Significant improvements in environmental performance since installing ISASMELT™

Aurubis Lünen (previously Huettenwerke Kayser), operate an ISASMELT™ plant for secondary copper smelting within their smelting and refining operation near Lünen in Germany. The ISASMELT™ furnace, commissioned in 2002, replaced two blast furnaces and three Peirce Smith converters used for smelting scrap copper. The ISASMELT™ furnace installation has significantly improved the environmental performance of the smelter, located in a densely populated area.

Testimonial from HK

“When Huttenwerke Kayser needed to modernise its operations in Lünen we designed a plant that would give us maximum versatility while at the same time minimising the capital cost. We considered many alternatives and decided to use ISASMELT™ submerged lance technology as the centrepiece of our revamped operation. Some of the reasons for this choice were our confidence in the ability of Xstrata to provide us with ongoing advice and technical support into the future. Xstrata had also been able to demonstrate the reliability of the technology in a variety of applications in their own plants and in those of external clients.”
Dr Mehmet Ayhan, Smelter Manager, Huttenwerke Kayser.