Copper news

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  11 September 2026

  European Commission: EU battery recycling targets remain fit for purpose

  Assessment finds no need to revise current recycling efficiency and material recovery targets; calls for continued monitoring and sets next review by 18 August 2031.
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  8 September 2026

  Metso to supply processing equipment for Viscaria copper mine

  Delivery covers crushing, flotation, magnetic separation, filtration and other plant equipment for a 120,000 t/y copper concentrate operation; order ≈EUR 40m.
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  7 September 2026

  BHP awards Worley EPCM and study contracts for Copper South Australia

  Contracts cover study and EPCM work for potential Olympic Dam block cave and Carrapateena underground expansion; both projects are subject to BHP final investment decisions.
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  31 August 2026

  thyssenkrupp Steel starts partial refurbishment of Schwelgern 2 blast furnace

  Six-week partial refurbishment of Europe’s largest blast furnace begins Aug 30; cooling, refractory and auxiliary systems serviced; occasional night-time noise possible.
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  27 August 2026

  Nippon Shokubai revises investment and schedule for new IONEL™ (LiFSI) plant

  Investment raised to ¥43.0 billion and commercial start pushed to Dec 2028; 3,000 t/yr LiFSI plant; delay and higher material/construction costs cited.
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  25 August 2026

  Metso to supply ~EUR 25m processing package for Yenipazar polymetallic project

  Key concentrator package for a greenfield polymetallic mine in Yozgat province covering comminution, flotation, dewatering and online analytics.

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  18 August 2026

  Aramco and Maaden JV to explore copper and energy‑transition minerals in Saudi Transition Zone

  Explore ~182,000 km² Transition Zone (~10% of Saudi land) for copper and other energy‑transition minerals using AI and high‑performance computing; subject to regulatory approvals.
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  13 August 2026

  thyssenkrupp Q3 2025/26: sales up and adjusted EBIT improves as strategic realignment advances

  Order intake fell to €7.7bn; adjusted EBIT forecast raised to €600–900m; shareholders approved tk accelis spin-off; TKMS backlog >€20bn with major July contract wins.
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  12 August 2026

  Boliden: Laver concession upheld after appeals rejected

  Government rejected appeals, keeping the Laver concession intact; the deposit could double Sweden’s copper output and boost Europe’s copper self-sufficiency by about 10%.
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  6 August 2026

  Aurubis raises full‑year outlook after stronger Q3 and major project progress

  Group EBT and ROCE improved; Q3 outperformed prior quarters; large recycling plant started and ~90% of €1.7bn investment programme completed.
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  6 August 2026

  Worley wins engineering contract for USSM multi‑metallic processing hub

  Engineering, procurement and construction support for a cobalt refinery and black‑mass line to convert cobalt hydroxide and battery black mass into critical metals.
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  31 July 2026

  Umicore H1 2026 results

  Adj. EBITDA +33% to €577m and margin 30.2%; revenues €1.9bn; Free Operating Cash Flow €295m; guidance upgraded to slightly above €1bn adj. EBITDA for FY2026.
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  28 July 2026

  Toray develops resin-film substrate for anode current collectors

  Resin-film substrate for anode current collectors matches copper performance, cuts collector weight 50–60%, reduces cell weight ≈10%, produced at 4.5 µm and sampled to customers.
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  21 July 2026

  SPIE modernizes electrical infrastructure at Uniper's Staudinger power plant

  Modernization 2024–2028 replaces ≈52 km of LV distribution cables and all low/medium‑voltage cabling; 180 t of copper removed; plant to remain in service until 2031.
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  20 July 2026

  tk accelis outlines mid-term targets and spin-off plan at Capital Markets Day

  Presents >4% sales CAGR and 4–5% adjusted EBITDA margin targets, details growth strategy and plans a minority-stake spin-off subject to thyssenkrupp shareholder vote on 7 Aug 2026.
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  15 July 2026

  Anglo Asian Mining hires Worley for Xarxar and Garadag copper feasibility studies

  Feasibility studies for two Azerbaijan copper deposits will assess heap‑leach and SX‑EW processing; Xarxar due mid‑2027, Garadag H1 2028; ~90,000 m drilling planned.
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  3 July 2026

  Aurubis opens Complex Recycling Hamburg plant for strategic metals

  New unit processes copper, lead and sulfur in one plant, raising recycling capacity and EU supply-chain resilience.
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  2 July 2026

  Inge Hofkens (Aurubis) elected President of European Metals

  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.
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  26 June 2026

  AIQBE posts record €827M investment in industrial infrastructure

  827M€ for new plants; 23,303 jobs linked; €272M environmental/efficiency spend and €179M R&D; Andalusia aims to make Huelva a net-zero industrial valley.
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  16 June 2026

  MAIRE/NEXTCHEM buys 70% of ETEK (owner of SISEMTEK) to add metals recovery capabilities

  Majority buy adds pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrowinning tech to recover precious and critical metals from e‑waste, batteries, PV panels and mining tailings.
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  11 June 2026

  Aurubis Hamburg opens high-capacity RDE exhaust and filter system

  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.
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  8 June 2026

  Aurubis Italia first site in Italy awarded The Copper Mark

  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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  26 May 2026

  Evonik partners with University of Guanajuato on sustainable, lower-toxicity mining chemicals

  Academic-industry collaboration to develop biosurfactant-based, lower-toxicity chemicals for mining, accelerating market rollout while reducing environmental impact.
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  21 May 2026

  Asahi Kasei develops PSPI film for panel-level semiconductor packaging

  New photosensitive polyimide film combines liquid PSPI and dry-film photoresist for uniform lamination on large panels, enabling finer circuits, extra insulating layers and higher yields.
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  11 May 2026

  Aurubis reports stronger Q2 and raises full-year forecast

  Q2 operating EBT €121m (+15% q/q); H1 EBT €226m; H1 EBITDA €351m (+3%). Net cash flow €161m, down on higher inventories. ROCE 8.1% as €1.7bn projects near completion; new recycling plants ramping up.
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  29 April 2026

  Evonik opens PEEK magnet‑wire lab in China

  China lab develops PEEK rectangular magnet-wire for NEV motors: extrusion/coating, dimensional checks and reliability tests (BDV, PDIV, corona, oil-aging) to accelerate product development.
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  29 April 2026

  ROSI raises €20m+ to scale PV recycling in Europe

  €20M+ plus EU grants to fund industrial expansion: 10,000 t/yr solar-panel recycling plant in Spain, scalable automated line, new production director appointed, recycling partnership renewed
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  21 April 2026

  Statkraft completes Montes de Cierzo repowering with 98% waste recovery

  44 ageing turbines replaced by 10 new units; capacity rises from 60 to 90 MW and output to 300 GWh/yr. 14.26 MW (28.51 MWh) batteries added. €5M local co-investment; full repower by 2027.
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  21 April 2026

  Aurubis signs multi-year low‑carbon copper supply deal with NKT

  Multi-year agreement supplies low‑carbon Wire ROD for high‑voltage cables across Europe, ensuring reliable quality, resilient supply chains and supporting energy-transition projects.
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  29 March 2026

  LOTTE Chemical to merge with HD Hyundai Chemical after Daesan spin-off, pivots to specialty materials

  Targets >60% specialty by 2030; building a 500k t/yr compounding plant; creating hydrogen value chain—four fuel-cell plants (80MW) and 450‑bar H2 hub; expanding high-end copper foil and TMAH output.