Copper

The world depends on copper for everyday life. By far the primary need for copper is wire, in various sizes and grades, for use across a spectrum of products. Even the average automobile contains 1.5 kilometers of copper wire — up to 45 kilograms’ worth, depending on make and model. Other uses are not to be overlooked. At home and in industry, copper is essential for construction, power generation and transmission, electronics and computing, machinery, plumbing, appliances, heating and cooling, communications, motors and more.

In most cases, less than two percent of the total volume of mined rock yields finished copper. That is why meeting an ever-increasing demand for copper requires a partner proven not just on the drawing board, but in the real world, in designing, delivering and maintaining efficient, cost-effective equipment and systems.

FLSmidth is made up of the mining industry brands you have known and trusted — some for more than a century. These include Fuller-Traylor, Dorr-Oliver, EIMCO, FFE, KREBS, WEMCO, Pneumapress, Möller, Vecor, ABON, RAHCO, CEntry, Raptor Crushers, Conveyor Engineering, KOCH, MVT, Dawson, Summit Valley and Knelson.