Wire and Cable Manufacturing
The industry that produces copper and aluminium wire and cable for electrical, construction and industrial use, and a major direct buyer of both refined copper cathode and secondary copper rod.
Covered in 10 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 2, 2026.
Coverage
Vedanta Plans $2.3 Billion Copper Push and Puts Thoothukudi Smelter Restart Back on the Agenda
More domestic copper could ease supply for Indian cable makers.
Supervisors at BHP's Escondida Copper Mine Vote 95% to Authorise a Strike
Tighter supply would raise the cost of their main raw material.
Chile's Copper Output Falls 12.8% in August to Its Lowest Level Since 2011
Tighter copper supply raises the cost of their main raw material.
Deutsche Bank Says Copper Could Rise 50% to $22,050 as US and China Stockpile
Copper is their main raw material, so a squeeze would raise costs sharply.
Copper Holds Near $14,450 as Workers at Chile's Centinela Mine Vote to Strike
Tighter supply would raise the cost of their main raw material.
China's Refined Copper Output Is Heading for Its Slowest Growth Since at Least 2000
Tighter refined supply could raise costs later, though prices eased on Monday.
A US Diesel Export Ban Could Hit Chile's and Peru's Copper Mines Hardest
Any cut in Latin American copper supply would raise raw material costs.
India's Copper Producers Ask for a GST Cut to 5% as Record Prices Lock Up Cash
Cable makers are cutting inventories to days because stockpiling has become so costly.
India's Aluminium Extruders Warn of Closures as Imports Hit Twice Their Output
Cable and conductor makers report the same 20-35% jump in input costs.
China's Copper Scrap Suppliers Keep Selling as Shanghai Copper Price Nears 110,000 Yuan
Manufacturers buying secondary copper rod have limited procurement to just-in-time volumes, wary of committing to inventory while copper prices sit near record levels.
