Aurubis
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Aurubis AG is the largest copper
producer in Europe. The company is headquartered in Hamburg
, Germany
.
Aurubis was founded on 17 December 2008, after the buy-out of Cumerio
by Norddeutsche Affinerie. In March 2009, the General Meeting of Norddeutsche Affinerie renamed the company to Aurubis.
Aurubis produces copper cathodes from copper concentrates, copper scrap and other recycled raw materials. These are processed into continuous cast wire rod and shapes, rolled products as well as specialty wire made of copper and copper alloys. Precious metals and a series of other products, such as sulphuric acid and iron silicate are also produced.
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
producer in Europe. The company is headquartered in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
In 1866 Norddeutsche Affinerie was incorporated as a stock company.Aurubis was founded on 17 December 2008, after the buy-out of Cumerio
Cumerio
On 17 December 2008, Cumerio and Norddeutsche Affinerie AG became Aurubis - Europe’s biggest copper producer.Cumerio is a copper refining company formed in 2005 by the division of the copper activity of Umicore...
by Norddeutsche Affinerie. In March 2009, the General Meeting of Norddeutsche Affinerie renamed the company to Aurubis.
Operation
Aurubis is the global leader in copper recycling. It produces some 1 Mt/y of copper cathodes and more than 1.2 Mt/y of copper products per year. It has about 4,800 employees at 12 production sites in seven European countries (Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain and Slovakia).Aurubis produces copper cathodes from copper concentrates, copper scrap and other recycled raw materials. These are processed into continuous cast wire rod and shapes, rolled products as well as specialty wire made of copper and copper alloys. Precious metals and a series of other products, such as sulphuric acid and iron silicate are also produced.