page_title: Aurubis
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Aurubis / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Strangguss-Kupferscheibe in der Reinheit von ≥ 99,95%, makrogeätzt zur Verdeutlichung der inneren kristallinen Strukturen ∅ ≈83 mm. Zwecks Konservierung lackiert. Man sieht deutlich die von Außen nach Innen verlaufende Kristallisation. English: Continuous casting copper disc (99.95% pure), macro etched, ∅ ≈83 mm. Français&#160;: Disque de cuivre obtenu par coulée continue (Pureté&#160;: 99,95%, diamètre&#160;: 83 mm environ), et dépoli par traitement chimique. Polski: Miedziany krążek (∅ ≈83 mm) o czystości ≥99,95% otrzymany metodą ciągłego odlewu i wytrawiony powierzchniowo dla uwidocznienia struktury wewnętrznej. Português: Disco de cobre obtido por lingotamento contínuo (pureza: 99,95%, diâmetro: 83 mm), e polido por tratamento químico. Suomi: Jatkuvavalettu kuparilevy (puhtaus 99,95&#160;%, etsattu, halkaisija: 83&#160;mm) Türkçe: Sürekli döküm yöntemiyle üretilmiş bakır disk (%99.95 safiyet), dağlanmış numune, çap yaklaşık 83 mm. ‪中文（简体）‬: 连续铸造的铜盘（纯度为99,95%，直径83毫米）
context_page_description: Aurubis AG is listed on the stock exchange and is the largest copper producer in Europe and the largest copper recycler worldwide. Its headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany. After the acquisition of the Belgian copper producer Cumerio by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG on 18 February 2008, the company re-branded itself as Aurubis as of 1 April 2009.
  Aurubis produces more than one million tonnes of copper cathodes annually and from them a variety of copper products. It employs about 6,300 people.
context_section_description: The core business is the production of copper cathodes from copper concentrates, scrap and recycling materials (copper refining). These are processed within the Group into continuous cast wire rod, shapes, rolled products and strips as well as special wire made of copper and copper alloys. Precious metals are as well an important product field of Aurubis. The group produces and markets all other important elements of the copper production as specialty products. These are amongst others sulphuric acid and iron silicate.
  Customers of Aurubis 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 company was affiliated in the encyclopaedia of German world market leaders in 2010.
caption: Cross section of an Aurubis copper billet produced by continuous casting: radial crystallite structure  revealed after etching.
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