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Prysmian said that if it proceeds with the takeover of Draka, it has no plan to dual-list its shares in Amsterdam. The Italian cable maker aims to take full control of Draka and de-list the Dutch company. Prysmian also commented that a return of Chinese Xinmao is highly improbable and expects that no other cable maker will make a bid as it is very late in the process.

Mueller Industries Inc., the largest copper alloy rod, bar and section and copper tube producer in the US, expressed interest in expanding their production facilities as well as diversifying their product range. Mueller has placed a preliminary non-binding bid letter for the 100% purchase of unnamed copper producing assets based in Reading, Pennsylvania, owned by Industrias Unidas SA de CV and its subsidiary, United Copper Industries Inc. (UCI). Mueller has allocated US$35-50M in cash for the purchase. The company has also expressed interest in buying an electrical building wire manufacturing facility in Denton, Texas.

"Borealis and Borouge now introduce the next generation HVDC insulation compound, Borlink LS4258DCE, which, along with the accompanying HVDC semicon Borlink LE0550DC, enables the use of extruded cable technology at significantly higher voltage and transmission levels in instances where paper cables are traditionally used. "

"At MAN Trucks & Buses, a 6.8km wiring harness weighing around 160kg in a bus poses an important challenge for the designer."

"And the continent's energy demand will continue to rise, with experts anticipating that electricity requirements will increase by approximately 6% annually from around 600 terawatt hours in 2010 to more than 3,000 terawatt hours in 2040. This approximately corresponds to an increase of the annual German electricity consumption to the level of China. "

"The use of hydrogen peroxide can solve an old mining problem while significantly increasing the amount of copper extracted from the ore. Certain impurities such as iron sulfides (which include pyrite) have been difficult to remove until now. A new technology based on hydrogen peroxide now offers a solution. Using a small copper and gold mine in Australia as an example, Evonik developers have demonstrated that the technology works on an industrial scale and can increase the copper yield by roughly ten percent."

"They are used in equipment that operate in elevated ambient temperatures and/or with high currents, such as datacom equipment, where increased power and decreased size are trending, as well as portable industrial equipment such as heating systems. "

Looking ahead, we still remain highly confident of average production and deliveries of 1,600 to 1,800 vehicles per week for Model S and Model X combined during 2016.

Note that these coils could also be perfectly made out of copper, combining all the advantages of the new design with the advantages with copper. For bigger motors beyond pedelecs, such designs have been or are currently being developed (Copper Alliance worked in 2005-2010 with automotive OEMs in this area).

There is a school of thought that climate is at the center of 'everything'. If we solve climate, we'll solve many other issues: not only health, but also growth, education, food, water, security, migration, ... Major thinkers such as Latour, Sloterdijk or Beck have written about this. See my discussion on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hansdekeulenaer_chaire-de-philo-%C3%A0-lh%C3%B4pital-on-instagram-activity-6608189040141434880-Botb