Why is copper considered king?

Colin is an Afro-Scot, born and raised in Kenya, where his grandfather started a farm over 100 years ago after moving there from Scotland. After completing his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Edinburgh University he worked for 36 years for International Paint, one of the largest Marine coating companies in the world. It was here he worked in both R&D and Marketing of antifouling paints, which involved extensive worldwide travel. In 2014 he moved from the UK to Helena, to work for American Chemet, where he manages the R&D team at their production site in East Helena. He has been married to Pamela Anderson for nearly 40 years, and they have 2 sons, 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters, including twins aged 4 who live in Lagos, Nigeria.

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