Chart of the Month - Significant thermal desal metals prices since 2005

This month's chart is the companion to the chart on page 12 which illustrates the capital cost of desalination plants by delivery method.


The chart shows the trends in pricing for some of the most significant metals used in thermal desalination. It illustrates the fact that copper and nickel have recovered from the lows experienced in 2008 and early 2009, while titanium has yet to recover the highs it experienced in 2005, when Chinese demand created a global shortage of the metal. The ...

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