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Aurubis steps up recycling investments in US, EU

Published: October 8, 2025
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Aurubis expands its global recycling footprint with a new copper smelter in Georgia and fresh EIB financing in Europe, underscoring the race to secure secondary metal supplies. | Photo courtesy Aurubis Richmond

Aurubis, the Germany-based nonferrous metals giant, is deepening its push into recycling and copper production with a series of major moves on both sides of the Atlantic. The company’s growth strategy illustrates a broader trend of stakeholders locking in access to recycled feedstock, as regulatory and customer requirements intensify.  

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Used EV exports drive value for battery lifecycle

Published: September 25, 2025
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In its 2020 report, London-based Circular Energy Storage found that exports of used electric vehicles drove value for their batteries, rather than reuse and recycling. | Around the World Photos / Shutterstock

Reuse and recycling represent the smallest area of opportunity for used electric vehicle batteries, but remain important, according to a recent report from British consultancy Circular Energy Storage (CES) Research and Consulting. Continue Reading

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Market factors combine to shift Umicore’s capital plans

Published: April 10, 2025
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The company previously announced it was postponing its new Europe battery recycling plant and pausing construction on its Canada battery materials plant. | Owlie Productions/Shutterstock

Belgian battery specialist company Umicore added on-again, off-again tariffs to a list of economic woes that included slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles and a global market slowdown, during a recent capital markets update.  Continue Reading

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Aurubis starts up Georgia smelter

Published: September 30, 2024
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Aurubis’ latest facility has the capacity to process over 180,000 tons of complex recycling materials annually, including circuit boards and copper cables. | Courtesy of Arubis

German company Aurubis has brought its multi-metal recycling facility in Georgia online after two years of work.  Continue Reading

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E-scrap compensation as a transition step

Published: June 27, 2024
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E-scrap compensation could help reshape value chains globally, a new report from Footprints Africa suggested. | Media Lens King/Shutterstock

More compensation for e-scrap could help create a circular economy for electronics in Africa, but significant barriers remain, according to Footprints Africa.  Continue Reading

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Aurubis: Thefts involved scrap sample manipulation

Published: September 27, 2023
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As investigations into the thefts continue, Aurubis plans to file an insurance claim amounting to around $31.5 million. | Teerasak Ladnongkhun/Shutterstock

Leaders at Aurubis believe the company may have been ripped off to the tune of $194 million worth of metal, and insurance proceeds and restitution are unlikely to fully compensate the smelter company. Continue Reading

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German smelter again struck by large-scale metals theft

Published: September 7, 2023
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Internal investigations at Aurubis estimate that the value of the stolen material is in the “low, three-digit-million-euro range.” | Foto-select/Shutterstock

Copper recycler Aurubis says an audit that’s underway will reveal just how much valuable metal has been stolen from its Hamburg, Germany smelter. It could be hundreds of millions of dollars worth.  Continue Reading

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European smelters wrestle with fire, thefts, worker deaths

Published: June 22, 2023
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Aurubis has managed to continue production despite its troubles, but Rönnskär is facing a several-week-long shutdown following a major fire. | Nuroon Jampaklai/Shutterstock

Three worker deaths and a theft ring investigation upset operations at an Aurubis facility in Hamburg, Germany, and a serious fire shut down production at Boliden’s Rönnskär’s copper smelter in Skelleftehamn, Sweden. Continue Reading

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