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ELCOWIRE SUSTAINABLE COPPER PRODUCTS
Elcowire is a sustainable partner for companies that are key to the ongoing energy transition and electrification of our society.
With an annual capacity of 300 000 tons Elcowire is one of the largest manufacturers in Europe of copper wire rod, wires, stranded conductors, profiles and overhead catenary systems made from copper, copper alloys and aluminium.
Elcowire can offer Low-carbon Copper, standard materials and customized solutions aiming to support our customers in meeting their specific targets.
Our high quality products offer a range of benefits, such as reduced energy loss, increased efficiency, enhanced reliability, longer lifespan and recyclability. These benefits make Elcowire an excellent choice that meets the energy needs of the society while minimizing environmental impact.
As of today, we offer products less than half of the global average CO2 emissions, as confirmed by the International Copper Association (ICA), and we also see a large potential both in terms of improved efficiency in the processes and the increased use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydropower capacity.
Business Unit Wire & Strands offer bare and tin plated drawn copper wire products of a wide range in terms of dimensions, constructions and qualities depending on the need and specification from the next user in the value chain – all made with our own copper wire rod and our passion. With two production facilities (Germany and Sweden) we are certain to offer our customers a reliable supply chain.
The copper business is not just about the products at Elcowire. Our dedicated colleagues are like family, and many of Elcowire's staff is second or third generation. Every day, we strive to adopt more environmentally sustainable workplace practices, to fulfill corporate social responsibility, and because sustainability makes business sense in terms of improved employee health and well-being.
The tradition of more than 200 years of knowledge is a torch that gets passed down from one generation to the next and we wish you will join us on our continuing journey to reach net zero carbon emission.
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CONTENT
The Core component Products for specific purposes
Single wire & Multi Wire Technical descriptions
Overview Packaging Bunches & Strands
Technical descriptions
Overview Packaging
Customer Relationship - Contact us
Our Commitments:
Performance
Customer Relationship
Our five Business Units
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Copper alternatives: Standard, Low-carbon & Recycled Copper Company overview 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-13 21 22 23 18-20 16-17 Welding Wire Technical descriptions Overview Packaging Terms of turns 14-15
Sustainable
As Northern Europe's leading provider of copper wire products, Elcowire is devoted to supporting our planet's shift to greener energy sources and raw materials.
We focus on developing solutions that enable electrification of transportation, expanding solar and wind power sources and the the widespread growth of a modern and sustainable infrastructure.
We are a dynamic international group with strong attention to our customers' needs.
We work directly with you, providing excellent customer support, the highest quality products, reliability, a focus on detail and a close technical partnership.
- The focus is sharp and offer strong on sustainable products and solutions.
ELCOWIRE AB
ELCOWIRE GMBH
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OVERVIEW COMPANY
With two production sites we can offer flexibility and a reliable supply chain.
SWEDEN
Elcowire in Sweden produces soft and hard drawn copper wires, from own wire rod, between 1,1 and 4,1 mm with a bare surface for the utilization, such as rod break down wire in the cable industry and conductor for welding applications.
Our single wires are also used for our production of strands.
GERMANY
Elcowire in Germany produces a wide range of soft and hard drawn copper wire products, from own wire rod, made of diameters between 0,05 and 4,6 mm. We supply our drawn wires to our customers in the cable industry and packaging industry in different shapes; single wire, multi wire, bunches and strands with a bare or tinned surface.
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THE CORE COMPONENT
AS ONE OF THE LEADING EUROPEAN SUPPLIERS OF COPPER PRODUCTS, ELCOWIRE IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE COPPER SOURCING.
MATERIAL OUR CUSTOMERS
MINING
URBAN MINING
Elcowire is working with the eco-friendliest mines in the world, together we are finding solutions to minimize the climate impact of our supply chain.
Our contact wires power electrified trucks at the mine, as well as the trains that deliver copper to our production sites.
