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International Copper Study Group
Rua Almirante Barroso, 38-6º
1000-013 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel: +351-21-351-3870
Fax: +351-21-352-4035
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International Nickel
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International Lead
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Zinc Study Group
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Environmental and Economic Activities |
Regular work conducted by the Group related to economics and the environment includes the following:
Directory of First Use – Capacities
The directory provides a systematic global overview of companies and
plants involved in the “first use” of copper - the use of unwrought
copper materials (refined copper, alloy ingots, direct melt scrap,
etc.) as feed to the production of semi-fabricated products (copper
wire rod; copper and copper alloy, sheet, strip, bar, rod, tube, etc.).
It covers wire-rod plants, brass mills, and electrodeposited copper
foil mills. It also covers ingot makers and master alloy plants as
suppliers to foundries and brass mills. The 2008 Edition was published
in March 2008 and includes data through the end of 2007 for most of the
existing, developing and planned first use plants located in more than
75 countries.
Annual Recyclables Survey
The ICSG conducts an annual survey of global copper scrap use focused
on secondary refined production and copper content of directly melted
copper and copper alloy scrap for the production of semis, casting
ingots, and castings. The results are published annually. The 2008
Recyclables Survey was published in April 2008.
Monitoring & Reporting on International Issues
ICSG monitors and reports on international issues which may affect
copper, including the work conducted by other international
organizations, and briefs member countries when issues come forward.
The main current issues of interest include the international economy,
sustainable development, energy, the environment, and trade. Analyses
have been conducted on topics including refined copper usage and the
world economy, production and trade of semifabricate copper and copper
alloy products, secondary copper production, and copper price
volatility.
Copper Flow Model
The ICSG Secretariat developed the Copper Flow Model (CFM) as a key
tool for understanding copper flows in a particular country and
determining the efficiency of recycling of copper from end-of-life
products. It was applied by the Secretariat for Western Europe, the USA
and, most recently, Brazil.
Country/Sector Profiles
ICSG collects data in a comprehensive and systematic manner providing
regular views of the economic, market and trade performance of
countries and companies involved in copper markets. Profiles have been
completed for Indonesia, India, and Brazil. A country profile for
Zambia was published in September 2007.
CFC Projects
The ICSG, as an officially recognized International Commodity Body
under the U.N. Common Fund for Commodities, serves as a supervisory
body in a series of copper-relevant CFC projects (approved, submitted,
or in preparation). Currently, the ICSG is supervising a project
focused on the transfer of technology for high pressure copper die
casting in India and has supervised a range of earlier projects,
including one to promote greater copper use in energy efficient
products in India and China.
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