Press Release

Decarbonizing production: Aurubis begins test series for the use of blue ammonia in copper rod production

Hamburg | Saturday, October 22, 2022

  • First delivery of blue, low-carbon ammonia has arrived at Aurubis from the United Arab Emirates
  • Use of ammonia reduces amount of natural gas required for the production of copper wire rod by up to 20 %
  • CEO Roland Harings: “An additional important step towards the decarbonization of our industrial processes by means of hydrogen derivatives.”
Important Signal for Germany as an Industrial Location

During the eight-week test series, low-emission ammonia will partially replace fossil natural gas in the rod plant. If the pilot project is successful, up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year could be saved in the Aurubis plant in Hamburg alone.

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