Integrating the metallurgy activity
Nexans is the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer of cables, with 4 metallurgy plants: Lens (France), Montreal (Canada), Lima (Peru), Santiago (Chile).
Cables
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Cu
copper
Copper
Odyssey
Copper, the first metal worked by man at the dawn of the Neolithic revolution and at the heart of the second industrial energy revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, is today one of the pillars of the ongoing energy transition.
Copper, the new
challenge of electrification
Between increasing shortage of resources and rising global consumption.
The electrical cable industry, which has already undergone many transformations in its long history, is facing a new challenge. At the same time, it is facing an explosion in demand for electricity, and therefore an expected increase in global copper consumption.
Between increasing shortage of resources and rising global consumption.
The electrical cable industry, which has already undergone many transformations in its long history, is facing a new challenge. At the same time, it is facing an explosion in demand for electricity, and therefore an expected increase in global copper consumption.
Copper, the new challenge of electrification
- Increase in world demand for copper
-
Scarcity
of mining resources -
Composition
of an electrical cable
Increase in world demand for copper
Weight in million tons (Mt)
Sources: Goldman Sachs / ICSG / Nexans Analysis
Scarcity
of mining resources
Annual production of
24Mt of copper and 10Mt of scrap for the next 5 years…
… for a 39Mt annual
copper demand in 2030
Sources: Goldman Sachs / ICSG / Nexans Analysis
Composition
of an electrical cable
40 to 80%
copper
Sources: Nexans
The life cycle
of an electrical cable
Improving copper recycling
and collection
Improving copper recycling
and collection
Improving copper recycling
and collection
Recycling its own copper waste
All copper waste undergoes a recycling process.
Improving copper recycling
and collection
Exploiting urban mines
Improving copper collection from the electrical networks of our cities and infrastructures.
For information
Nexans has been working with RecyCâbles (a joint venture between Nexans and Suez) since 2008. In 2023, 9,410 tons of cable waste have been processed within this facility.
I believe in inventing a new business management model, in which the circular economy will be replaced by circular performance. In other words, an ethical and circular model, but not one that is diminishing.
Christopher Guérin
CEO, Nexans
Nexans
goals
2024
>5%
recycled copper
2030
30%
recycled copper
