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Aluminum Wire in Automotive Is Growing, and the Reasons Go Beyond Weight Savings

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Aluminum Wire in Automotive Is Growing, and the Reasons Go Beyond Weight Savings

The aluminum versus copper debate in automotive wiring has been running for decades, with aluminum’s weight advantage as the perennial argument in its favor and the installation and termination challenges associated with aluminum wire as the perennial counterargument. What’s changed in recent years isn’t that aluminum has solved all of its application challenges, but that…

Solar Farm Wiring Is a Growing Aluminum Wire Market That Still Doesn’t Get Enough Attention

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Solar Farm Wiring Is a Growing Aluminum Wire Market That Still Doesn't Get Enough Attention

The solar energy installation market has received extensive coverage as a driver of demand for various materials, but the specific opportunity for aluminum wire within solar farm electrical systems is discussed less specifically than the scale of the opportunity warrants. Solar energy’s growth is one of the more durable and geographically broad demand drivers for…