Bobwins, I agree that the importance of the US housing industry on copper prices is overblown. Virtually all of the local builders already switched to plastic from copper pipe a couple of years ago when prices shot up. I expect it is the same nationally unless some building codes prohibit it and I am not aware of any. Only wiring still uses copper extensively.
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