We produce and deliver sustainable products with high quality and low CO2footprint to our customers, and when the final application needs to be replaced, the copper is returned to a recycling process and reused in our copper production: A new product with high quality and low CO2footprint is produced and delivered to our customers.
Producing new products from existing copper products in applications that needs to be replaced, instead of taking raw material from the mine, is what we call: Urban mining.
LOW-CARBON COPPER
with less than 50% CO2
Smelters are powered by electricity from renewable sources, mainly hydro power.
Excess heat from smelting process is transferred to the cities´ heating system
ELCOWIRE OPERATIONS
Our lean manufacturing takes in account the use of renewable energy sources, low waste and negligible use of chemicals.
With the input of conducting material, delivered
customers produce their own products with an lower
ELECTRIFICATION
We ensure the loop continues to go around and around and around...
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SOLUTIONS
WITH SUSTAINABLE
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
WE ARE DEVELOPING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING ENERGY SAVING PRODUCTS WITH MAXIMUM USEFUL LIFE TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS – TAILOR-MADE TO OUR CUSTOMERS' NEEDS.
ELCOWIRE CAN OFFER STANDARD MATERIALS, LOWCARBON COPPER, RECYCLED COPPER AND CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS AIMING TO SUPPORT OUR CUSTOMERS IN MEETING THEIR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
TECHNICAL KNOW HOW
Elcowire’s drawn wire products are made of Elcowire’s own copper wire rod and comply with the highest quality requirements. We have a completely integrated and closed cycle which we keep in our hands, starting with the production of our own wire rod and with good quality wire rod we produce outstanding product variety of drawn wires, with excellent drawability, conductivity, product flexibility and surface.
Our upstream technologies to produce wire rod guarantee that every application receives exactly the right material. This sets a high standard in the market. Elcowire sells semi-finished wire products at every level of finish. That allows our customers to conduct their own business flexibly and in their own way, thereby gaining a competitive advantage.
Based on the experience of 200 years we manufacture bare and tinned wires in different shapes. Starting from a single wire, drawing up to 16 multiwires simultaneously we continue to produce bunches and strands followed by testing, packaging and transportation.
All our drawn wire products are supplied in specially made, standard-compliant and secure packaging. Our packaging solutions guarantee retention of shape ensuring that product’s properties are preserved to the outmost after leaving the factory and during the utilization of our products in the customer’s downstream process.
We produce our drawn wires in pure copper and alloys according to European and international standards or to the specifications defined by our customers. And it’s a part of our mission to support our customers to develop new specifications and to optimize existing products. In that way we create significant opportunities to make products with outstanding characteristics made for specific purposes and targets.
QUALITY
Today we are a leading supplier in Europe, in the aspect of drawing, tinning, bunching and stranding. We installed all the test equipment and procedures needed to check fulfilment of the requirements of common wire standards like EN 13602 and individual customer's specifications.
Our activities, our business processes and structures are based on well-established management systems for quality ISO 9001:2015, environment ISO 14001:2015 and energy ISO 50001:2018 and we also meet the high requirements set by the automotive quality standard IATF 16949.
LOW-CARBON COPPER
Half of the carbon emissions over its production processes, compared to the global average footprint for standard copper.
Low-carbon Copper is made possible through production that has undergone a substantial transformation due to electrification and automation of various stages of the process.
The Low-carbon Copper has also been made possible by a very efficient ore concentration process and a world-class green energy mix. The result is copper wire that has a low impact on nature and the climate.
The significantly lowe r CO2 emissions of the Low-carbon Copper are verified through several validation processes. The reporting protocol that is used for verification is the Greenhouse Gas Protocol – Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard.
The product is also validated and reviewed against the general principles in ISO 14064-3 Standard.
Environmental declarations
Environmental declarations have been developed for Elcowire’s products, including Low-carbon Copper.
Our footprint is verified through mass balance-based self-declarations for Low-carbon Copper Wire Rod and Low-carbon Copper Profiles, as per the framework in ISO 14021.
This is a first important milestone for Elcowire and the next step is to perform calculations of the carbon footprint for drawn wire products.
Elcowire aims to be a sustainability leader in its business, and therefore the carbon footprint is strategically important.
For more information, please visit our website; elcowire.com
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
THIS IS WERE WE'RE IN OUR ELEMENT.
By element we don’t mean water, fire, air or earth. Our element is copper. In Elcowire we draw copper wires in a range of diameters between 0,05 mm and 4,6 mm, with bare and tinned surfaces designed for applications requiring an excellent processability with regard to drawability and wire surface.
Delivered at an outstanding high service level our single wires and multi wires create the base for applications of our customers as well as for the downstream process in Elcowire’s manufacturing of bunches and strands.
SINGLE WIRE BARE AND TINNED
Surface bare or tinned;
Round drawn copper wire compliant with EN 13602, as well as individual customer specifications; wire diameter for tinned wires 0,3 mm to 2,8 mm; total tin coating on pre-drawn wires between 2,5 µm and 13 µm; total tin coating on finished wires min.0,8 µm; hard drawn or soft annealed test certificate 3.1 according to EN 10204 with mechanical values (chemical values on request)
Round drawn copper wire compliant with EN 13602, as well as individual customer specifications; Surface bare or tinned;
wire bundles consisting of 5 to 16 ends; dynamically or statically spooled depending on wire diameter test certificate 3.1 according to EN 10204 with mechanical values (chemical values on request
MULTI WIRE SINGLE WIRE
WIRE (DIAMETER IN MM) REEL - FLANGE DIAMETER (IN MM) 0,07 - 0,05 0,15 - 0,10 0,50 - 0,15 630 560 450 400 315 250
0,05 mm
0,14 mm
µm >0,14 mm to 0,29 mm min.0,6 µm >0,29 mm min.0,8 µm
Soft annealed: Total tin coating:
to
min.0,4
OVERVIEW PACKAGING
DELIVERY
All of our products come in specially made or standard-compliant, secure packaging. Our packaging guarantees retention of shape, ensuring that a product's properties are preserved to the utmost after leaving the factory. Sea-worthy packaging is also standard for our overseas clients. We can also assess individual requirements provided they can be presented as a drawing.
PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS
- Mini barrel / E 500, max. capacity 300 kg filling weight
- Cardboard octabin type N, max. capacity 1200 kg filling weight
- Cardboard octabin type J, max. capacity 1700 kg filling weight
- Cardboard octabin type SNXXL, max. capacity 1700 kg filling weight
- Cardboard octabin type SXXL / Oct 1200, max capacity 2300 kg filling weight
SOME EXAMPLES OF PACKAGING
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DIN 450 DIN 400 DIN 315 DIN 250 DIN 630 DIN 560 OCTABIN J OCTABIN SXXL OCT 1200 OCTABIN N OCTABIN SNXXL MINI BARREL E 500 S 1000 S 800 COILS
BUNCHED & STRANDED WIRE BARE AND TINNED
HOT WIRED - TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Real-time communication, e-mobility, green energy transition for a more sustainable living together - none of these trends can be reality without copper, particularly without our bunches, strands and ropes. 7 – 19 – 37 – 61 is the code for flexibility.
Elcowire manufactures copper bunches, strands and ropes in a cross section range between 0,05 mm² and 1000 mm² with bare or tinned surface.
Our optimised conductors with high conductivity and outstanding surface quality are made precisely for our customers’ specific needs for applications which require high flexibility.
