U.S. Copper Clad Steel Wire Market, by Product Type (Copperclad Dead Soft Annealed (DSA) Steel Wire, Copperclad Jacketed Steel Wire, Copperclad Composite Conductors (CCC), Copperclad Wire-high Strength (HS) and Extra High Strength (EHS), and Others (Copperclad Type M Guy Wire, etc.), by Bimetallic Wire Type (Low Carbon Steel Wire (LCSW) and High Carbon Steel Wire (HCSW)), by Application (Grounding Conductors for Primary Surge Arresters, Connectors, Power Installation, and Others (Lightning Arrester, etc.)), by End-use Industry (Telecommunication, Power Generation, Electrical and Electronics, Building and Construction, Automotive, and Others (Aerospace, etc.)) - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2021 - 2028
Copper-clad steel (CCS), commonly known as copper-covered steel or by the trademarked name Copperweld, is a bi-metallic product mostly used in the wire industry. It combines steel's excellent mechanical resistance with copper's conductivity and corrosion resistance. The applications of CCS include motors and magnetic assemblies, specialty resistors and capacitors, and intelligent temperature and pressure measuring instrumentations.
Market Dynamics
Copper clad steel wire is a potential alternative to solid copper-based wires. The scrap value of copper clad steel wire is lower than solid copper wire, which offers theft resistance. This, in turn, is expected to increase the demand for copper clad steel wire in the U.S. over the forecast period.
Electricity demand is increasing in the U.S. owing to rising population, which is expected to boost the demand for CCS wire over the forecast period. For instance, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, total U.S. retail electricity sales to end-use customers was 3,802 billion kWh (3.8 trillion kWh) in 2018 which was about 79 billion kWh more than that in 2017. In the U.S., the sales of electricity to residential customers was 1,464 billion kWh which was 39% share of total sales in 2018, commercial sector accounted for 1,377 billion kWh (36%), industrial sector accounted for 953 billion kWh (25%), and transportation accounted for 8 billion kWh (0.2%).
The growing use of fiber-optic cables in the telecommunications industry is expected to put a limitation on the growth of the U.S. copper clad steel wire market. Optical fiber has advantages over copper wire in long-distance, high-bandwidth applications due to lower attenuation and interference in telecommunication industry. Therefore, the availability of substitutes is expected to restrain the U.S. copper clad steel wire market growth over the forecast period.
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