Copper and the 4th of July!

Posted by on Jul 8, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

As we  celebrated July 4, take a moment to wish happy birthday to the Statue of Liberty, who celebrates her 125th birthday this year. She’s been a proud symbol of our nation’s freedom and has stood the test of time – with the help of the 31 tons (62,000 pounds) of copper. When the Statue of Liberty underwent a renovation in 1986, the copper corrosion weight was only 5%—after 100 years of battling the elements. Now that’s a testimony to copper’s sustainability over time.