STRANDS BUNCHES
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ELCOWIRE.COM STRANDS BUNCHES STANDARD AND SET-UPS IN DIN EN 60228 / VDE 0295 CATEGORIES 2, 5 AND 6 CLASS 6 CLASS 5 CLASS 2 CROSS-SECTION IN MM² 18 x 0,10 - - 0,14 32 x 0,10 14 x 0,15 - 0,25 42 x 0,10 19 x 0,15 - 0,34 21 x 0,15 12 x 0,20 - 0,38 28 x 0,15 16 x 0,20 7 x 0,30 0,5 42 x 0,15 24 x 0,20 7 x 0,37 0,75 56 x 0,15 32 x 0,20 7 x 0,43 1 84 x 0,15 30 x 0,25 7 x 0,52 1,5 140 x 0,15 50 x 0,25 7 x 0,67 2,5 224 x 0,15 56 x 0,30 7 x 0,85 4 196 x 0,20 84 x 0,30 7 x 1,05 6 322 x 0,20 80 x 0,40 7 x 1,35 10 525 x 0,20 128 x 0,40 7 x 1,70 16 798 x 0,20 196 x 0,40 7 x 2,13 25 1120 x 0,20 280 x 0,40 7 x 2,52 35 672 x 0,30 399 x 0,40 19 x 1,83 50 988 x 0,30 356 x 0,50 19 x 2,17 70 1330 x 0,30 475 x 0,50 19 x 2,52 95 1691 x 0,30 608 x 0,50 37 x 2,03 120 2072 x 0,30 760 x 0,50 37 x 2,27 150 1480 x 0,40 950 x 0,50 37 x 2,52 185 1924 x 0,40 1221 x 0,50 61 x 2,24 240 2405 x 0,40 1480 x 0,50 61 x 2,50 300 3182 x 0,40 1998 x 0,50 61 x 2,89 400 3965 x 0,40 2562 x 0,50 61 x 3,23 500 STANDARD AND SET-UPS IN DIN EN 60228 / VDE 0295 CLASS 2, 5 AND 6 CROSS SECTION IN MM² CLASS 2 CLASS 5 CLASS 6
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION STRANDS BUNCHES
Bunches, strands and ropes made of round drawn copper wires compliant with EN 60288 (VDE0295), as well as individual customer specifications;
Surface bare or tinned; wire diameter in tinned bunches, strands and ropes 0,05 mm to 2,8 mm; total tin coating for wire diameters:
0,05 mm to 0,14 mm min.0,4 µm
>0,14 mm to 0,29 mm min.0,6 µm
>0,29 mm min.0,8 µm
Soft annealed, hard drawn on request; cross section 0,05 mm² to 1.000 mm²; delivery of compacted ropes on request test certificate 3.1 according to EN 10204 with mechanical values (chemical values on request)
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CROSS-SECTION IN MM² REEL - FLANGE DIAMETER (IN MM) 0,5 - 0,05 2,5 - 0,5 6 - 2,5 25 - 6 1000 800 630 560 450 400 CROSS-SECTION IN MM² REEL- FLANGE DIAMETER (IN MM) 120 - 25 400 - 120 630 - 400 1000 - 630 2000 1400 1250 1000 800 REEL FLANGE DIAMETER (IN MM) REEL FLANGE DIAMETER (IN MM) CROSS SECTION IN MM² CROSS SECTION IN MM² BUNCHES, BARE AND TINNED STRANDS & ROPES, BARE AND TINNED
PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW PACKAGING
DELIVERY
STRANDED WIRE:
All of our products come in specially made or standardcompliant, secure packaging.
Our packaging guarantees retention of shape, ensuring that a product's properties are preserved to the utmost after leaving the factory.
We also offer sea-worthy packaging where required, or specific packaging as per your technical drawings.
We supply in all standard sizes and, on request, in other specifications and materials.
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SOME EXAMPLES OF PACKAGING
PLAIN WIRE ROPE AND STRANDED WIRE & ROPE: S 2000 S 1400 S 1250 DIN 630 DIN 560 WOODEN DRUM K 6 - K 26 H 800 - H 2400 K 6 - K 9 S 1000 S 800
TERMS OF TURNS
PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS
The direction in which stranded wire and wire rope is twisted is indicated by the letters S and Z. Regardless of which side you look at it from , the direction i salways the same: S= left twist, Z= right twist.
