, we have consistently pursued this current and challenging topic at Südkupfer. We are therefore now offering detailed reports on the product carbon footprint (PCF) for our customers' copper purchases. The reports provide transparent insights into the emissions and recycling rates of the copper cathodes purchased, customised to the specific supply chain of each customer.
Copper Management with the SÜDKUPFER Customer Platform: How our customer Partzsch Spezialdrähte benefits from it.
We’ve had a close and trusting collaboration with Partzsch Spezialdrähte for several years.
The Copper Market in Transition
We already pointed out the increasing demand and limited sources of copper in our publication from July 2022.
Copper – indispensable for the energy transition
With Russia's attack on Ukraine, Germany's and Europe's dependence on fossil fuels once again became painfully apparent.
Copper as an all-round metal
Few metals can be used in as many ways as copper. Here are just a few of its many positive characteristics: it conducts heat almost as well as electricity, it does not become brittle at low temperatures, it is malleable, acid-resistant and resistant to vibrations, and it hardly corrodes due to its protective patina. For these reasons, it has become indispensable in many areas of application. Furthermore, the metal can also be industrially recycled without any loss of quality. This makes it a resource-saving commodity.