Primetals Technologies copper rod mill sold to Southwire for end user Ningbo in China

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Demand leads to order of second copper rod mill
Will roll electrolytic tough pitch (ETP) copper
Fall 2017 startup expected

Ordering a second mill identical to one supplied to the Southwire Company, LLC of Carrollton, Georgia, USA by Primetals Technologies in 2010, Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co. Ltd. has signed a contract with Southwire for an SCR 3000 copper rod mill. The new mill will operate in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. Start up is expected in the fall of 2017.