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For the 60 to 70 worksheds astatine Annuparpalayam successful Tiruppur city, soaring copper and brass prices are impacting business.
These worksheds marque intricate designs connected copper and brass sheets for temples and regular worship. The terms of brass is ₹1,350 a kg and that of copper is ₹1,600 a kg. The prices person gone up by ₹300 a kg successful the past 1 week. Two years ago, the terms of brass was ₹650 a kg and copper was ₹850 a kg, says Chandru, who runs a store astatine Annuparpalayam.
He is simply a 3rd procreation artisan supplying brass and copper arches and covers for gods and temples. “Our concern is usually bully during Pongal. But, it is dull for the past 1 period now. People person a fund to walk for temples and if the prices are high, they hold the orders,” helium said.
Annuparpalayam, which is well-known for its stainless alloy vessels and brass and copper worship essentials, has a clump of cottage industries. “We bargain metallic from the bluish States and supply employment to astir 500 people. The terms of copper is connected the emergence for the past fewer months,” helium said.
These metals should beryllium disposable locally astatine affordable prices truthful that the Annuparpalayam units bash not miss the orders, accidental the artisans.
