This page may not display properly to you because your browser is no longer supported or it is an outdated version we recommend that you use the latest version of Chrome Aurubis is kicking off construction on an air separation unit (ASU) at its recycling site in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia With this additional investment of around € 40 million in the site Aurubis is making in-house production more efficient and independent of external supplies The ASU represents a tried-and-true technology at Aurubis where air separation units are already in operation at other large sites such as in Hamburg (Germany) and Pirdop (Bulgaria).   The planned unit on the Lünen plant premises will make a key contribution to local production processes It will separate air into its main components two elements that play a central part in copper production The new separation unit will enable Aurubis to independently generate both directly on site in the future the oxygen from the unit will be of higher quality than the gases that are currently being delivered Aurubis will generate nearly 100 % pure oxygen in the ASU so less oxygen will be required to produce the same copper volume in the future.   captive oxygen production means the site can completely dispense with externally delivered liquid oxygen in large tanks eliminating up to 3,000 truck deliveries per year and energy-intensive reconversion into gas this means less traffic and fewer emissions in the region Aurubis will be able to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 8,500 tons (Scope 3) a year This is roughly equivalent to the yearly CO2 emissions of 1,800 German households.  “As one of the largest multimetal recycling sites in Europe Aurubis Lünen is a cornerstone of the circular economy Building our own air separation unit further secures our long-established site in North Rhine-Westphalia and strengthens our core business We will continue producing recycled metals in Lünen in the future metals that are of crucial importance for the energy transition and for industry in Germany and Europe,” COO Multimetal Recycling Inge Hofkens said.  Chief Operations Officer Multimetal Recycling I’m pleased that we’ll soon have our own air separation unit here on the Lünen plant premises We’ve had good experience with it in the production process at other sites,” Aurubis Lünen Plant Manager Verena von Weiss said “By producing oxygen and nitrogen directly on site we can avoid future price fluctuations and possible delivery bottlenecks of these gases from external partners starting in 2026 making our production more reliable and efficient.”  a company specialized in these types of air separation units will begin planning and construction in the fourth quarter and completion is scheduled for the end of 2025.  Um die heruntergeladene Komponente zu sehen den QR code scannen '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - 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the two positions he played as an undergraduate for the Vikings Leunen produced a pair of All-Conference performers (Maximo Espitia Taumoepeau went on to first team honors and was a second team All-American selection in 2018 Leunen had two players earn All-Big Sky Conference honors in tight end Maximo Espitia and left tackle Randin Crecelius Both of Leunen’s starting tackles earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2015 Kyle Smith was named second team All-Big Sky and Mike Davis earned third team Leunen was an assistant coach at PSU from 2011-13 Leunen was a member of the Viking program from 2005-09 but moved to offensive tackle in 2007 when the tight-end-less Run-and-Shoot offense was installed Leunen started at right tackle for two seasons on an offense that led the nation in passing He was selected as an Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference performer in 2009 Leunen was a standout football and basketball player at Redmond High School earning First Team All-Intermountain Conference and Second Team All-State honors at both tight end and punter Leunen earned his degree in Social Science from Portland State in 2010 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE VIKINGS UNDER MATT LEUNEN Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Aurubis has successfully commissioned a new system that is setting new standards in the recycling industry at its Lünen plant is now fully automated with the help of cutting-edge robotics This innovative system now efficiently delivers reliable samples to the laboratory in just an hour for a sample preparation process that used to be carried out manually in up to 12 stages and could take five days Aurubis invested a mid-single-digit-million-euro amount in the new system The initial system concept was developed around three years ago as part of the Group-wide automation and digitalization strategy “The new system is absolutely state-of-the-art and the most powerful of its kind in our industry It’s a flagship project: for both the Lünen site and the entire Aurubis Group,” Lünen Plant Manager Verena von Weiss said construction and commissioning in less than a year We gathered crucial experience to make the process even more secure which all Aurubis sites will now profit from.” security also plays a central role in automating work