Copper Development Association

America. We have associate members who either have their base of production outside of North America but may have offices in the U.S. or Canada; or they may be somebody that produces a tool that’s important to the installation of copper products; or they may produce copper end products like sinks, faucets, and things of that nature.” Passek says that CDA members are kept apprised of the association’s work and events through its website, which has information for the general public as well as a member’s portal. “A lot of it is public facing, but if you are a member, you get access to additional information,” he explains. “We collect industry statistics on production in various forms and it’s of great importance to our fabricator members to understand imports and exports of copper products. We also have information on meetings with regulatory bodies and issues that may be of importance through the members-only site, as well.” The CDA also holds two membership meetings a year. “We bring together our members for two days to meet with each other,” Passek reports. “We bring in some outside speakers; we have product forums, where our members will discuss issues of importance aligned with the product form that they may produce, whether it be rod and bar or wire and cable; and we identify what our priorities are for the industry and for CDA to potentially pursue, moving forward. We produce newsletters that go out periodically during the course of the year, as well.” CDA’s staff of 20 full-time employees is augmented by a number of consultants within the various industries that the association aligns with. “We also have the benefit of being part of the Copper Alliance, which is a global organization that supports the world’s copper mines,” Passek remarks. “And with that, comes connections to other regional copper offices in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. So then, we have an outreach to a much broader staff that goes over 125, worldwide. We share technical information, research, case histories, that benefit all of our