Aurubis in the copper-fever

In Aurubis production is back to full speed. The high copper demand will lead to extra shifts - and brings the Group's return MDax jump. The hamburgers are now more optimistic for the full year.
Source: pa / dpa

Given the good business situation Aurubis expects a strong fiscal year 2009/10, which lasts until the end of September. The annual result will be considerably lower than last year, announced Europe's largest copper smelter in on Wednesday, without giving specific figures. This demonstrates the MDax group significantly more confident than last. To date only as an annual goal to continue the good operating results had been targeted levels.

Black again
How well the business is showing the first nine months. Revenue rose 50 percent to seven billion euros. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT nine-fold) to 231 million euros. The bottom line Aurubis earned 151 million euros. In the same period last year, there had been due to the economic crisis, a loss of nine million euros.

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copper extraction techniques book reviews

A nice introduction on the metallurgy of copper and other metals Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction (for the production of steel) from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores. Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent, commonly a fuel that is a source of carbon such as coke, or in earlier times charcoal, to change the oxidation state of the metal ore. The carbon or carbon monoxide derived from it removes oxygen from the ore to leave the metal. The carbon is thus oxidized in two stages, producing first carbon monoxide and then carbon dioxide. Copper is vital to modern life, since it is the basic materila for copper cables and a good electrical conductor. Therefore copper is mined extensively and extracted via various methodes. Some of the methodes are discussed in this book.

Copper Mining and Smelting Film

Vintage Copper Mining and Smelting Film is a visually stunning film and gives an overview of the process of mining and smelting copper, using striking footage of big explosions and molten hot metal. Far from bland as one might think a history of metallurgy would be, the massive machinery and white hot pools of liquid metal involved in the American copper smelting process are breathtaking. The first sequence shows how copper is mined from the ground with metal working tools and using dynamite (up to fifteen sticks!), and then transported by rail to the refinery. Afterwards, smelting, which is the process by which ore is melted down in order to extract pure metals, is shown in all its bright orange glory. This film about the history of copper and copper smelting remains interesting, from the mining to the furnaces, because it doesn't get technical but focuses on the great shots of this industry at work. This great metal working video is a wonderful introduction to metallurgy in general, and copper mining in particular.

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Some editorial reviews:
Review
...a useful reference for the specialist -- J.F. Kreider, A. Rabi, ASLIB Book Guide, April 1995
...very clearly and logically written, with good illustrations and a large amount of useful information...an excellent acquisition for an academic library. (T. Z. Kattamis) -- Choice, May 1995

An ideal reference book for the plant manager...of use to industry analysts wishing to have at hand a readily-accesible explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of individual plants employing particular processes. -- Metal Bulletin, July 1995
April 1995 ...a useful reference for the specialist -- J.F. Kreider, A. Rabi, ASLIB Book Guide
July 1995 An ideal reference book for the plant manager...of use to industry analysts wishing to have at hand a readily-accesible explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of individual plants employing particular processes. -- Metal Bulletin

May 1995 ...very clearly and logically written, with good illustrations and a large amount of useful information...an excellent acquisition for an academic library. -- T. Z. Kattamis, Choice --

World Outlook for Blister, Anode, and Other Refined Primary Copper

The The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Blister, Anode, and Other Refined Primary Copper and Copper-Base Alloy and Primary Copper Smelter Products Produced for Further Refining Excluding Commercial Grade, was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.

In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "blister, anode, and other refined primary copper and copper-base alloy and primary copper smelter products produced for further refining excluding commercial grade" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales.

Sampling and Analysis of Copper Cathodes

Our little book review Sampling and Analysis of Copper Cathodes that was written by W. M. Tuddenham.
This book discusses sampling and analyzing traceable impurities in electrolytic-type copper cathodes. The Papers do evaluate present and potential procedures for the sampling copper cathodes, including the drilling, punching, strip sectioning, milling, and saw-cutting of the copper cathodes. Sampling and Analysis of Copper Cathodes discuss methods of determining impurity levels and their accuracy.