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Hardwell Copper Group Co., Ltd. is a US-invested multinational copper pipe & tube enterprise, established in January 2025 and headquartered in New York, US. The company’s production site in Thailand is located in Khao Khansong Sub-district, Sri Racha District, Chonburi Province, situated in the core area of Thailand’s EEC Eastern Economic Corridor, adjacent to the Laem Chabang deep-sea port, with logistics covering Southeast Asia and global markets. In July 2025, the company obtained the Thailand BOI official investment promotion certificate, enjoying green manufacturing special support policies under the EEC, including a maximum 15-year corporate income tax exemption and zero import tariffs on production equipment. The total project investment is 5 billion Thai Baht for constructing green copper pipe & tube production lines, supported by a recyclable water treatment system to advance low-carbon production. The first phase has an annual capacity of 20,000 mt of precision refrigeration copper pipe & tube. Production equipment is currently in the commissioning stage, with production expected to commence around October 2026. The second phase can be expanded to 50,000 mt per year, and upon reaching full capacity, the annual output value will be 10 billion Thai Baht. The company uses its Thailand plant as the Asia-Pacific manufacturing hub, with direct sales teams established in the US and Europe, offering localized supply and technical services to the global heating and cooling industry, aiming to become the leading high-end copper pipe & tube supplier in Southeast Asia.

"The heatwave has significantly driven sales growth, especially the PortaSplit air conditioner, which has sold out in some sales channels."

The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on 29 Jun , 2026