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Get more out of your recycling raw materials
Aurubis offers reliable partnerships, fair pricing, and decades of expertise in metal recycling — let’s grow together.

Why You Should Choose Aurubis

With a pioneering spirit and technological excellence, Aurubis is setting standards in the metals industry. We create efficient, sustainable and profitable solutions for your materials by actively advancing automation and digitalization in our processes.

Your benefits
  • Recover maximum metal value from your e-scrap and high-impurity residues with minimal loss, helping you get the most out of every load.
  • Fast, efficient and tailored solutions support your profitability.
  • Our global smelter network matches your materials to the most efficient facility, speeding up turnaround times.
  • Fair pricing models adapted to your material streams.
  • Access contracts, deliveries and assays instantly on one intuitive digital platform.
  • Real-time data helps you make smarter, faster decisions.
Naveed Quote

"At Aurubis Richmond, our mission is simple: to help our partners turn complex recycling materials into real value. With reliable processing, competitive returns, and a hands-on team, we’re committed to being your preferred downstream partner."

— Naveed Moghadam, Commercial Director at Aurubis Richmond


Let's work together to find the best recycling solutions for you!

Whether you have questions or need a customized offer, our team is ready to help. Get in touch today — and find out how Aurubis can support your business.


What we buy: Turn your scrap into value

We buy a broad range of recyclable materials — including copper scrap, e-scrap and even complex industrial residues. Not sure if your material fits? Just ask. Our experts will review your specs and quickly let you know the smartest recovery solution for your materials.

Copper & alloy scrap
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  • Millberry (direct melt scrap) 
  • Copper scrap 
  • Copper granules 
  • Insulated copper wire (ICW) 
  • Copper tinned 
  • Gunmetal 
  • Tin bronze
  • Aluminum bronze 
  • Brass 
  • Copper-nickel alloys 
  • Lead scrap 
  • Copper-lead granules 
  • Copper graphite foils (30/70) 
Printed circuit board & electronic scrap
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  • Printed circuit boards
  • Electronic waste (WEEE) 
Mixed heavy metal fractions & shredder
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  • Automotive recycling shredder
  • E-scrap shredder
  • Heavy metal fraction from waste incineration
Residues, slimes & sludges
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  • Slags
  • Drosses
  • Fines
  • Ashes
  • Sweeps
  • Sludges
  • Copper oxides
  • Copper catalysts
Precious metal recycling material
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  • Industrial & car catalysts
  • Precious / base metal ingots & scraps
  • Precious metal sweeps / ashes / fines
  • Precious metal byproduct waste (slags, sludges, hydroxides, flue dusts, crucibles, refractory, etc.)
  • Silver doré
Tin scrap
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  • Metallic tin-bearing scrap & ingots
  • Tin-bearing residues (drosses, skimmings, ashes, sludges)
  • Various tin-bearing alloys
Copper iron & bimetal scrap
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  • Copper-iron shredder with or without organics
  • Copper-iron motors & armatures
  • Copper-iron incineration scrap
  • Bimetal & clad steel

Where we process your recycling raw materials
  • Richmond web
    Richmond, US
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    Copper & alloy scrap
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    PCBs & electronics
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    Heavy metals & shredder
  • Lünen web
    Lünen, Germany
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    Copper & alloy scrap
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    PCBs & electronics
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    Heavy metals & shredder
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    Residues, slimes & sludges
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    Precious metal material
    copper-iron-bimetal-scrap
    Copper iron & bimetals
  • Beerse web
    Beerse, Belgium
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    Copper & alloy scrap
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    Tin scrap
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    Heavy metals & shredder
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    Residues, slimes & sludges
    copper-iron-bimetal-scrap
    Copper iron & bimetals
  • Hamburg web
    Hamburg, Germany
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    Copper & alloy scrap
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    PCBs & electronics
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    Precious metal material
  • Olen web
    Olen, Belgium
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    Copper & alloy scrap
  • Pirdop web
    Pirdop, Bulgaria
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    Copper & alloy scrap
  • Berango web
    Berango, Spain
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    Copper & alloy scrap
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    Heavy metals & shredder
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    Residues, slimes & sludges
    tin-scrap
    Tin scrap
    copper-iron-bimetal-scrap
    Copper iron & bimetals

Excellent sustainability: Our certificates and awards

Aurubis sets standards in sustainable metal recycling and has received prestigious certifications and awards for its performance.

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