processes The new sampling process is an advancement in three ways: it positively impacts employees’ occupational health and safety since it eliminates manual work stages and significantly reduces noise emissions locally suctioning and filtering particulate matter in the completely enclosed system reduces the already small environmental impacts to a minimum the new system protects sampling even better from possible outside interference: The self-contained process leaves practically no room for manipulation and can be verified via analysis software on an ongoing basis The automation therefore significantly enhances the quality and reliability of the entire process “Our suppliers’ trust is our most important currency in the global competition for recycling material,” COO Multimetal Recycling Inge Hofkens said “We process about 1.1 million t of recycling material in the Group each year With the fully automated system that is now in operation we are making a targeted investment in strengthening transparency and trust in Aurubis,” Hofkens continued speed and sample quality are key when it comes to sampling and determining the value of a delivery The wide variety of material combinations in today’s end products mean recycling material is growing increasingly complex the automated process is now facilitating even more transparency And even more trust between business partners Press image: fully automated sample preparation The Ann Arbor Educational Foundation this year awarded 22 teacher grants This year the foundation focused on literacy programs The AAPS District News welcomes thoughtful comments All comments will be screened and moderated Please note: any comment that appears to be spam or attacks an individual will not be approved and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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BERLIN (AP) — A 15-year-old student has been arrested on suspicion of killing a fellow pupil at a school in western Germany Dortmund police said paramedics were called in the morning to the school in the nearby town of Luenen but were unable to resuscitate the 14-year-old German victim Police said their investigations into the circumstances of the killing are ongoing but said rumors on social media that the attack was directed at a person who wasn’t the victim couldn’t be confirmed students and teachers at the school were getting psychological counseling Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Germany – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist said Friday she wants to compete for Germany after defecting from her native country Kimia Alizadeh is trying to rebuild her life and career after she announced this month she had left Iran citing sexism on the part of officials there it does not matter because I have made up my mind,” Alizadeh said at a meeting with journalists at a taekwondo club “I am sure that I will be judged by many but I am just 21 years old and can attend world tournaments and future Olympics I will spare no effort to get the best result at this time as well.” She added she doesn’t expect ever to compete in Iran again Alizadeh was just 18 when she won bronze in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Despite Iran’s long history of victories in men’s wrestling and weightlifting no Iranian woman had ever won a medal before Alizadeh was frustrated with life in Iran despite her Olympic success In an Instagram post this month announcing she had left Iran she accused Iranian officials of sexism and criticized wearing the mandatory hijab headscarf Alizadeh hasn’t given up hope of being able to compete at this year’s Olympics in Tokyo getting there would require highly unusual exemptions from the usual rules on nationality switches and qualification regardless of whether she tries to represent Germany or the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team Alizadeh spent time in the Netherlands before heading to Germany this week to meet with taekwondo officials there The German Taekwondo Union has spoken up in favor of Alizadeh staying in the country in what it calls a first step toward her gaining nationality and becoming eligible to compete for Germany “If the German government assists me and I can go through this process as fast as possible I might be able to make it to the Olympics too,” she said many Iranian athletes have left their country the former world judo champion Saeed Mollaei moved to Germany after walking off the Iranian team at the world championships in Japan He said Iranian officials had tried to force him to withdraw so as not to compete against an Israeli opponent Alizadeh said she just wants “a peaceful life,“ and she’s not looking back “I have a great feeling to have made a decision for my life that would definitely change my future,“ she said “I think it is not even clear enough now and I will understand what a good decision I made.” Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get the day’s top sports headlines and breaking news delivered to your inbox by subscribing here © Copyright 2025, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy German companies unexpectedly became more pessimistic at the start of the year adding to doubts before a snap general election taking place next month that the country can quickly return to growth An expectations index by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research fell to 84.2 this month from 84.4 the previous month thanks in particular to a stronger current performance by services “Expectations deteriorated again,” Ifo president Clemens Fuest said yesterday in a statement Germany just endured a second straight year of contraction weighed down primarily by its struggling manufacturing sector Soft foreign demand and high borrowing costs have contributed to the weakness but long-standing problems like the aging workforce and excessive dependence on China are increasingly coming to the fore They have become prominent topics of debate before the Feb 23 federal election that would probably see German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ousted by Friedrich Merz Whether to revisit strict limits on public borrowing would be one of the first questions any new government would face “The top priority is to come up with an economic reform program that addresses some structural issues — energy prices “This is needed more than short-term stimulus.” Business surveys by S&P Global showed the gloom in Europe’s biggest economy abating somewhat this month with an index of private-sector activity climbing just above the threshold indicating expansion The Bundesbank and other forecasters still only expect muted growth this year with US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs presenting a major risk to the outlook The European Central Bank is about to lend a helping hand as it is widely expected to cut interest rates for the fourth straight time on Thursday Further reductions are anticipated this year at least until borrowing costs stop hampering economic activity Trianel Kohlekraftwerk Lünen (TKL) developed the 750MW hard coal-fired power plant at Lünen With a net efficiency of approximately 46% the plant is expected to be the most efficient and cleanest coal-fired power plant in Europe Advanced Siemens SSP5-6000 reference power plant technology is applied at the power plant Permission for the construction and operation of the Lünen power plant was received in May 2008 and construction began in September 2008 First power was transferred to the grid in December 2013 The project involved an investment of €1.4bn (approximately $1.94bn) and is expected to provide clean energy to approximately 1.5 million German houses offsetting one million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually The Lünen coal-fired power plant lies on the Datteln-Hamm Canal in north-west Germany approximately 15km north of Dortmund in North-Rhine Westphalia region is developing a new hard coal-fired power plant along the Elbe River at Moorburg The plant comprises a SST5-6000 steam turbine set with a gross power output of 813MW The turbine contains one high-pressure (HP) one intermediate-pressure (IP) and two low-pressure (LP) cylinders Siemens’ advanced 3DV technology (three-dimensional design with variable reaction levels) optimises the stage reaction and stage loading for each row and achieves higher HP and IP efficiencies An SGen5-3000W series (two-pole) generator comprising direct water-cooled stator windings and a hydrogen-cooled rotor system equipped with vertical evaporator tubing system The supercritical boiler operates at 280bar steam pressure and 600°C temperature The flue gas cleaning system comprises advanced equipment for removing the nitrogen oxides particulates and sulphurous components effectively Flue gas is discharged via the natural-draft wet cooling tower The power plant is estimated to use approximately 240t of coal per hour at full load Coal is sourced through long-term coal supply contracts and delivered via the Datteln-Hamm Canal Coal is transported to the steam generator via conveyor belts and burned in fresh air at 1,300°C temperature Approximately 2,000t of steam per hour is produced using the feed water in the pipes The steam is fed into the machine room in the HP turbine and passes through the IP and LP turbines The four-part steam turbine converts the mechanical energy to electrical energy Power generated at the Lünen power plant is transferred to the Amprion transmission network via a 380kV overhead transmission line A consortium of Siemens Energy and Trianel Boiler Consortium Lünen (comprising Austrian Energy and Environment (AE&E) and Japan-based IHI) was awarded the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project commissioned and installed the steam turbine generator set as well as the mechanical and electrical equipment The once-through type steam generator and the auxiliary boiler were supplied by Trianel Boiler Consortium Lünen (TBCL) who also supplied the air quality control equipment and the coal feed and ash removal system Steag prepared the planning approval documents and specified the EPC services for tendering of the overhead transmission line in addition to supplying fly ash for the power plant The contractual scope also included construction supervision and support during the technical acceptance testing process Microca was engaged for handling the coal at the plant site was contracted to build the 100m-tall structure supporting the steam generator The contract for the construction of the 380kV overhead transmission line was awarded to RWE