Press Releases 2023


December 20, 2023

Aurubis achieves good full-year result of € 349 million despite extraordinary effects caused by criminal activities

Aurubis AG generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 349 million in the past fiscal year 2022/23.

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December 19, 2023

Ad-hoc: Further procedure of the Supervisory Board regarding the future personnel structure of the Executive Board of Aurubis AG

At the meeting of the Supervisory Board on December 19, 2023, the Supervisory Board discussed Executive Board matters in detail. Decisions were not taken.

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December 12, 2023

Aurubis to invest € 330 million in precious metals processing and environmental protection at the Hamburg site, expanding project pipeline to € 750 million

Aurubis AG has approved additional, comprehensive investments, with a focus on its Hamburg site.

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November 29, 2023

Investing in sustainability: Aurubis optimizes slag processing at Bulgarian site

Aurubis AG is investing around € 46 million in improving slag processing at its site in Bulgaria.

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November 22, 2023

Aurubis equal opportunity network Women4Metals wins HR Excellence Award

Women4Metals (W4M) was honored for its innovative projects and one-of-a-kind commitment to making the metal industry more attractive for women.

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November 22, 2023

Aurubis AG generates preliminary operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 349 million at upper end of most recent forecast and will release final fiscal year results on December 20, 2023

According to preliminary results, the multimetal company generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 349 million in fiscal year 2022/23.

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November 09, 2023

Environmentally friendly metals: Aurubis concludes ammonia tests and plans to intensify cooperation with ADNOC

On the path towards carbon-neutral production well before 2050, Aurubis AG is decisively driving the use of innovative, carbon-free energy sources.

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November 08, 2023

First Lady of the United States visits Aurubis Richmond, the first secondary smelter for complex recycling materials in North America

Dr. Biden visited Aurubis Richmond as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda.

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October 23, 2023

EcoVadis ranks Aurubis among the top one percent in its sector again

Aurubis AG further improved its EcoVadis CSR (corporate social responsibility) ranking.

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September 28, 2023

Aurubis continues to expand its pioneering role in certified metal production through the Copper Mark

Aurubis has now successfully completed the Copper Mark assurance process for its site in Olen as well.

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September 19, 2023

Aurubis AG: Extraordinary inventory completed and new forecast for 2022/23 fiscal year

Today, Aurubis AG announced the results of the extraordinary inventory that was carried out on August 31, 2023 in the aftermath of the theft and fraud cases.

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September 06, 2023

Apprenticeship kick-off at Aurubis: Optimal learning conditions in an industry full of promise

The new class of apprentices is kicking off their professional lives at the Hamburg site of multimetal provider Aurubis.

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August 31, 2023

Ad hoc Release: Aurubis identifies serious indications of shortfall in metals

During a scheduled review of metal inventories, Aurubis has identified considerable discrepancies in target inventory for the recycling area.

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August 07, 2023

Aurubis with stable operating result in the first nine months of 2022/23

In the third quarter of the current 2022/23 fiscal year, Aurubis AG expanded on the positive economic development evidenced in the first half of the year.

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June 28, 2023

H2-ready: Aurubis investing in hydrogen-capable anode furnaces in the Hamburg plant

As one of the first copper smelters worldwide, the Hamburg plant will be able to use hydrogen instead of natural gas in anode furnaces in the future.

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June 28, 2023

Aurubis invests around € 60 million in the Pirdop site and concludes maintenance shutdown in Bulgaria as planned

During the maintenance shutdown, Aurubis upgraded the production facilities in Pirdop to the latest state of the art.

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June 22, 2023

Aurubis subsidiary RETORTE expanding selenium production for profitable growth markets

Today marked the groundbreaking for the construction of a state-of-the-art production plant at Aurubis subsidiary RETORTE in Röthenbach a.d.Pegnitz

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June 15, 2023

Aurubis AG supports authorities in investigation into organized theft ring

Initial findings indicate that Aurubis AG has been the target of past criminal activities.

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June 14, 2023

Capital Market Day 2023

Aurubis underscores leading role as the world’s most sustainable and efficient smelter network.

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May 15, 2023

Third employee succumbs to injuries following serious industrial accident in Hamburg

A third worker died on Friday of last week as a result of the accident.

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May 12, 2023

Further fatality after serious industrial accident at Aurubis in Hamburg

After a serious work accident on the Aurubis plant site in Hamburg on 11 May 2023, another employee died in hospital.

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May 11, 2023

Serious incident at Aurubis Hamburg site results in fatality

This morning at around 2:30 a.m., a serious incident occurred at the Primary Smelter Plant East at the Aurubis Hamburg site.

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May 11, 2023

Aurubis continues growth course: Multimetal company raises full-year forecast based on strong half-year result

Aurubis generates operating EBT of € 291 million in the first six months of 2022/23

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April 21, 2023

Aurubis achieves strong quarterly result above market expectations and raises full-year forecast

According to preliminary figures, the multimetal company generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 166 million in Q2 of fiscal year 2022/23

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March 30, 2023

Enabling tomorrow: Aurubis releases new Sustainability Report

With the new ‘Enabling tomorrow’ Sustainability Report, Aurubis is raising the bar on its standards for corporate conduct even higher.

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March 27, 2023

Aurubis and SMS group forge ahead with the first multimetal recycling plant in the US

Aurubis is considerably accelerating its growth course in the future recycling and circular economy market.

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March 07, 2023

Aurubis starts construction of recycling plant for nickel and copper in Belgium

The new plant, called BOB, will meet the highest environmental standards in Belgium and the European Union and create about 30 new jobs.

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March 03, 2023

Aurubis links factoring to sustainability criteria

Aurubis has linked its factoring program with an initial volume of € 150 million over three years to ESG.

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February 16, 2023

Annual General Meeting approves record dividend; Growth course affirmed

The company will invest around € 1.1 billion in executing its strategic agenda.

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February 15, 2023

Expanding capacity: Aurubis invests € 120 million in expanding the tankhouse in Pirdop

The expansion will allow Aurubis to process around 340,000 tons of copper cathodes in the future, which corresponds to an increase of around 50 %.

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February 06, 2023

Aurubis starts the new fiscal year strong with expected earnings at the upper end of the full-year forecast

Aurubis had a good start to the new fiscal year and achieved operating earnings before taxes of € 125 million in the first quarter of 2022/23.

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January 30, 2023

Aurubis and Codelco sign an agreement to cooperate on a more sustainable and responsible copper value chain

The agreement identifies potential areas of cooperation with respect to smelter operations and circular economy projects in Chile.

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