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Will the new Chinese green building standards have a positive impact on copper demand?
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Why buy this report?
Understand how China’s new national Green Building Evaluation standards could affect copper demand.
While there are significant uncertainties around how much copper could be used as a result of the new regulations, our quantitative analysis will help you make more accurate predictions.
What key questions does this report answer?
- Does the mass adoption of copper tubes in Chinese buildings make economic sense?
- How much will the adoption of copper tubes in water systems cost China’s building industry?
- How does copper stack up against plastic and stainless steel in terms of cost and durability?
Report summary
The new national standards for Green Building Evaluation came into effect on 1 August. The new standards have drawn great attention from the copper industry as it now includes copper tube as one of the recommended materials for inflow water pipes for green buildings. In this insight, we provide Wood Mackenzie's interpretation of the new national standards regarding the use of copper tube, as well as China’s target for green buildings in the 13th five-year plan. We also present a quantitative analysis on the possible impact on copper demand based on these interpretations.
Table of contents
- Chinese target for green buildings
- The new national standards for Green Building Evaluation
- Does the mass adoption of copper tubes make economic sense?
- Impact on copper demand and time frame - a scenario
Tables and charts
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Prices of water pipe by different material in 2019Cost of water system in total renovation costAdditional copper demand from copper tube adoption in green buildings
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