Aurubis invests in innovative system at the Lünen site for fully automated
sample preparation

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Aurubis invests in innovative system at the Lünen site for fully automated
sample preparation

27.05.2024 / 11:38 CET/CEST
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Aurubis invests in innovative system at the Lünen site for fully automated
sample preparation

  * Aurubis pointing the way to the future of sampling:
    highly automated, efficient and secure

  * Lünen is the first site in the Group to use the new system,
    additional facilities at other sites to follow

  * 'Our suppliers' trust is our most important currency in the global
    competition for recycling material,' says Inge Hofkens, COO Multimetal
    Recycling

Hamburg/Lünen, May 27, 2024 -Aurubis has successfully commissioned a new
system that is setting new standards in the recycling industry at its Lünen
plant. Sample preparation of feed materials, such as e-scrap, is now fully
automated with the help of cutting-edge robotics. This innovative system now
efficiently delivers reliable samples to the laboratory in just an hour for
a sample preparation process that used to be carried out manually in up to
12 stages and could take five days. Aurubis invested a
mid-single-digit-million-euro amount in the new system. The initial system
concept was developed around three years ago as part of the Group-wide
automation and digitalization strategy.

'The new system is absolutely state-of-the-art and, with up to 10,000
samples per year, the most powerful of its kind in our industry. It's a
flagship project: for both the Lünen site and the entire Aurubis Group,'
Lünen Plant Manager Verena von Weiss said. 'With a dedicated team, we moved
ahead with the planning, construction and commissioning in less than a year.
We gathered crucial experience to make the process even more secure, which
all Aurubis sites will now profit from.'

Innovation with potential: the Lünen site and e-scrap are just the
beginning, additional sites and input materials to follow soon

The system now online is the first of its kind in the Aurubis Group, and a
model for other sites and materials. The company in investing in a system
for the Hamburg site as well, and initial tests with materials specific to
Hamburg have already been successfully conducted in Lünen. The Aurubis
plants in Bulgaria (Pirdop), Belgium (Beerse), and the US (Augusta) are
slated to follow. And e-scrap is only the beginning, as the system offer
even more potential: Other valuable materials such as intermediates that
accumulate in the smelter network can also be efficiently and securely
sampled in the future. The system already enables the continuous mechanical
sample preparation of materials like PCBs, shredded materials containing
iron, and dried slimes.

Triple the security: new system boosts occupational safety, environmental
protection, and process security

In addition to the time factor, security also plays a central role in
automating work processes. The new sampling process is an advancement in
three ways:

For one, it positively impacts employees' occupational health and safety
since it eliminates manual work stages and significantly reduces noise
emissions. Second, locally suctioning and filtering particulate matter in
the completely enclosed system reduces the already small environmental
impacts to a minimum. Third, the new system protects sampling even better
from possible outside interference: The self-contained process leaves
practically no room for manipulation. Every assessment is fully documented,
including a photo record, and can be verified via analysis software on an
ongoing basis. The automation therefore significantly enhances the quality
and reliability of the entire process.

Aurubis invests in transparency and trust in the competition for recycling
material

'Our suppliers' trust is our most important currency in the global
competition for recycling material,' COO Multimetal Recycling Inge Hofkens
said. 'We process about 1.1 million t of recycling material in the Group
each year. With the fully automated system that is now in operation, we are
making a targeted investment in strengthening transparency and trust in
Aurubis,' Hofkens continued.

Reliability, trust, speed and sample quality are key when it comes to
sampling and determining the value of a delivery. The wide variety of
material combinations in today's end products mean recycling material is
growing increasingly complex, which raises demands on modern sampling. Here
too, the automated process is now facilitating even more transparency, more
reliability, and fully documented sampling results. And even more trust
between business partners.

Aurubis - Metals for Progress

Aurubis AG is a leading global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the
largest copper recyclers worldwide. The company processes complex metal
concentrates, scrap metals, organic and inorganic metal-bearing recycling
materials, and industrial residues into metals of the highest quality.
Aurubis produces more than 1 million tons of copper cathodes annually, and
from them a variety of products such as wire rod, continuous cast shapes,
profiles, and flat rolled products made of copper and copper alloys. Aurubis
produces a number of other metals as well, including precious metals,
selenium, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. The portfolio also includes additional
products such as sulfuric acid and iron silicate.

Sustainability is a fundamental part of the Aurubis strategy. 'Aurubis
responsibly transforms raw materials into value' - following this maxim, the
company integrates sustainable conduct and business activities into the
corporate culture. This involves a careful approach to natural resources,
responsible social and ecological conduct in everyday business, and
sensible, healthy growth.

Aurubis has around 7,200 employees, production sites in Europe and the US,
and an extensive distribution network around the world.

Aurubis shares are part of the Prime Standard Segment of the German Stock
Exchange and are listed in the MDAX, the Global Challenges Index (GCX), and
the STOXX Europe 600.

More information at www.aurubis.com


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   Language:       English
   Company:        Aurubis AG
                   Hovestrasse 50
                   20539 Hamburg
                   Germany
   Phone:          +49 (0)40 / 78 83 - 31 78
   Fax:            +49 (0)40 / 78 83 - 31 30
   E-mail:         a.seidler@aurubis.com
   Internet:       www.aurubis.com
   ISIN:           DE0006766504
   WKN:            676650
   Indices:        MDAX
   Listed:         Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
                   Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin,
                   Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
   EQS News ID:    1911757

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