HomeNon-ferrous MetalsScrap and secondary EV, renewables copper demand to be size of US refined market by 2025, Freeport says Demand for copper to be used in electric vehicles (EV) and other renewable energy applications was expected to be almost the equivalent of the total US refined copper market by 2025, according to the country’s largest copper producer. Richard Adkerson, chief executive officer of Freeport-McMoRan, told a conference call for the company’s 2020 earnings on Tuesday January 26 that global EV and renewable demand for copper was expected to be around 1.6 million tonnes per year by 2025, more than double the current 600,000 tpy. US refined copper production,... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Andrea Hotter January 26, 2021 17:40 GMT New York Keywords Freeport-McMoRan electric vehicles renewables Richard Adkerson copper demand Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
