“We more than doubled the prior-year earnings, from € 137 million to € 343 million. This is a record result in the company’s 150-year history,” explained Erwin Faust, Executive Board spokesman, referring to the operating earnings before taxes (EBT) at the Aurubis AG Annual General Meeting for fiscal year 2014/15 in front of about 1,500 shareholders and guests on Wednesday in Hamburg. The return on capital employed was significantly improved at 18.7 %, exceeding the Group’s target of 15 %. The operating return on capital employed is the second important Group KPI in addition to operating EBT.