Press Releases 2022


December 21, 2022

Aurubis closes fiscal year with the best result in the company's history

Aurubis AG (Aurubis) continued its positive development in the past fiscal year 2021/22, which ended September 30.

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December 20, 2022

Aurubis adopts € 530 million investment package to accelerate growth and sustainability

The Supervisory Board of Aurubis AG approved an additional comprehensive investment package of around € 530 million.

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December 15, 2022

Aurubis starts construction of state-of-the-art recycling plant in Belgium

Today, non-ferrous metals provider Aurubis broke ground at its Beerse site in Belgium.

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December 02, 2022

Focus on recycling: Aurubis makes the final round of the 15th German Sustainability Award

Aurubis was one of twelve finalists in the “Resources” transformation field.

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November 24, 2022

Aurubis AG: Collaboration with Anglo American plc for sustainably sourced and supplied copper

Both companies want to develop copper products that respond to the increasing expectations for future-enabling metals that are sustainably sourced and supplied.

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October 28, 2022

Update on cyber attack at Aurubis

During the night of October 28, 2022, there was a cyber attack on Aurubis' IT systems.

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October 21, 2022

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

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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September 14, 2022

Inge Hofkens joins the Aurubis Executive Board and strengthens the focus on the recycling business

Aurubis Supervisory Board appoints the current Managing Director of the Belgian site in Olen as the fourth Executive Board member with effect from January 1, 2023.

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September 6, 2022

Training company with a future: Aurubis welcomes new apprentice year

Aurubis AG increased its operating earnings before taxes (EBT) considerably to € 448 million in the first nine months of its current fiscal year (previous year: € 268 million).

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August 5, 2022

Nine-month report: Aurubis AG continues with positive development and confirms forecast for year as a whole

Aurubis AG increased its operating earnings before taxes (EBT) considerably to € 448 million in the first nine months of its current fiscal year (previous year: € 268 million).

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August 1, 2022

Aurubis completes sale of four flat rolled products sites to KME

The sale was approved by the relevant supervisory authorities in May and closed on July 29, 2022.

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July 28, 2022

Aurubis signs renewable power deal with green energy producer Eneco and lives up to industry leadership in sustainability

As of January 2023, more than 90 % of the externally generated power for Aurubis Olen will come from renewable energy sources.

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July 26, 2022

Aurubis plants in Hamburg and Lünen receive internationally recognized Copper Mark quality seal

Together with Aurubis Bulgaria three Aurubis sites now bear the quality seal.

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July 13, 2022

One year after the flood: Aurubis Stolberg faces the future with renewed strength

One year after the flooding disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Aurubis Stolberg is back in full operation.

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June 28, 2022

Maintenance shutdown at Aurubis plant in Hamburg completed successfully

The planned maintenance shutdown at the Hamburg Aurubis plant was successfully completed today.

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June 17, 2022

Aurubis AG starts construction of a € 300 million multimetal recycling plant in Augusta, Georgia

Representing one of the biggest international investments in the state of Georgia, 150-year-old, German-based Aurubis AG broke ground today in the United States’ first large secondary smelter for multimetal recycling.

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May 10, 2022

Aurubis AG lifts full-year forecast: increased operating result in the first half of the year

Aurubis AG increased its operating earnings before taxes (EBT) considerably to € 345 million in the first half of its current fiscal year.

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April 21, 2022

Aurubis AG raises full-year forecast due to very good quarterly earnings

Aurubis AG exceeds the market expectations for the second quarter of its 2021/22 fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2022.

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May 04, 2022

Investment in the future: major planned maintenance shutdown at Aurubis' plant in Hamburg

The reason is the inspection of the waste heat boiler in the primary smelter, which is required by law every three years.

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March 18, 2022

Growth area of battery recycling: Aurubis starts test operation in new pilot plant in Hamburg

Multimetal supplier Aurubis is expanding its expertise in the growth area of battery recycling.

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February 17, 2022

“Part of the solution”: Aurubis wants to expand its pioneering role in recycling

“Without metals, there’s no future”: as a leading multimetal company, Aurubis AG wants to be part of the solution to the enormous challenges that the economy, industry, and society are now facing.

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February 17, 2022

Aurubis signs sales and purchase agreement with KME for parts of flat rolled products segment

After signing a term sheet in August 2021, Aurubis AG has signed and notarized the agreement for the partial sale of its flat rolled products (FRP) segment with KME SE.

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February 16, 2022

Aurubis builds facility to recycle more nickel and copper in Belgium

Aurubis decided on the next project on the strategic agenda, an investment of € 70 million in the construction of a state-of-the-art and energy-efficient bleed treatment facility at its Olen site.

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February 2, 2022

Aurubis AG continues to emphasize sustainability in financing

The multimetal provider signed a syndicated loan that is guided by the company’s ESG (environmental, social, and governance) targets.

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February 7, 2022

Aurubis AG considerably boosts operating result in Q1 and increases full-year forecast

Aurubis AG increased its operating earnings before taxes (EBT) to € 152 million in the first three months of its current fiscal year (previous year: € 82 million).

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January 19, 2022

Aurubis AG exceeds expectations for Q1 and increases full-year forecast

Aurubis AG exceeds the market expectations for Q1 of its 2021/22 fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2021: according to preliminary figures, the multimetal company generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 152 million for Q1 (previous year: € 82 million).

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