PPC supplies refined copper with purity of 99.99% or higher, produced from raw materials including copper concentrate as well as recycled materials such as printed circuit boards and other discarded devices.
Refined copper is produced at PPC's outsourcing smelting & refining facilities that are among the world’s best in both production capacity and technology. Highly evaluated for its quality and stable supply, the product is widely used, mainly in such fields as wire and cable and rolled copper products.
Size | Weight/piece | Bundle | |
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Saganoseki (SR-P Brand) |
L1050mm×W960 ×T9 | 78.5kg | 2.7t |
Hitachi (HR-Brand) |
L1050mm×W960 ×T9 | 78.5kg | 3.5t |
Tamano (TAMANO-P Brand) |
L1030mm×W1050 ×T8 | 78.5kg | 3.0t |
LME Grade-A Copper and COMEX Grade 1 Cathode registered (BS EN 1978 1998 Cu-CATH-1)
Impurity | Se | Te | Bi | Sb | As | Pb | Fe | S | Ag | Total |
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Upper Limit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 65ppm |
(Se+Te+Bi) 3ppm, (Se+Te) 3ppm,
(As+Sb+Cr+Mn+Cd+P) 15ppm,
(Fe+Si+Sn+Ni+Zn+Co) 20ppm
For wire and cable, and rolled copper and copper alloy products
PPC supplies tough pitch copper, phosphorus deoxidized copper, and oxygen-free copper to meet all kinds of customer needs, which are produced through continuous-casting systems.
Among these, oxygen-free copper is acclaimed for its advanced quality, made possible by original know-how, while tough pitch copper cakes are used as materials for rolled copper foil.
Cake (mm) | 370× 180 |
420× 190 |
510× 215 |
635× 178 |
640× 260 |
685× 210 |
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Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) |
○ | ○ | ○ | |||
Tough Pitch Copper (ETP) |
○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Billet (mm) | 156ø | 200ø | 250ø | 280ø | 300ø |
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Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) |
○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Tough Pitch Copper (ETP) |
○ | ||||
Phosphorized Copper (DHP) | ○ |
ASTM | Cu | Other standards | ||
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OFC | C1020 | C10200 | 99.96%≦ | O≦5ppm |
ETP | C1100 | C11000 | 99.90%≦ | O≦500ppm |
DHP | C1220 | C10200 | 99.90%≦ | P40~400ppm |
OFC | End terminals, connectors |
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ETP | Copper foil, end terminals |
DHP | Copper tube, anode copper ball |