Copper

Refined Copper

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.

Shape

	Size	Weight/piece	Bundle
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

Quality specification

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
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

Main applications

For wire and cable, and rolled copper and copper alloy products

Copper Cakes and Billets

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.

Shape

Cake (mm)	370× 180	420× 190	510× 215	635× 178	640× 260	685× 210
Oxygen Free Copper (OFC)	○			○	○
Tough Pitch Copper (ETP)	○	○	○	○	○	○

Billet (mm)	156ø	200ø	250ø	280ø	300ø
Oxygen Free Copper (OFC)	○	○	○	○	○
Tough Pitch Copper (ETP)		○
Phosphorized Copper (DHP)	○

Quality specification

		ASTM	Cu	Other standards
OFC	C1020	C10200	99.96%≦	O≦5ppm
ETP	C1100	C11000	99.90%≦	O≦500ppm
DHP	C1220	C10200	99.90%≦	P40～400ppm

Main applications

OFC	End terminals, connectors
ETP	Copper foil, end terminals
DHP	Copper tube, anode copper ball