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power infrastructure but will also be used to decarbonize critical foundation industries such as iron and steel. These opportunities and changes in the market fit well with our supply chain solutions approach: from supply and distribution of base copper product to the provision of prototype and series production of added value components in line with our customer requirements.
“ In terms of data centers, the rise of AI is causing a high level of activity across the market, and we’ re seeing almost a reconfiguration of supply chains to cope with increased demand,” he explains.“ In 2020, just before Brexit, we established a business in the Republic of Ireland, which not only gave us an advantage from a Brexit regulation point of view but has also enabled us to tap into the data center market as we’ re in a key area for the sector’ s switchgear supply chain.”
Over the last 12-to-18 months, Metelec has not only made significant strides to transform the business but has also
navigated challenging market conditions.“ Turbulence in international markets has been causing huge fluctuations in copper price, and US tariffs are affecting trade flows in physical copper, driving further uncertainty,” Kevin says.“ We have a clear strategy to cope with these fluctuations, which focuses on controlling the controllable, generating resilience by improving our supply chain management capability and adding value to our products and services.
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