| 2010 |
Inauguration of a conform facility in Olen (Belgium). As already at the Swiss site, complex profiles are going to be produced here. |
| 2009 |
Salzgitter AG owns on 12 September 25% of Aurubis's shares |
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Norddeutsche Affinerie AG is renamed as Aurubis AG effective 1 April. Most of the subsidiaries are now operating under the new name |
| 2008 |
Inauguration of the new high-tech copper refinery in Pirdop. 200,000 tonnes of electrolytic copper per year can be produced in this state-of-the-art tankhouse |
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On 7 August Salzgitter AG holds initially 5.8 % of Aurubis's shares |
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New plant for gas-cleaning system in Pirdop (Bulgaria) commissioned |
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After completion of squeeze-out phase Norddeutsche Affinerie holds 100 % of Cumerio shares on 4 August |
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Supervisory Board appoints Dr Bernd Drouven as Chief Executive Officer |
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On 1 August the company receives EU approval to merger with Cumerio |
| 2007 |
Norddeutsche Affinerie subsidiary Prymetall opens a new distribution and slitting centre in Dolnı Kubín (Slovakia) |
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The Chief Executive Officer, Dr Werner Marnette, requests the Supervisory Board to release him from his duties by mutual consent |
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New plant for sampling precious metal-bearing electronic scrap commissioned in Lunen |
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Voluntary climate protection concept of Norddeutsche Affinerie; CO2 emissions in Hamburg should be reduced by 40,000 tonnes by 2012 |
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On 6 July Norddeutsche Affinerie and Cumerio NV/SA ("Cumerio") announce their planned merger to create the leading integrated copper producer and processor in Europe. Norddeutsche Affinerie makes public takeover offer for all outstanding Cumerio shares |
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Norddeutsche Affinerie engages in a virtual slice of the plannmed Vattenfall power plant in Hamburg/Moorburg |
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Inauguration of ESSE 7 (Stack 7); a 45 m high barometer in its premises in Hamburg is installed |
| 2006 |
Inauguration of new handling and storage system for copper concentrates in Brunsbüttel |
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The company participates in CHINA TIME 2006 in Hamburg and sponsors the copper dragon (length 7 m, height 5,5 m, weight 4,3 tonnes) as a symbol and landmark |
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Norddeutsche Affinerie celebrates 140 years as a joint stock corporation |
| 2005 |
Commissioning of the new silver electrolysis at the Hamburg production site |
| 2004 |
Completion of environmental project
RWN 2004: reduction of total dust emissions from the secondary
smelter (RWN) in Hamburg by 70 % |
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Development of a flexible solar cell
on copper film completed |
| 2003 |
The company strengthens its commitment in metal
recycling: Hüttenwerke Kayser AG is amalgamated with
Norddeutsche Affinerie AG |
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Expansion of the processing capacity
of the primary smelter by a further 15 % to 1,150,000 t
of concentrate throughput p.a. |
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Norddeutsche Affinerie AG participates
in ?UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg? (Environment
Partnership Hamburg), an initiative instigated by the Hamburg
Authorities of the Environment and Health Affairs and the
Hamburg industry |
| 2002 |
Retroactive to 1 October, Mitsui & Co.
Ltd. (Mitsui) acquires 80 % of the shares in Urania Chemicals
GmbH (Spiess-Urania), of which Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
was the majority shareholder up to then |
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Sale of the subsidiary MicroMet GmbH
Pulvertechnologie to ECKA Granulate GmbH & Co. KG |
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Commissioning of the Kayser Recycling
Systems (KRS) at the Lünen site: Norddeutsche Affinerie becomes an international
leader in recycling technology and additionally the largest
copper recycler |
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With the acquisition of Prymetall GmbH & Co.
KG and its 50 % stake in Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co.
KG in Stolberg, expansion of the value added chain in the
direction of the downstream end user market |
| 2001 |
Commissioning of the new production
plant for oxygen-free (OF) copper |
| 2000 |
Expansion of processing capacity in
the primary smelter by 35 % to a throughput of 1,000,000
t of concentrates p.a. |
| 1999 |
Commissioning of the new TOP ROD plant
for the production of oxygen-free and also low-alloyed
wire rod for special applications |
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Acquisition of majority stake in Hüttenwerke
Kayser AG |
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Concentration of chemical activities
in the subsidiary Urania Chemicals GmbH |
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Spin-off of the metal powder activities
into the wholly-owned subsidiary MicroMet GmbH Pulvertechnologie |
| 1998 |
Norddeutsche Affinerie shares first listed on the stock
exchange |
| 1997 |
Joint venture between Degussa and Norddeutsche Affinerie
in the precious metals sector |
| 1994 |
Expansion of the capacity of the primary
smelter to a throughput of more than 700,000 tonnes of
concentrates p.a. |
| 1992 |
Expansion of the primary smelter copper
tankhouse to a capacity of 350,000 tonnes p.a. (currently
370,00 tonnes) |
| 1990 |
Completion of the electric furnace
plant in the secondary smelter |
| 1989 |
Commissioning of the new copper tankhouse
in the primary smelter |
| 1985 |
Beginning of a major modernisation
and environmental protection programme |
| 1980 |
Commissioning of the second continuous
cast wire rod plant |
| 1979 |
Development of the energy-saving Contimelt
technology for processing Blister copper, copper scrap
and anode scrap into copper Anodes |
| 1972 |
Commissioning of the first continuous
cast wire rod plant |
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Start-up of production at the primary
(East) smelter after installation of the flash smelter
plant for copper concentrates and a double absorption contact
acid plant for the production of sulphuric acid |
| 1949 |
Start-up of continuous casting operations |
| 1936 |
Commissioning of the reverberatory
furnace and processing of copper concentrates; construction
of a sulphuric acid plant using the contact process |
| 1913 |
Complete relocation from Elbstrasse
to the Peute industrial area |
| 1876 |
Commissioning of the copper tankhouse
developed by Dr Emil Wohlwill as the first continuously
operating facility of its type in the world |
| 1866 |
Incorporation of Norddeutsche Affinerie as a stock corporation
with equity stakes held by Norddeutsche Bank and Allgemeine
Deutsche Kreditanstalt |
| 1770 |
Markus Salomon Beit obtains permission
to construct a silver separation and smelting facility
in Hamburg |
