What is Nyrstar Auby?

What is Nyrstar Auby?

Nyrstar Auby 1 Overview. The Auby smelter is a mid-scale electrolytic zinc smelter. It produces cathodes as finished products, rather… 2 Quick facts. 3 Location. The Auby smelter is located in the town of Auby in the north of France, approximately 35 kilometers south of… More

Where is the Auby smelter located?

The Auby smelter is located in the town of Auby in the north of France, approximately 35 kilometers south of the city of Lille. It is adjacent to the Canal de la Deule, which connects to the seaports of Calais and Antwerp, and is well connected to several motorways. History

What is the Auby plant?

The Auby plant was established in 1869 by Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines, in the middle of the coal mine era in order to access energy required for the industrial thermical process of refining zinc. This process remained almost unchanged until 1954, when the plant modernized its process introducing a vertical furnace.

Why choose Nyrstar?

Nyrstar has a market leading position in lead, producing a number of refined products for market. This includes lead concentrate and refined market lead (99.97% and 99.99%), as well as lead-antimony alloys, copperised-lead alloys, calcium lead alloys and calcium tin-lead alloys.