Sites
Our Group headquarters and largest site is located in the southern part of Hamburg. We have production and sales sites in more than 20 countries on three continents and employ around 7,100 people.
Supplemented by subsidiaries and holdings, we occupy central market areas along the entire value chain of our metals – from copper concentrates to semi-finished products and, in the architectural sector, even to the end product.
Headquarters
Aurubis AG
Hovestrasse 50
20539 Hamburg
Germany
Segment Custom Smelting & Products
Hamburg is home to our biggest site. More than 2,800 employees produce cathodes, wire, continuous cast shapes, precious metals, and specialty products such as sulfuric acid and iron silicate stone. Today, the plant is one of the most modern and environmentally friendly copper smelters in the world.
Aurubis AG
Hovestrasse 50
20539 Hamburg
Germany
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Aurubis AG (Werk Ost)
Müggenburger Hauptdeich 2
20539 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 7883-0
The Stolberg site near Aachen produces copper and copper alloy products for the world market. It has been part of the Aurubis Group since 2002 and, with about 500 employees, produces strip, foil, and shaped wire for many different applications.
Aurubis Stolberg GmbH & Co. KG
Zweifaller Strasse 150
52224 Stolberg
Germany
Phone: + 49 2402 1241-0
The site in Pirdop, Bulgaria, is our link to the Southeast European market. The company employs over 1000 people and produces copper anodes, copper cathodes, and sulfuric acid.
Aurubis Bulgaria AD
Industrial Zone
2070 Pirdop
Bulgaria
Phone: +359 728 6 23 03
In Pori, Finland, we produce an extensive portfolio of rolled copper and copper alloy products for building construction and civil engineering. With the NordicCopper product range, architects can also bring individual solutions to life.
Aurubis Finland Oy
Kuparitie
28101 Pori
Finland
Phone: +358 2 626 6111
Aurubis Italia, the only producer of copper wire rod in southern Italy, is located in Avellino, Italy. About 90 employees produce wire rod and wire there.
Aurubis Italia srl
Nucleo Industriale Pianodardine
83100 Avellino
Italy
Phone: +39 825 625507
Segment Multimetal Recycling
Our plant in Olen, Belgium, is a central location of the Group for the Western European markets. Around 700 employees produce anodes, cathodes, wire rod, and specialty wire there.
Aurubis Olen nv
Watertorenstraat, 35
2250 Olen
Belgium
Phone: +32 14 24-3308
With approximately 500 employees, Aurubis Beerse operates a wide range of processes and technologies to recycle and refine complex, low-value recycled materials into non-ferrous metals, metal products, and minerals. The company was founded in 1919 as Metallo-Chimique N.V. and is currently the largest tin recycler in the world.
Aurubis Beerse nv
Nieuwe Dreef 33
2340 Beerse
Belgium
Phone: +32 14 609 511
With around 100 employees, Aurubis Berango focuses exclusively on complex and low-value recycled materials for the production of black copper, solder, and Elmix®. The company was founded in 1991 as Elmet S.L.U. and is currently a role model and pioneer in sustainability in the broader Basque Country area.
Aurubis Berango S.L.U.
Arana Bidea 20
48640 Berango, Vizcaya
Spain
Phone: +34 94 668 91 00
Our Group's recycling center is located in Lünen near Dortmund and processes complex recycling materials. Around 700 employees produce anodes, cathodes, iron silicate sand, and associated products there.
Aurubis AG
Kupferstraße 23
44532 Lünen
Germany
Telefon: +49 2306 108-0
Aurubis is undertaking trailblazing work with a new recycling plant in the US: for about € 640 million, the company is building the first secondary smelter specializing in multimetal recycling in the US, thus making a targeted investment in expanding its own recycling business.
Aurubis Richmond LLC
439 Valencia Way, Augusta, GA 30906
Subsidiaries and shareholdings
With over 100 employees, Deutsche Giessdraht in Emmerich on the Rhine is the specialist for the production of wire rod. Founded in 1975 as a joint venture between Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (40 %), Hüttenwerke Kayser (20 %), and Codelco Kupferhandel GmbH (40 %), Aurubis has held 100 % of the shares in Deutsche Giessdraht since 2019.
Deutsche Giessdraht GmbH
Kupferstraße 5
46446 Emmerich am Rhein
Germany
Phone: +49 2822 78 00
At RETORTE in Röthenbach on the Pegnitz, nearly 40 employees manufacture selenium products for the glass and animal feed industries. The site was founded in 1949 and has been part of the Aurubis Group since 1974.
RETORTE GmbH
Sulzbacher Straße 45
90552 Röthenbach an der Pegnitz
Germany
Phone: +49 911 953374 0
Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG, based in Stolberg near Aachen, is a 50 % subsidiary of Aurubis AG and Wieland-Werke AG, respectively. With around 300 employees, the company is one of the most important companies in the region and is also a leading global manufacturer of pre-rolled strip made of copper and copper alloys.
Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG
Breiniger Berg 165
52223 Stolberg
Germany
Phone: +49 2402 761-0