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Anyone following the markets lately will notice that commodity prices have been on a steady rise through the first half of the year.  As SO cable as well as Type G, Type W, welding cable and DLO cable are all heavily dependent on raw input prices, there has been a noticable increase in the pricing of these items.

Many of our regular customers are acutely aware of the effects of increasing commodity prices.  Most important of course is the cost of copper.  Copper as of today was selling for about $2.20 per pound on the COMEX.  While much higher than it was at the beginning of the year, it still has a long way to go to catch up with the $4.00 per pound cost it reached in the summer of 2008.  A close second to copper is the cost of oil.  As the jacket and insulation of most cables are petroleum based, the cost of oil plays a big role in pricing also.  Oil of course topped in the $140 per barrel range last summer and is currently around $70 per barrel.

As the economy improves it is quite likely that we will witness a continued increase in these raw input costs.  Most economists agree that we will begin to see a recovery starting in the second half of the year and into 2010.  Many emerging markets are already seeing improvements with China of course being the 800 lb gorilla.  If we stay on this current track it is reasonable to believe that copper and oil will continue the steady march north.  If you are a big buyer of the larger sizes of wire and cable it may behoove you to take a look at some projections later this year and maybe think about stocking up now before we begin to see the big increases.

As always if you have any questions you can contact us at 800-714-9473.

Is there a big difference between welding cable and DLO cable? Both are single conductor cables but that is about where the similarities end. Diesel locomotive cable is available from 10 awg up to 777.7 MCM. This cable is rated 90 degrees celsius and 2000 volt. Primary uses include of course diesel locomotives as well as oil and gas rigs, motor leads, mining and earth moving equipment and shipyards. There is usually an inner insulation as well as outer jacket which affords tremendous impact and abrasion resistance.

Welding cable is generally available from 6 awg up to 500 MCM. While not quite as robust as DLO cable, welding cable is also used in situations where power generation is needed. Many people use this cable when they need to power generators or similar type equipment. This cable is usually rated at 600 volts and 90 degree celsius.

Delco Wire and Cable stocks both types of cable in all gauge sizes. We do not charge to cut to length for you and there are no minimum orders. You can check out specifications for the DLO cable here and for the welding cable here. Please also feel free to call us at 800-714-9473 should you have any questions.