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Hamburg/Olen, September 27, 2024

Aurubis demonstrates sustainable metal production with extensive the Copper Mark certification

Aurubis Olen is the world’s first smelter to be certified in accordance with the new Copper Mark Chain of Custody Standard.

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Davy Melis (26), Assistent Supervisor FSD

Maak kennis met Davy! In 2020 begon hij als Operator in de elektrolyseafdeling van Aurubis Olen. Hij groeide door tot Assistent Supervisor en staat in voor een goede begeleiding van het proces en het team.

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Olen/Beerse/Berango, July 4, 2024

Hans Van de Water named Managing Director of Aurubis Olen and Aurubis Beerse/Berango

Hans Van de Water will succeed Dirk Vandenberghe as Managing Director of Aurubis Olen and Aurubis Beerse/Berango.

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Siebe Caems (22), Intern Process Technologist Bars & Profiles

Meet Siebe! This academic year, he is completing an internship at Aurubis Olen as an Intern Process Technologist in Bars & Profiles.

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Jan Van Gils (45), Operator Sampling

Maak kennis met Jan! Na 20 jaar in de bouw maakte hij de overstap naar Aurubis Olen als Operator Sampling. Nu staat hij in voor het nauwkeurig nemen en analyseren van stalen.

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Teun Stessens (33), Process Specialist ROD

Meet Teun! He started in Contirod production in 2017 and two years later he progressed to Process Specialist ROD. He keeps a close eye on the process and directs where necessary.

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Olen, March 21, 2024

Aurubis employer brand: Employees are our “most valuable element”

Copper, gold, silver, platinum — Aurubis stands for valuable metals. With “You are our most valuable element”, the company emphasizes the essential importance of the employees and places them at the center of its new employer brand.

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Olen, March 11, 2024

Belgian Aurubis Awards winners: a conversation with our colleagues

We would like to introduce you to our two colleagues Pithchai Sivakumar (29) and Kevin Louwagie (33).

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Olen, 8 March 2024

International Women's Day - Meet Evi, operator in the Tankhouse department!

On March 8th, we celebrate women worldwide on International Women's Day.

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Ivo Briers (60), Procurement Coordinator

Meet Ivo! As Procurement Coordinator at Aurubis Olen, he plays a crucial role in the procurement process.

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Dirk Simon (57), Mechanieker FOG FSD

Dirk is in charge of mechanical maintenance in our electrolysis (FSD) department.

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Gil Macours (37), Bewakingsagent

Say hi to Gil! Als bewakingsagent bij Aurubis Olen staat hij in voor de beveiliging van onze Olense productievestiging.

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Melissa Gijssels (32), PSP Assistant - CSS - External Logistics

Meet Melissa! As a PSP Assistant at Aurubis Olen, she plays a crucial role in connecting customer inquiries with our products.

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Hamburg/Olen, September 28, 2023

Aurubis continues to expand its pioneering role in certified metal production through the Copper Mark

Aurubis has now successfully completed the Copper Mark assurance process for its site in Olen as well.

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Olen/Beerse, 21 september 2023

Aspa Aurubis introduces more efficient way of recycling

On 20 September 2023, FIT (Flanders Investment & Trade) presented the first Flanders International Business Awards.

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Olen/Beerse, 12 september 2023

Aurubis wordt structurele partner van To Walk Again vzw

Op 12 september 2023 hebben we aangekondigd dat we een structureel partnership aangaan met To Walk Again. 

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Laurens Van Hemelen (31), operator Interne Logistiek

Laurens werkt sinds 2019 als operator bij interne logistiek: een job die hem naar eigen zeggen “op het lijf geschreven is”.

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Thijs Raeymaekers (34), Elektromechanieker

Thijs werkt sinds 2011 op onze Contirod productieafdeling. Na enkele jaren als productieoperator ging hij aan de slag binnen de onderhoudsafdeling.

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Olen, 7 March, 2023

Aurubis starts construction of recycling plant for nickel and copper in Belgium

The new BOB (Bleed treatment Olen Beerse) facility will meet the highest environments standards in Belgium and the European Union.

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Olen/Beerse, 9 December 2022

Dirk Vandenberghe becomes Managing Director Aurubis Olen and Aurubis Beerse as of January 1, 2023

Aurubis AG’s Supervisory Board appointed Dirk Vandenberghe as the successor to Inge Hofkens as Managing Director of Aurubis Olen (Belgium).

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Laurens Verstraelen (29), Junior Manager IT Infrastructure

Laurens will be working for our IT department for 8 years next month, first as an external consultant and then as a permanent Aurubis Olen employee.

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Theo Van Santvoort (51), Technical Operator Contirod

Theo has been working at Aurubis Olen since 2013. After twenty years in construction, he started as a production operator in our Contirod department.

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Kevin Vranken (38), Purchaser

Kevin has been working as a Purchaser at Aurubis Olen since January 2019. He cycles 60 kilometres to and from work every day.

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Hamburg, September 14, 2022

Inge Hofkens joins the Aurubis Executive Board and strengthens the focus on the recycling business

As Chief Operating Officer Multimetal Recycling, Inge Hofkens (51) will be responsible for the segment’s production sites.

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Els Wils (41), Warehouse Worker

Els works for Aurubis Olen since 2012. She is part of the internal warehouse team. Find out Els' story here!

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Olen, 18 augustus 2022

19 Olense collega’s zweren de sigaret af

In het voorjaar lanceerde Aurubis Olen een nieuwe campagne om te stoppen met roken.

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Paul Verwimp (64), Teamleader Contirod

Paul, team leader at Contirod, has worked at our company for no less than 45 years. Paul proudly takes a look back at his career in production with us.

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Olen/Hamburg, July 28, 2022

Aurubis signs renewable power deal with green energy producer Eneco and lives up to industry leadership in sustainability

As of January 2023, more than 90 % of the externally generated power for Aurubis Olen will come from renewable energy sources.

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Sarah Bakelants (31), Payroll Coördinator

Sarah works as Payroll Coordinator at Aurubis Olen. Discover here what appeals to her about an HR career at Aurubis!

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Daan Goossens (19), Electromechanic

Say Hi to Daan, the youngest electromechanic in our team! He started working for Aurubis Olen in 2020 after his graduation.

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Olen, 28 april 2022

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton visits Aurubis Olen

Mr. Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for Internal Trade, was welcomed at our plant in Olen by Heiko Arnold and Inge Hofkens on Thursday April, 21.

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Michiel Coolkens (23), Technical Operator

Find out here why operator Michiel feels so at home in his team at Aurubis Olen.

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