LAY LENGTH
The lay length is the length along the axis of a cable which an element of the wire needs to twist one whole time around that axis. It is defined either in mm or as a multiple of the diameter of the stranded wire.
STRANDED WIRE
We supply bunched stranded wires and concentric stranded wire: soft annealed bare or tinned using pure tin in lay direction S or Z.
BUNCHED STRANDED WIRES
Numerous strands or bundles of wires are bunched together. The strands within the wire do not have any particular order; their position in relation to one another changes constantly along the length of the wire.
CONCENTRIC STRANDED WIRE
The strands of concentrically structured stranded wire have a precisely defined position around the core of the wire. That ensures an absolutely regular structure.
Concentric stranded wire: 19-strand 37-strand
For concentric stranded wire with more than seven strands we different between four different types in terms of lay length: 7-strand
Unilay: True concentric:
Unilay concentric: same lay direction same lay length
Unidirectional concentric: same lay direction different lay length
Equilay concentric: changing lay direction same lay length
Conventional concentric: changing lay direction different lay length
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TURNS TERMS OF
WIRE ROPE:
Wire rope is either flexible or rigid. it is available bare or tinned (using pure tin), wound in lay direction S or Z, sealed or unsealed, soft or hard.
STRUCTURES:
7-strand= 1 + 6
19-strand= 1 + 6+ 12
37 strand= 1 + 6 + 12 + 18
61 strand= 1 + 6 + 12 + 18 + 24
STRANDED WIRE ROPEL
This is wire rope with a symmetrical structure consisting of and wound using pre-stranded wires. The following variations of this type of stranding are available.
EQUAL LAY ROPE:
The lay direction of the pre-stranded wire and the rope itself are the same. The diameter of wire ropes made this way is smaller than reverse lay and ordinary lay ropes.
REVERSE LAY ROPE:
The lay direction of the pre-stranded wires is the same as their position and it changes from layer to layer.
CROSS LAY ROPE:
The lay direction of the pre-stranded wires is counter to their position and changes from layer to layer.
Lay directions can also oppose, e.g. Equal lay rope in Z throughout.
Equal lay:
Reverse lay:
Cross lay:
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TURNS TERMS OF 4TH LAYER 24 3RD LAYER 18 2ND LAYER 12 1ST LAYER 6 CORE 1 LAYING TYPE Equal lay: S S S S S Strand: S S S S - Wire rope: Reverse lay: Z S Z S Z Strand: Z S Z S - Wire rope: Cross lay: Z S Z S Z Strand: S Z S Z - Wire rope:
WELDING WIRE
WELDING WIRE MADE OF CU-ETP OR CU-OF
ACCORDING TO DIN EN 13602
TIN, CAN AND VENTILATION DUCT
FIRMLY WELDED WITH ELCOWIRE
In many regions of the world packaging made of metal is common.
Fruit, vegetable and edible oil can be better protected from light and temperature in tins and cans for a long time.
Flammable substances such as paints, varnishes and technical oils can be stored safely in C anisters and aerosol cans.
A can is the perfect sustainable packaging.
Air ventilations systems define the future standard in modern buildings. They create a healthy environment for the people living and working inside there. And they support to reduce the consumption of energy in those buildings.
Copper welding wire is indispensable for the production of cans and ventilation ducts.
The high quality of our welding wire, its oustanding conductivity and circularity as well as its stable mechanical properties allow to make these products with a high processing speed above the common state of the art level. And after its utilisation the wire starts a second career in the recycling process.
It is a sustainable product for sustainable applications.
