Gree Electric said on an interactive platform on December 23 that copper is the core raw material for air conditioners, accounting for about 20% of the cost of air conditioners. Although the cost of aluminum is about 1/12 of copper under the same circumstances, there is a big gap with copper in terms of melting point, thermal conductivity, resistivity, corrosion resistance, etc., as well as long-term reliability. When its performance, quality, and reliability cannot be fully guaranteed, the company has no plans to replace aluminum with copper for the time being. The company attaches importance to research on aluminum instead of copper technology and will continue to pay attention to industry trends.

Gree Electric said on an interactive platform on December 23 that copper is the core raw material for air conditioners, accounting for about 20% of the cost of air conditioners. Although the cost of aluminum is about 1/12 of copper under the same circumstances, there is a big gap with copper in terms of melting point, thermal conductivity, resistivity, corrosion resistance, etc., as well as long-term reliability. When its performance, quality, and reliability cannot be fully guaranteed, the company has no plans to replace aluminum with copper for the time being. The company attaches importance to research on aluminum instead of copper technology and will continue to pay attention to industry trends.