The transformation and privatisation in the cable and copper industry of the central European countries

摘要

Copper is a basic metal in our modernworld. Copper ransk behind steel and aluminium asthe thirs most used metal in terms of tonnageconsumed for Copper products are very large, mainly in:Building sector – 48 percentEngineering sector – 18 percentElectrical and electronic sector – 15 percentMotor vehicle sector – 9 percentSpecial high technology applictionsThe reason for using copper in a very range marketsis that copper as a material has major advantegescompared with many other metals. (long lasting,Economical, Environmentally friendly, Multi - functional, innovative )So we have even more reason to believe that copperis the metal of the future and it is clear that copper 5importance will continue to grow, but no strongincreases are expected in the industry's largestmarkets, because the sales in these regions are likelyto remain modest, and the entire increase in world -wide sales will come from the emerging markets. Ibelieve Eeast and Central European market is so typeof emerging market on European territory, becauseeconomy in these countries is in process of transitionand restruction, enterprises are very open for newinvestments, all households will standardized by newtypes of appliences in short future, building sectorsinvestment's are expected and development of motor- vehicle sector and also cars' consumption increaseis note already at present days.All these arguments are even more important in thecontext of the opening - up of Eastern Europe.Here it is a giant opportunity for the copper industrynow and for in to the 21~ century.Just now is it possible to consider copper, which wasonce regarded only as a "strategic" material, forprivate and industrial consumption.We now it is very important to increase marketingand promotion, and so the main reason of mypresentation was to introduce Central Europeanregion and make a small promotion of all copper andcable companies here, as companies very stabil,economicly transformated or in the process oftransition and privatization, companies with verylong traditions and experiences in technical and productional levelHowever it is necessary to say also, thatinfrastructure development is important to developthese countries and industry also needs continuousrenovation, improvement and extension.First step was done already, privatization and transition startedhere and all these countries are very open for future collaboration.