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Cal-Chem Metals was founded in 1980 as a trading company for copper oxide and related materials. In 1996, the company began operations in Arizona, manufacturing copper oxide for a single customer. That business grew until Cal-Chem needed a larger facility and moved to their current location in Globe, Arizona in 1998.
Cal-Chem specializes in purchasing by-products from our clients. Cal-Chem purchases byproducts from companies around North America making our vendor relationship a profitable alternative to other suppliers.
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Cal-Chem provides copper recovery services including: copper smelting, copper tube, copper wire, copper rod, weld-metal, exothermic welding, flash welding, copper recycling and scrap dealers with a variety of recovery services.
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Cal-Chem continues to manufacture copper oxide while continually striving to solve copper-bearing byproduct dilemmas with innovative solutions. Read more about the types of clients we service.