Westfalen-Weser-Ems Netzservice Züblin Stahlbau is the supplier of steelwork and conducted cladding and erection works for the powerhouse and boiler house The contract for disposing the filling material at the power plant site before construction was awarded to REMONDIS ProTerra Grontmij was engaged to provide permit application and licensing management services for the power plant Keibel was awarded the contract for bending the boiler walls Bilfinger Piping Technologies designed and installed the high-pressure pipeline system along with conducting the detail engineering for the power plant Eurosilo was awarded the contract for constructing the coal storage silos for the plant Enpros was contracted by IHI for conducting overall project management planning and design for the auxiliary steam generating plant The contractual scope also included the detail design and material logistics of the piping system for the steam generator Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network With a production capacity of up to 230,000 t of copper cathodes per year which is just one kilometer away from Lünen Town Hall is one of  the world’s largest secondary copper smelters Around 670 employees produce copper anodes and a variety of co-products here on the 334,000 m³ premises The site has capabilities for flexible secondary raw material use and is able to process highly complex raw materials in its own smelting and refining processes Besides traditional materials such as copper scrap and alloy scrap recycling raw materials also include materials with complex compositions such as reprocessing fractions from electrical scrap and end-of-life vehicles as well as waste incineration ashes Improvements and investments in environmental protection are also of great importance in Lünen Around € 130 million has been invested in environmental protection since 2000 With the commissioning of the Kayser Recycling System at the Lünen site in 2002 Aurubis became one of the world's largest copper recyclers and set new standards in environmental protection many more investments were made in environmental protection especially to reduce fugitive emissions in the metallurgical facilities and in the storage and handling of input materials But the Lünen site is continuously developing its approach to water as well treatment and use of surface water — abbreviated as the RAN facility — operated with a total investment volume of around € 4.5 million enables more than 120,000 m³ of treated rainwater to be used for internal purposes as process water and thus saved every year Optimized water collection and delivery has already reduced the amount of water withdrawal by 28 % compared to 2019 new optimizations of internal water use are planned for the Lünen site in the coming years as part of a water concept The aim is to use all water internally as far as possible and to avoid discharging wastewater into the public sewer system The efficient use of natural resources such as water has been part of Aurubis' corporate culture for many years and is also an important part of ecological and economic responsibility for the Lünen site The efficient use of natural resources also includes energy and the reduction of CO₂ emissions Innovative projects to increase energy efficiency ensure highly efficient and flexible power generation from waste heat at the Lünen site by means of cogeneration via a two-stage condensing turbine Up to 23 million kWh of electricity (around 15 % of the site's electricity requirements or the average electricity demand of around 6,500 three-person households) can be generated and at the same time up to 14,000 t of CO₂ avoided each year The German Energy Agency's Energy Efficiency Initiative rated the project as exemplary and awarded it the Best Practice Energy Efficiency label in 2015 The Lünen site supplies its equipment and facilities with its own steam primarily from smelting furnace waste heat and — if not enough waste heat is available — additional boilers using oil and gas The steam generated is fed into the local network to cover process steam needs the waste heat supply isn’t continuous To handle this lack of continuity and reduce the use of fossil fuels Aurubis AG plans to expand the steam infrastructure to include four gas storage facilities in the Lünen plant by mid-2025 This will enable an increase in waste heat use and an effective annual CO2 reduction of at least 4,200 t the tankhouse overhaul was completed in 2024 The existing tankhouse basins and the facility’s entire infrastructure were modernized and/or optimized over the course of five years The entire project required a total of € 60 million and has significantly improved energy efficiency at the Lünen site with an increase in throughput and cathode quality in electrolytic copper refining at the same time Aurubis considers the protection of biodiversity one of the major environmental challenges of our time biodiversity has also been one of Aurubis' environmental targets for several years Since the plant site in Lünen is located only a few kilometers from several Natura 2000 nature conservation areas it is important for the site to maintain and promote good conditions in the plant environment for species protection and biodiversity the potential impact on biodiversity and the possibilities