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Acid Plant
Database June 22, 2010
| Owner |
Aurubis |
|
| Location |
BG - 2070 Pirdop
Bulgaria |
| Background |
Formerly
- Georgi Damyanov Copper Combine
- MDK Copper Smelter and Refinery
1997 - Acquired by Umicore (Union Minere)
2005 - Umicore Copper demerged from Umicore Group to form Cumerio
2009 - Cumerio Med JSCo. |
| Website |
www.aurubis.com
www.cumerio.com |
| Plant
|
Pirdop Smelter |
| Plant No. 1 |
Plant
No. 2 |
| Coordinates |
42° 43' 8" N, 24° 9' 30" E |
42°
43' 10" N, 24° 9' 26" E |
| Type of Plant |
Metallurgical |
Metallurgical |
| Gas Source |
Copper
Outotec (Outokumpu) Flash Furnace
Peirce-Smith Converters |
Copper
Outotec (Outokumpu) Flash Furnace
Peirce-Smith Converters |
| Plant Capacity |
1940
MTPD
66,600 to 160,000 Nm3/h, 7.4 to 11.3% SO2 |
1940
MTPD
120,000 to 160,000 Nm3/h, 7.4 to 11.3% SO2 |
| SA/DA |
3/1
DA, 2.6 kg SO2/MT |
3/1
DA, 99.80% conversion |
| Emissions |
- |
SO2:
0.032%
SO3/Acid Mist: < 40 mg/Nm3 |
| Status |
Operating |
Operating |
| Year Built |
1981 |
1987 |
| Technology |
- |
- |
| Contractor |
- |
- |
| Remarks |
1997
- 780 MTPD, 120,000 Nm3/h, 4-6.3% SO2, 4 SA, 98.5% conversion
2002 - Plant revamped by Outotec
- single to double absorption
- revamp wet gas cleaning section
- sodium silcate addition system
- revamp WESP's |
1997
- 1050 MTPD, 120,000 Nm3/h, 7-9% SO2
2003 - Plant revamp by Outotec
- 150,000 Nm3/h, 7 to 9% SO2
- new 1st washing tower
- new drying tower
- new blower
- revamp converter
- replace electric preheater with diesel fired
2007 - new intermediate and final absorbers |
| Pictures |
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| General |
Cumerio Med in Pirdop
transforms concentrates with 25 -35 % copper content into anodes (99% Cu). The annual
smelting capacity is around 240,000 tons. Part of the anodes is transported by train
to the Cumerio plant in Olen, Belgium as feed for the electrolytic refinery. Cumerio
Med also produces 60,000 tons of copper cathodes for the regional markets. |
| References |
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| News |
December
16, 2008 - Norddeutsche Affinerie AG and Cumerio nv/sa now wish to present the
combination to the outside world. The new enlarged company will be called Aurubis.
„The name represents all that unites us and makes us strong, our common passion for
copper“, said Chief Executive Officer, Dr Bernd Drouven, today in Hamburg.
„Aurubis“ is derived from Latin and means „red gold“. „The name
puts in a nutshell what copper symbolizes for us and our customers – a metal of
extraordinary value. It is the oldest metal in the world and has always been the
cornerstone for progress and civilization. This holds true even today: mobile phones,
computers, electricity – nothing would function without copper. This special meaning
makes us work with passion on our product. To us, copper not only glitters like gold, it
is just as valuable“, continued Drouven. Norddeutsche Affinerie AG’s
well-known logo, the blue triangle, will not be changed. It has a long tradition and
originally showed three metallurgical tools. It has been modernised several times in the
course of the company’s 142 year history. The official renaming under German
commercial law will not take place until after the official resolution is passed at the
Annual General Meeting on 26 February 2009. Until then the shares will also still be
listed as Norddeutsche Affinerie AG. The CEO assured that the new name will express
the greater international importance of the company. At the same time it is also a
commitment to the employees and the current production sites. |
MTPD - Metric Tonne per
Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
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