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COST INTELLIGENCE· MARCH 2, 2026
Commodity Cost Drivers (Copper, Stainless, Pumps)
How upstream commodity moves translate into CDU bill-of-material cost shifts.
Copper is the dominant cost driver inside heat exchangers and motor windings. LME copper moves flow through to CDU BOM cost on a multi-month lag.
Stainless grade selection — 304 vs 316 vs higher alloys — has a material impact on piping cost, and the spread between grades is itself volatile.
Pump pricing aggregates motor, casting, and seal inputs. Watching the input stack is more useful than watching headline pump prices.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- →Copper drives heat exchanger and motor cost
- →Stainless grade selection materially impacts piping cost
- →Pump pricing reflects motor, casting, and seal inputs
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