Weir Joins the International Copper Association

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The International Copper Association (ICA) proudly welcomes its newest member, The Weir Group (Weir)—a global leader in mining technology and innovation. This strategic partnership reinforces ICA’s commitment to connecting the entire copper value chain.

Weir provides world-class engineering solutions, combining materials science expertise with intelligent automation to create end-to-end mining technologies. These innovations accelerate the path to smart, efficient and sustainable mining.

Jon Stanton, CEO of Weir said: “We are delighted to join the International Copper Association. Copper has such a critical role to play in the energy transition and a full value chain approach is required to accelerate the productivity and sustainability improvements needed to support future demand. Delivering the energy transition is a team game, and we are looking forward to working together with other ICA partners to enable a more sustainable future.”

By joining the ICA, Weir underscores its commitment to advancing copper’s role in enabling the energy transition and addressing the world’s most pressing challenges—from decarbonization to digitalization.

“We are thrilled to welcome Weir to the International Copper Association,” said ICA President Juan Ignacio Díaz and Chairman of the Board Stephen Rowland of Glencore in a joint statement. “The company’s proven leadership in mining technology and deep commitment to innovation will strengthen ICA’s efforts to promote responsibly produced copper and defending its critical role in building a more sustainable future. Together, we can amplify our impact as the voice of copper and drive meaningful progress across the value chain.”

About The Weir Group

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world’s leading engineering businesses with a purpose to make its mining and infrastructure customers’ operations more sustainable and efficient. Weir’s highly engineered technology and digital solutions enable critical resources to be produced using less energy, water and waste while reducing customers’ total cost of ownership. The Group has c.12,000 employees operating in over 50 countries with a presence in every major mining region of the world. Find out more at www.global.weir.

About the International Copper Association

The International Copper Association (ICA) is the voice of copper and promotes the copper story, protects its markets and defends and sustains its demand. We represent more than half of the world’s copper production, with 35 members across 6 continents. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we operate in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Learn more at internationalcopper.org.

Kutch Copper Joins the International Copper Association

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Washington D.C.: Kutch Copper Ltd. (KCL), part of Adani Group, has joined the International Copper Association (ICA) as its newest member. ICA is an international trade association representing half the world’s copper production that works to promote copper, protect copper markets, and defend copper demand on behalf of its 34 members.  

Located in Mundra, Gujarat, Kutch Copper is a subsidiary of the group’s flagship incubator, Adani Enterprises, which is investing $1.2 billion to establish a copper smelter with an initial capacity of 0.5 million tons per annum. Kutch Copper’s state-of-the-art facility will also produce copper cathodes, rods, and other byproducts. A planned expansion of the smelter will double capacity, positioning the facility as one of the largest single-location custom copper smelters globally.   

Dr. Vinay Prakash, Managing Director of Kutch Copper, shared his optimism about joining the ICA. He said, “India is poised to become a significant hub for copper and its products in the coming decades. We believe that Kutch Copper’s membership in the ICA will allow us to actively contribute to sustainability initiatives and develop innovative applications and products within the copper sector. We look forward to collaborating with the global copper community to enhance the value chain for this essential metal, which plays a vital role in the transition to net zero.”  

ICA President and CEO Juan Ignacio Díaz expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, “We are delighted to welcome Adani Metals Kutch Copper Ltd. to our community. Their efforts in advancing sustainable and innovative copper production strengthen our collective mission to promote, protect, and defend copper’s essential role in enabling the technologies and infrastructures needed for global decarbonization. With their presence, we are particularly excited to support copper’s growth in regions where its key applications are expanding.”  

ICA Chairman of the Board, Glencore’s Stephen Rowland, added, “KCL’s membership in ICA strengthens our commitment to promoting sustainable practices and developing new applications for copper. We are excited to collaborate with them and support their efforts to drive positive change in the industry.”
 

About Kutch Copper Ltd. 

Kutch Copper Ltd. (KCL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, the flagship incubator of the Adani Group, is establishing a greenfield copper custom smelting and refining complex. Positioned to become a key contributor to India’s green energy infrastructure, KCL is committed to meeting the nation’s growing copper demand. The company is focused on sustainable and innovative production practices, aligning with India’s broader vision of fostering economic growth and development. KCL operates within the metals and materials vertical, one of the four major business segments of the Adani Group, alongside energy & utilities, transport & logistics, and consumer verticals.  www.adanimetals.com 

About the International Copper Association 

The International Copper Association (ICA) is the global voice of copper, with 34 members across 6 continents. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ICA operates in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. ICA and its members are committed to promoting responsible production practices and advancing the future of human development for a sustainable future. internationalcopper.org.  

 

Media Contact: 

Gabrielle Peterson, gabrielle.peterson@internationalcopper.org 

Francisco de la Cerda, Francisco.delacerda@internationalcopper.org 

 

Hindalco Industries Ltd. Joins the International Copper Association

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Washington, D.C., U.S. — The International Copper Association (ICA) has elected Hindalco Industries Ltd. as its newest member.

Operating since 1958, Hindalco Industries Ltd., the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is an industry leader in copper and aluminum, producing copper cathodes and continuous cast copper rods for India and the world. Committed to sustainable growth as India’s largest copper producer, its state-of the-art copper smelter is one of Asia’s largest single-location custom smelters.

Rohit Pathak, CEO-Copper Business of Hindalco Industries, stated,”We are excited to join ICA and collaborate with the global Copper fraternity to develop the value chain for this critical metal for the world’s net zero transition. India is going to be one of the most exciting hubs for Copper and its products over the next few decades. We believe Hindalco’s membership in ICA, as a global leader, will help strengthen the industry, and we look forward to contributing to sustainability efforts and the development of new applications and products in the copper sector.”

