The International Copper Trade (International Trade)

Written by two leading experts in the copper industry, the late John Jessop and Martin Thompson, formerly of RTZ, this recent addition to our major series of looseleaf guides to the key international metals industries is required reading. Preliminaries......Page 2 3 Exploration, mining and refining of copper......Page 6 1 History and background......Page 16 2 Origins and location of copper......Page 26 4 Fabrication of copper and its alloys......Page 82 5 Main types of copper and its alloys......Page 96 6 Qualities of copper and its alloys......Page 120 7 End uses of copper and its alloys......Page 134 8 Structure of the market......Page 156 9 International trade in copper......Page 192 Appendices: World’s major coppermines and plants......Page 220 Written by two leading experts in the copper industry, the late John Jessop and Martin Thompson, formerly of RTZ, this addition to our major series of looseleaf guides to the key international metals industries is required reading for all those new to or needing a strategic analysis of the international copper marketplace. Title from ebook title screen (viewed June 7, 2004).