HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) - Europe's largest copper producer Aurubis is investing a further 330 million euros in its Hamburg site. This includes the construction of a new plant for processing precious metals with an investment volume of 300 million euros, as Aurubis AG announced on Tuesday. In its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board also approved an investment of 30 million euros in a plant to reduce fugitive emissions in copper production.

Together with previously approved projects, Aurubis is currently investing more than 750 million in its plant at its Hamburg headquarters. "All projects are a strong commitment to the Aurubis site in Hamburg, which is central to the success of our smelter network," said Aurubis CEO Roland Harings. "By realizing these projects, we are making an important contribution to sustainable, environmentally friendly and innovative metal production."/kf/DP/ngu