2025 Press Releases

An Open Letter to Secretary Burgum
I write from the Copper Development Association (CDA), the North American based not-for-profit association of the copper industry, bringing together the North American copper and copper alloy semis fabricators and global copper mining and production industries, to bring awareness to the increased need for copper to be recognized as a critical mineral. CDA requests your assistance to exercise your statutory authority under section 7002(c)(4)(B) of the Energy Act of 2020 to immediately designate copper as an official Critical Mineral by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Manufacturers now have another reason to choose brass for drinking water system components.
Manufacturers of certain brass applications, including pipe fittings, valves, meters and pumps, may now be exempt from recurring NSF 61 testing and certification requirements that assess whether products leach unsafe levels of 14 regulated metals, including lead, arsenic and chromium.

An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Copper Development Association (CDA), a U.S. based not-for-profit organization representing the copper industry, I extend our congratulations on your election. We look forward to collaborating to achieve our shared goals: establishing America as the world’s leading energy producer, transforming the United States into a manufacturing powerhouse with products proudly made in America, and revitalizing our cities into safe, clean, and thriving spaces.

CDA welcomes entries for its 2025 North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA)
CDA welcomes entries for its 2025 North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA)