Industries Supplied

The building industry is one of the main sectors where our brass and copper products are used.

The safe and economical distribution of electrical energy is a constant challenge, which is why the vast majority of electrical applications call for copper.

Electronics play an integral part in our daily lives and copper and its alloys are the key elements of the components that allow us to communicate over long distances, use a PC, watch a DVD or simply use a household appliance

Technological advancements in cars require an ever increasing amount of semi-finished copper and copper alloy products in every vehicle. This amount has tripled over the last 50 years.

The main elements that make up an air-conditioning system require copper tubes to more effectively perform their function: Copper tubes are indispensable for the distribution of liquids used in condensers and evaporators, which represent the main part of an ACR system; they are also used for connecting the various elements in order to ensure a correct installation of the system.

Modern technology for mobile phones, radio and television would be unimaginable without a multitude of cables

Copper is a natural and completely recyclable element which has excellent properties in the search for alternative energies, such as those sources of energy that encourage sustainable growth without damaging the environment in which we live.

The essential properties of copper and copper alloys, like being non-magnetic, thermally conductive, heat and pressure resistant, corrosion resistant, together with their mechanical behaviour and good workability are the reason for their use in many different fields in the mechanical industry.

Due to the highly corrosive nature of seawater, the materials used must meet the highest requirements to ensure reliable service performance.

Over the past 50 years the metal manufacturing industry has seen significant technological changes in the field of melting and casting. KME has been at the centre of this growth because of its continuous search for the best technological solutions and high performance materials.

The use of copper in minting coins has ancient origins and the introduction of the Euro has, without a doubt, been one of the biggest minting projects ever undertaken.

KME offers copper tubes that are highly suited for medical gas piping systems in hospitals. We also offer rolled products made of special alloys that are used in the electronic components of advanced medical diagnostic equipment.

Because of their properties, copper alloys (including pure copper) are widely used in hand crafted goods and in metalworking applications for every type of decorative object