German copper smelter Aurubis AG is to become one of the first in the world to use hydrogen instead of fossil gas to decarbonize its production process. The company will invest EUR 40 million to convert its anode furnaces in Hamburg to hydrogen-ready mode.
In a bid to accelerate its journey towards carbon neutrality, Aurubis, the leading multimetal and recycling specialist, is pioneering hydrogen-powered copper production. With an ambitious commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and investing around €40 million, the company’s Hamburg plant is set to become one of the first copper smelters globally to replace natural gas with hydrogen in its anode furnaces.
Business development organizations of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, and Schleswig-Holstein have joined forces to form the green hydrogen initiative HY-5.…