ICA’s President Juan Ignacio Díaz added, “We are excited to welcome Hindalco Industries to ICA as a key global industry player, sharing our vision to advance the future of human development. We need not only more copper, but responsibly produced copper. Hindalco’s global presence and industry leadership in India, as well as their commitment to social responsibility and sustainable, innovative production practices only strengthens the ICA membership.”

“ICA is the global voice for copper, providing global reach with local expertise. Hindalco Industries is a welcome addition to the association, advancing the organization’s commitments to responsible production and sustainable development in India and beyond,” said Glencore’s Stephen Rowland, ICA Chair of the Board of Directors.

About Hindalco Industries Ltd

Hindalco Industries Limited is the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. A $26 billion metals powerhouse, Hindalco is the world’s second largest copper rods manufacturer (outside China). Hindalco is India’s largest copper producer, serving more than half the country’s copper requirements. Its copper facility in Gujarat, India, comprises a world-class copper smelter and refinery complex, downstream facilities, and a captive jetty. Hindalco’s global footprint spans 52 manufacturing units across 10 countries.

About the International Copper Association

The International Copper Association (ICA) is the voice of copper and works to promote the copper story, protect its markets and defend and sustain its demand. We are an international trade association representing half the world’s copper production, with 33 members across 6 continents. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we operate in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Learn more at internationalcopper.org.

Media Contact:

Gabrielle Peterson, gabrielle.peterson@internationalcopper.org

Francisco de la Cerda Francisco.delacerda@internationalcopper.org

Glencore’s Stephen Rowland Elected Chair of ICA’s Board of Directors

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Washington, D.C., U.S. (1 October 2024)—The Board of Directors of the International Copper Association (ICA) elected Stephen Rowland, Glencore as its Chair of the Board.

Rowland replaces Shehzad Bharmal, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Teck Resources, who served as ICA Chairman for the last two years.

Glencore is a long-standing, active member of ICA, joining the association in 2013. ICA is embarking on a new strategic plan as the voice of copper to promote its use and applications on behalf of ICA’s members. By developing and implementing a comprehensive sustainability product positioning strategy—covering aspects like carbon footprint, responsible production and circularity—ICA’s exclusive market intelligence and scientific research protect copper markets and defend and sustain its demand to ensure copper remains the material of choice for a sustainable future.

Glencore, one of the world’s leading producers of copper, works across every part of the copper lifecycle, from mining, smelting and refining to recycling copper scrap. As part of their purpose to responsibly source the commodities that advance everyday life by supplying the copper needed to develop, sustain and improve the world, Glencore is implementing measures to achieve its ambition of net zero industrial emissions by 2050. In alignment with ICA’s strategic goals, Glencore will continue to work closely with ICA to advance modern and responsible production practices, and ICA welcomes Stephen Rowland’s leadership of the Board in pursuit of the organizations’ shared ambitions.

“Copper is one of the critical building blocks of our future. We need to ensure that we are providing this essential metal to the world in a way that is sustainable and responsible so that we can enable a more circular economy and the clean energy transition. As the voice of copper, ICA is a critical organization for our industry, supporting members’ goals for modern production to make an impact in a way no company could achieve on its own. I look forward to helping to lead ICA for the next two years” Stephen Rowland, Glencore.

ICA’s President and CEO, Juan Ignacio Diaz, stated, “I am grateful to Stephen Rowland for taking on this important leadership position, and I look forward to working closely with him as we embark on implementing a new strategic plan. ICA is proud to empower its members in bringing this critical material to the world to enable the future of human development. We need to produce not only more copper but better copper. From climate change and globalization to digitalization, copper is the solution for the megatrends we face today. The future runs on copper.”

 

About the International Copper Association

The International Copper Association (ICA) is the voice of copper and works to promote the copper story, protect its markets and defend and sustain its demand. We are an international trade association representing half the world’s copper production, with 32 members across 6 continents. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we operate in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Learn more at internationalcopper.org.

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Copper and Copper Alloy Semi-Fabricated Products LCA

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In 2021 the International Copper Association (ICA), in collaboration with the International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC) and the Copper Development Association (CDA) USA, conducted an LCA study to quantify resource use, energy and environmental emissions associated with the production of copper and copper alloys semi-fabricated products.

The study is a “cradle-to-gate” life cycle inventory (LCI) from the extraction of the copper ore at the mine (covered by the separate concentrate and cathode LCA study) to the production of copper and copper alloy semi-fabricated products. The geographical scope of the project is intended to be representative of regional –North America – and global production of copper and copper alloys semi-fabricated products by members of three associations ICA, IWCC and CDA USA. Data was collected for four types of semi-fabricated products: wire rod; tube; rod, bars and sections (RBS), flat-rolled products (plate, sheet, strip and foil) (FRP), and forthree material types as follows:

 

  • Copper (copper content of 99.5% or higher)
  • Brass (zinc content of 30%-42% and lead content of 0.5%-3.0%)
  • Lead-free Brass (zinc content of 30%-42% and silicon content of 0%-4%)

 

The data sampling included annual representative data respectively for the years 2019, 2020 or 2021. The study follows an attributional LCA approach and was conducted in accordance with the International Standards ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006, incorporating some elements of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide, such as an LCIA approach. The study underwent a critical review from Prof. Dr. Markus Berger from University of Twente, Netherlands, an independent life cycle assessment specialist in line with ISO 14044 and ISO/TS 14071.