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Full Year Results 2020
29 CU Copper

Metal of the month

Copper

Did you know that the famous Statue of Liberty in New York is covered with 90,800 kg of copper plating which is 2.4mm thick? That’s a whole lot of copper! Copper has played an extremely important role in the development of civilizations. It has served us throughout the years to create tools, weapons, and jewelry that even dates back to 9000 BC. But how does a metal so old, serve us today?
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Our metals

51 SB Antimony
33 AS Arsenic
83 BI Bismuth
58 CE Cerium
27 CO Cobalt
29 CU Copper
31 GA Gallium
32 GE Germanium
79 AU Gold
49 IN Indium
77 IR Iridium
57 LA Lanthanum
82 PB Lead
3 LI Lithium
25 MN Manganese
60 ND Neodymium
28 NI Nickel
48 PD Palladium
78 PT Platinum
59 PR Praseodymium
45 RH Rhodium
44 RU Ruthenium
34 SE Selenium
47 AG Silver
73 TA Tantalum
52 TE Tellurium
50 SN Tin
74 W Tungsten
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