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Aurubis AG: Strengthening Europe’s raw materials security: Aurubis inaugurates globally one-of-a-kind recycling plant for strategic metals
Aurubis AG: Strengthening Europe’s raw materials security: Aurubis inaugurates globally one-of-a-kind recycling plant for strategic
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EQS-News: Aurubis AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Aurubis AG: Strengthening Europe’s raw materials security: Aurubis inaugurates globally one-of-a-kind recycling plant for strategic metals 03.07.2026 / 15:31 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Strengthening Europe’s raw materials security: Aurubis inaugurates globally one-of-a-kind recycling plant for strategic metals€190 million investment raises Aurubis’ agility, flexibility and independence: Expanded processing of recycling material and intermediates in the company’s smelter networkGreater resilience for EU supply chains: Innovative plant reinforces supply of strategically critical metals for industry COO Tim Kurth: “With Complex Recycling Hamburg, we’re expanding our multimetal expertise and showing how metals can be sustainably and reliably processed in Germany.” Hamburg, July 3, 2026 — Aurubis AG, a leading global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide, marked the inauguration of a globally unique plant at its Hamburg site today. The new facility will enable the company to process greater volumes of increasingly complex recycling materials and smelter intermediates in the future. The Complex Recycling Hamburg (CRH) facility integrates the capabilities of multiple smelting processes into a single unit. For the first time, raw materials containing copper, lead and sulfur can be processed in a single plant. Together with Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Dr. Christopher Schwieger, State Councilor of the Hamburg Authority for Economic Affairs, Labor and Innovation, Aurubis COO Tim Kurth officially kicked off production after around two-and-a-half years of construction. The €190 million investment is expected to deliver a considerable positive financial contribution once fully ramped up. This makes CRH one of the most significant growth projects under the company’s current strategy, “Aurubis Performance 2030: Forging resilience. Leading in multimetal.”Unlocking more value from complex materials The new facility enables Aurubis to process attractive recycling materials for which there are only a limited number of buyers worldwide. CRH will allow the company to treat more than 30,000 additional tons of recycling material per year, as well...