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Suitable for can welding and stitch welding machines. DIAMETERS UNITS PROPERTIES 2,5 2,26 2 1,8 1,6 1,5 1,38 1,24 mm Round wire nominal-Ø 4,91 4,00 3,14 2,54 2,01 1,77 1,5 1,21 mm² Cross section approx. 43,7 35,82 28 22,6 17,9 15,7 13,3 10,7 kg/km Weight (density 8.9 kg/dm³) 0 / – 0.04 mm Ø-Tolerance 0,02 Ω*mm²/m Specific resistance 20°C max. 57,5 MS/m Conductivity min. min. 180 N/mm² Yield strength. Rp 0.2 245 – 285 N/mm² Tensile strength. Rm 22-28 % Elongation at break. A PALLET DIMENSIONS WIDTH HEIGHT FILLING WEIGHT CARDBOARD L x W x H (in mm) (in mm) (in mm) max. (in kg) BARREL TYPE 1020 x 1020 x 140 (4 barrels) Ø 500 800 max. 300 Mini / E500 890 x 890 x 140 890 900 max. 1,200 N 890 x 890 x 140 890 1200 max. 1,700 J 1100 x 1100 x 140 1090 910 max. 1,700 SNXXL 1100 x 1100 x 140 1090 1200 max. 2,300 SXXL / Oct1200 CHARACTERISTICS UNITS DIAMETERS
OVERVIEW PACKAGING TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
The Group has expanded and this has added production capacity, but perhaps even more importantly, sales capacity, technical competence and experience.
Capacity is important, but even more so is the knowledge of our Elcowire colleagues.
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MANAGEMENT WIRE & STRANDS
CHRISTOPH BUSCH
Head of BU Wire & Strands
Language: German, English & French
christoph.busch@elcowire.com
+49(0)3476 89 2265
Mobile +49 (0)151 1610 1347
SALES & APPLICATIONS WIRE & STRANDS
DENNY KOLBE
Sales Manager
Markets:
Language: German, English
denny.kolbe@elcowire.com
Mobile +49(0)160 96 32 89 32
CALLE CROONA
Sales Manager
Markets: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Language: Swedish & English
calle.croona@elcowire.com
Mobile +46 (0)705 300 696
Withsustainabilityinmind,combinedwithwidetechnical knowledgeandexperienceinestablishingnewareasof operationandbusiness,wearelookingforwardtogiveyou answerstoyourquestions... ”
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KRZYSZTOF KOENIG
Regional Sales Manager - Eastern Europe
Markets: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Language: German, Polish & English
krzysztof.koenig@elcowire.com
Mobile +48 (0)790 890 350
TONY HILL
Application Engineer
Language: Swedish & English
tony.hill@elcowire.com
Mobile +46 (0)703 195 366
WALID TOUZI
Sales Manager
Markets: Africa, Middle East
Language: Arabic, English & French
walid.touzi@elcowire.com
Mobile +216 24 326 990
FRANZISKA WEDLER
Teamleader Customer Service Hettstedt
Language: German & English
franziska.wedler@elcowire.com
+ 49 (0) 3476 89 2526
US CONTACT
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WIRE & STRANDS
ANIKA BENDEL
Hettstedt
Language: German & English
anika.bendel@elcowire.com
+49 (0)3476 89 2153
MANUEL LANGER
Hettstedt
Language: German & English
manuel.langer@elcowire.com
+49 (0)3476 89 2142
EMMELI ROOS
Helsingborg
Language: Swedish & English
emmeli.roos@elcowire.com
Mobile +46 (0)791 429 157
SABRINA GROSSMANN
Hettstedt
Language: German, English & French
sabrina.grossmann@elcowire.com +49 (0)3476 89 2360
MICHAEL CONRAD
Hettstedt
Language: German & English
michael.conrad@elcowire.com +49 (0)3476 89 2268
LOUISE OLSSON
Helsingborg
Language: Swedish & English
louise.olsson@elcowire.com
+46(0)42 19 53 15
KERSTIN RIEGLER
Hettstedt
Language: German
kerstin.riegler@elcowire.com +49 (0)3476 89 3031
KAREN CARLSTRÖM
Helsingborg
Language: English & Swedish
karen.carlstrom@elcowire.com@
Mobile +46 (0)790 890 350
DÖRTE LÛTHJE-FRISTEDT
Helsingborg
Language: German, Swedish & English
dorte.fristedt@elcowire.com
+46 (0)42 19 53 42
ISABELLE PERSSON
Helsingborg
Language: German, Swedish, English & French
isabelle.persson@elcowire.com
+46 (0)42 19 53 40
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COPPER ALTERNATIVES
OUR SOLUTIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES. WITH RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE ARE DEVELOPING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE YOU WITH OUTSTANDING ENERGY-SAVING PRODUCTS WITH MAXIMUM CIRCULARITY.
