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Aurubis AG is a multimetal producer and recycler headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, and is Europe’s largest copper producer as well as one of the world’s leading copper recyclers. The company operates smelting and refining assets across Europe and North America. It was formerly known as Norddeutsche Affinerie AG.
Aurubis processes copper concentrates, scrap, and complex recycling materials to produce high-purity copper cathodes and fabricated products such as wire rod and continuous cast shapes. It also recovers and refines additional metals including precious metals, nickel, and tin, and supplies important by-products like sulfuric acid and iron silicate. Its materials support applications in electronics, renewable energy, mobility, and construction, with a strong emphasis on resource efficiency and closed-loop metal recycling.
Also known as Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg, and Aurubis Group.
chemXplore tracks 7 projects involving Aurubis, of which 5 are active.
Besides these 5, the record holds 2 completed projects.
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Automated sensor- and x‑ray-equipped plant to pre-process metal-bearing intermediates, improving valuation, safety and routing within the smelter network; due late 2028.
Long-term deal secures copper wire rod supply, increases access to recycled low‑carbon copper and bolsters Europe’s capacity for electrification, energy infrastructure and AI.
Delivery covers crushing, flotation, magnetic separation, filtration and other plant equipment for a 120,000 t/y copper concentrate operation; order ≈EUR 40m.
Group EBT and ROCE improved; Q3 outperformed prior quarters; large recycling plant started and ~90% of €1.7bn investment programme completed.
New unit processes copper, lead and sulfur in one plant, raising recycling capacity and EU supply-chain resilience.
Starts July 1 for a two-year term; will push policy changes—permitting, material classification, energy and supply-chain rules—to raise recovery rates for strategic metals.
Expanded RDE system doubles diffuse-emission reduction to ~80%, treats >1.6M m3/hr, returns captured metals to production; part of a €115m programme with KfW backing.
Avellino rod plant becomes first in Italy to gain The Copper Mark, completing certification of all four rod plants and expanding verified coverage across the group's production network.
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