Cu 150.0 Tradition · Expertise · Innovation 1866–2016 · The History of the Copper Group Imprint Publisher: Aurubis AG Hovestrasse 50 20539 Hamburg Phone +49 40 7883-0
[email protected] www.aurubis.com Historical research and text basis: Nadine Beck, Timo Berlinghoff, Robert Kieselbach, Dr. Thomas Forstner (chapter 6) Neumann & Kamp Historische Projekte www.historische-projekte.de Legally accountable according to German press law: Ulf Bauer, Michaela Hessling, Aurubis AG Project management: Silke Splithöfer, Aurubis AG EN 16/03 ©August Dreesbach Verlag, Munich, 2016 All rights reserved. www.augustdreesbachverlag.de Concept: Marie Hüber, Aurubis AG/Typeset: August Dreesbach Verlag, Munich Print: omb2 Print GmbH, Munich Paper: Printed on FSC-certified paper. By using FSC paper, we are actively supporting the preservation of our forests, promoting plant and wildlife protection and are taking a stand against human exploitation of forest resources. Typeset using KievitPro. Printed in Germany. ISBN 978-3-944334-71-4 The German National Library lists this publication in the German National Bibliography; detailed bibliographical data can be accessed online at http://dnb.dnb.de. All images are from the Aurubis AG Company Archives unless stated otherwise in the photo credits. Both the historical and the current materials (texts and images) are only intended for use in this publication. Any modification, publication or utilization by third parties, including that of excerpts, is subject to written approval by Aurubis AG. To facilitiate readability of this book, we have dispensed with gender-specific differentia tion. Any relevant terms apply to both genders and imply equal treatment. Table of contents Foreword 7 150 years of the future – and often one step ahead! 8 The history of copper processing 10 1.