BRIXLEGG COPPER REFINERY

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Right up into the 20th century, copper and silver ore was extracted in Tyrol and refined into pure metal in Brixlegg. Since 1890, metal has been extracted in greatly increasing quantities from secondary materials containing copper, rather than from ores as raw materials, which are currently exhausted. Today Montanwerke Brixlegg is a 100% recycling business. With 280 employees at the Brixlegg site, Montanwerke Brixlegg AG is one of the most important industrial companies in western Austria.

In the fields of copper recycling, and the copper refining associated with it, the Brixlegg plant technology is state of the art. In order to be able to compete internationally, processes for the extraction of valuable metals are constantly being developed. Montanwerke Brixlegg AG works in close collaboration with universities and colleges in Austria and abroad.

All systems and products are certified to EN ISO 9001:2000 and our high quality standard is acknowledged all over the world.

Furthermore, the company is certified to ISO 14001:2007, and as waste disposal specialists.