There are approximately 150 individual member companies of the IWCC. Member companies and their subsidiaries and affiliates use the majority of all copper produced annually in their manufacturing processes.
The IWCC was originally founded as an international organisation for national associations, known as National Groups. Over time that structure has become less rigid and there are now three categories of members:
National Groups
Where a national association is an IWCC member, any company in that country that wishes to join the IWCC must first be a member of their national association.
Corporate Members
Corporate members are individual companies which are members of the IWCC directly and not through their national association.
Associate Members
Associate Membership is open to any organisation engaged in and adding value to the
copper and copper alloy semis fabricator industry.
Members of the IWCC must manufacture one or more of the following products:
Copper
- Copper wire rod
- Copper wire
- Copper rods, bars and sections
- Copper plate, sheet, strip and foil
- Copper tube
Alloy
- Alloy wire
- Alloy rods, bars and sections
- Alloy plate, sheet, strip and foil
- Alloy tube
This does not preclude member companies being an IWCC member if the member company manufactures other products using materials other than copper and/or copper alloys.
Where are our members based?
The map below displays the headquarters of IWCC members. It emphasises that IWCC members come from a wide variety of countries across the globe, shown in red, including:
China, Thailand, Vietnam, USA, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Greece, Bahrain, India, Japan, Netherlands, Malaysia, South Korea, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Bulgaria, Chile, UK and Poland.
This broad membership base gives us a strong insight into all major copper semis markets and allows us to build comprehensive and robust statistical reports.