STANDARD COPPER
Our copper is responsible sourced to prevent abuses of human rights, avoid contributing to conflicts, as well as safeguarding health and safety of miners in the supply chain. Our cathodes are LME Grade A and in accordance with the standard ASTM B115, or EN 1978.
LOW-CARBON COPPER
The Low-carbon Copper has less than half of the CO2 emissions per kg copper compared to standard copper. The reduced CO2 emissions of our Low-carbon Copper have been validated scientifically and will play an important role in the transition, to achieve the goal of net-zero CO2 emission by 2050 set by the EU. The carbon emissions reduction by using Low-carbon Copper is based on using copper mines with electrified production, Elcowire's lean prodution methods, very efficient ore concentration process and a world-class green energy mix.
Elcowire sets the example by producing semi-fiished and finished products that have a low impact on nature and climate.
RECYCLED COPPER
One of the most significant benefits of copper is its recyclability. Copper is a highly sought-after material in the recycling industry because it can be recycled over and over again without losing its quality or purity. This means that copper can be reused in new products, reducing the need for mining and extraction of new copper ore. Recycling copper also reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with copper production, making it an environmentally friendly choice. Elcowire's waste management and processing of materials are focused on going from linear flows to circular flows, supporting the core of a circular economy.
Metals are extracted withlowestpossible impactfrom suppliers' mines
End-of-Life materials can be sent back to smelters to be refined inseveralprocesssteps
Internalmetalscrap isrecycled
End-of-Lifecoppercanbesentbackto Elcowiretoberecycled
Processscrap from customers canberecycled at Elcowire
Mines Suppliers(smelters) Cathods(rawmaterial) manufacturing
Elcowire -Wire,rodandconductor materialmanufacturing
Customers -Cableandothercopperbased soluctionsmanufacturing
Elcowire's circularity process enables our customers to reduce their CO2 emissions.
End-of-Life
- At the material end-of-life thereareseveralpossibilities forthematerialtogetanewlife
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SOMETIMES INVISIBLE, YET ALWAYS PRESENT
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OUR BUSINESS UNITS
ROD
BU Rod has an annual production capacity of 300 000 tons of pure and silver, tin- and magnesium-alloyed copper wire rod.
BU Rod is one of the largest manufacturers in Europe with continuous cast and upcast in rod dimensions 8–30 mm.
WIRE & STRANDS
BU Rail serves the worldwide market for overhead conductor material, including catenary and contact wires, feeder, stitch, jumper and earthing wires.
Our products are suitable for all speeds of operation and support sustainability in railway design.
Our drawn wire products cover a diameter range between 4,6 mm and 0,05 mm. They are made from Elcowire continuous cast wire rod.
BU Wire & Strands manufactures our wires in compliance with European and international standards.
RAIL SPECIALS C
BU Specials is a leading provider of drawn and extruded profiles used in various applications for energy transmission.
BU Specials is supporting our customers to build up renewable energy transmission systems.
ELCOWIRE GROUP
With an annual production of 300 000 tons
Elcowire is one of the largest manufacturers in Europe of copper wire rod, wires, stranded conductors, profiles and overhead catenary systems made from copper, copper alloys and aluminium.
HIGH VOLTAGE
BU High Voltage’s conductor materials are being used in cables for interconnections, off shore wind parks, underground power links and other applications.
BU High Voltage offers our extensive knowledge and products primarily to manufactures of high voltage and extra high voltage cables.
voltage and extra high voltage cables.
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