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Aurubis is the leading integrated copper group and the world’s largest copper recycler. We produce some 1 million t of copper cathodes each year and from them a variety of copper products. Aurubis has about 6,400 employees, production sites in Europe and the USA and an extensive service and sales system for copper products in Europe, Asia and North America. 

Thanks to our wide range of services, we rank among the global leaders in our industry. Our core business is the production of marketable copper cathodes from copper concentrates, copper scrap and recycling raw materials. These are processed within the Group into continuous cast wire rod, shapes, rolled products as well as special wire made of copper and copper alloys. Precious metals and a number of other products, such as sulfuric acid and iron silicate, round off our product portfolio.

Customers of the Aurubis Group include companies in the copper semis industry, the electrical engineering, electronics and chemical industries as well as suppliers of the renewable energies, construction and automotive sectors.
The Aurubis Group is oriented to growth and to increasing corporate value. The main focus of our strategy is on strengthening our business, utilizing growth opportunities and practicing a responsible attitude when dealing with people and handling resources and the environment.

Aurubis shares are part of the Prime Standard Segment of the Deutsche Börse and are listed in the MDAX, the European Stoxx 600 and the Global Challenges Index (GCX).

Group Key Figures

AURUBIS GROUP (IFRS) 2011/12¹ 2010/11¹ ² Change in %
INCOME STATEMENT
Revenues € million 13,789 13,336 3.40
EBITDA € million 717 655 9.50
Operating EBITDA € million 481 440 9.30
EBIT € million 586 532 10.20
Operating EBIT € million 366 327 11.90
EBT € million 516 497 3.80
Operating EBT € million 296 292 1.40
Consolidated net income € million 363 374 -2.90
Operating consolidated net income € million 207 211 -1.90
Net cash flow € million 383 418 -8.40
BALANCE SHEET
Total assets € million 4,889 4,531 7.90
Fixed assets € million 1,375 1,374 2.10
Capital expenditure € million 155 116 33.60
Depreciation and amortization € million 131 124 5.60
Equity € million 2,197 1,875 17.20
AURUBIS SHARES
Market capitalization € million 2,039 1,717 18.80
Earnings per share 8.03 8.51 -5.60
Earnings per share (operating) 4.58 4.79 -4.40
Dividend per share ³ 1.35 1.20 12.50
HUMAN RESOURCES
Number of employees 6,372 6,279 1.50
Personnel expenses € million 421 312 34.90
¹ values "operationally" adjusted by valuation results from the use of the LIFO method instead of the average cost method in accordance with IAS 2, by copper price-related valuation effects on inventories and by effects from the purchase price allocation, mainly property, plant and equipment, from fiscal yeaar 2010/11 onwards by copper price-related valuation effects on inventories and by effects from the purchase price allocation, mainly property, plant and equipment, from fiscal year 2010/11 onwards
² certain prior-year figures have been adjusted (see p. 133 f)
³ 2011/12 figure is the proposed dividend