Description

Copper scrap and residue provide a valuable raw material for a wide range of semis including rod, ingots, billets, and slabs that are transformed into a myriad of fabricated products. This paper illustrates the recycling technology and related equipment to resurrect low-grade copper scrap into copper rod (FRHC – Fire Refined High Conductivity) with mechanical characteristics and conductivity suitable for a range of applications in the cable industry. In particular, it analyzes and describes what kind of copper scrap can be used in the thermal refining process for producing FRHC copper rod and how it compares to ETP rod in terms of quality.