Tag: scrap-based copper rods

India: Primary copper producers oppose common BIS standards for scrap-based FRHC rods

May 19, 2026

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by

Pranjaly

in Copper, Non Ferrous

Nearly 400,000 t copper rod trade remains outside quality norms Purity concerns intensify scrutiny of scrap-based copper rods India’s leading primary copper producers, including Hindalco Industries, Vedanta, Hindustan Copper and Adani Enterprises, have opposed the proposed inclusion of scrap-based fire-refined high conductivity (FRHC) copper rods under existing Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications, citing concerns…