Summary
The biggest reason was building new roads, bridges and buildings.
Cars and trucks also needed more copper for their parts.
Copper helps electricity move in wires and in machines.
Key Points
4 points1
Copper demand rose 12% to 2,100 thousand tonnes.
2
Infrastructure projects grew 29%, driving copper use.
3
Car and truck production added 14% more copper need.
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Building work increased copper demand by 9%.
New Words to Learn
5 wordscopper
a reddish metal used to make wires and parts that carry electricity
kilotonnes
a thousand tonnes; a very big weight
infrastructure
big projects like roads, bridges and buildings that help a country work
automotive
things related to cars and trucks
industrial
connected to factories and making things
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