Multimetal recycling plant construction under way

Copper producer Aurubis AG and Düsseldorf-based metallurgical plant supplier SMS group, last year signed a contract for the construction of a multimetal recycling plant in the US. As Aurubis announced on November 10, 2021, construction of the new Aurubis recycling plant will start in mid-2022 in Richmond County, Augusta, which is in the US state of Georgia. Upon commissioning, which is scheduled for the first half of 2024, the plant will process about 90 000 t of complex recycling materials yearly. Aurubis is creating over 100 jobs in the region as well.  With the agreement, the two companies agree to work closely together on the greenfield project Aurubis Richmond, with SMS group planning the facility concept, delivering it, and implementing it on site.