There’s no viable copper substitute: report

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Consultancy says red metal has unassailable advantages, but supply risks remain elevated

There is no substitute for copper. | Credits: iStock/demarco-media

Another report has confirmed that there is no substitute for the copper, and that any replacement for the real thing has only marginal potential to replace the metal in global supply chains over at least…

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