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It's simply that copper is too expensive to use on an extensive scale such as hospital fittings. Copper costs about twice as much as stainless steel per tonne
by dingaling 7y ago
It's simply that copper is too expensive to use on an extensive scale such as hospital fittings.
Copper costs about twice as much as stainless steel per tonne and that is with current demand levels. Squeezing supply would raise that significantly.
- nradov 7y agoAnnual worldwide copper production is 18M tonnes and increasing. Most of it is used in plumbing and wiring. Taking a little bit for hospital hardware wouldn't impact demand much, and the extra cost would be a rounding error compared to all of the other equipment that goes into a modern healthcare facility.