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- From: Vol 7, Issue 6 (June 2006)
- Category: Analysis
- Region: Unspecified
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The recent commodities bull market has significant implications for desalination, particularly thermal technologies that employ large quantities of metal.
Over 50% of the total cost of a thermal plant is attributed to metal components. Plants rely on metals such as copper, which peaked in mid-May at over 2.5x its January 2005 price. High copper prices may make membrane technologies much more appealing. Nickel prices surged even higher, impinging on the stainless steel used in both technologies. High prices ...
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