for promoting biodiversity are examined for every construction initiative or project The environmental management system at the Lünen site which has been certified pursuant to EMAS and ISO 14001 since 1997 ensures that production and environmental protection targets are met and that development opportunities can be optimally exploited Together with the quality management system certified pursuant to ISO 9001 the energy management system certified pursuant to ISO 50001 since 2013 and the occupational safety management system certified pursuant to ISO 45001 since 2021 they form an integrated management system (IMS) The external audits carried out as part of the certification of the management system include a review of environmental data and the effectiveness of operational processes Detailed environmental information on the Lünen site can be found in the current Environmental Statement. Dust emissions in g/t of input material and in g/t of copper equivalent Dust emissions per ton of input material have been reduced by around 85 % since 2000 Copper emissions in g/t of copper produced Copper emissions per ton of copper output have been reduced by about 89 % since 2000 With cathode copper production more or less unchanged metal production is generated from a high and increasing input of complex and low-copper recycling raw materials The average copper content in the raw materials is decreasing and the content of accompanying metals such as zinc gold and silver is increasing significantly The increasingly complex composition of raw materials is becoming more energy-intensive to process Energy awareness is now incorporated into the regular qualification/instruction of employees some energy-consuming equipment was switched off provided this did not affect safety or environmental protection An alternative to the natural gas supply was also planned in the shortest possible time due to the European war events in 2022 — the Lünen plant plans to commission an LPG facility in June 2024 The project is in the basic engineering phase Implementation of the measures identified by drone measurements in the anode furnace area: sealing of Kesselhaus 7 spraying water on the roof in the casting area An internal water use concept is currently being developed which should completely avoid the discharge of unused process water The documents are accessible on the internet and the visitor and contractor instructions have been revised General guidelines on conduct and clothing regulations have been established for employees and contractors/visitors and are part of plant briefings a new brochure is currently being prepared to inform the public further improvements are planned with regard to sustainable water use Further optimization of internal water use is planned for the coming years including additional treatment of internal process water (reverse osmosis The goal is to use all water internally as far as possible and to completely avoid discharging process water into the public sewer system Full realization of the project is scheduled for the end of 2026 The Aurubis sites in Hamburg and Lünen have successfully completed the certification process by the Copper Mark and now bear the recognized seal of quality for sustainability in the copper industry mines and smelters have been able to verify their sustainability performance on a voluntary basis and have it verified by third parties more than 40 sites have joined the Copper Mark A pilot project is currently underway with companies in downstream copper processing The certificate for the Hamburg plant already includes this processing step The 32 sustainability criteria of the Risk Readiness Assessment from the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) on topics such as compliance and occupational safety apply to the Copper Mark It is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) For the criterion of responsible sourcing of copper the Copper Mark has also developed a due diligence standard that also serves to meet the standards of the London Metal Exchange (LME) one of the world's most important metal exchanges the Lünen site also bears the Zinc Mark and Nickel Mark quality labels The modernization of the tankhouse started in 2019 Aurubis AG invested a total of € 60 million in the renewal of the plant over four years The work included the demolition and new construction of the tankhouse basins and the efficiency improvement of the plant has increased the capacity by about 10 % the plant remained in operation at 80 % capacity The tankhouse renewal project was initiated in April 2019 The first phase was completed in early 2020 the entire roof ridge turret of the tankhouse was renewed during the overall renovation Commissioning of a two-stage steam turbine (5.7 MWel) to use up to 300,000 t of process steam for internal energy generation and use Conversion of the plant's mixed sewer system into a separate sewer system (operational wastewater and rainwater) in connection with rainwater retention and collection (RAN system This enables the use of collected rainwater as internal process water for cooling processes and thus a savings of more than 100,000 m3 of water drawn from the public supply Complete closure and suctioning of the smelter hall the entire melting processes of the Lünen plant from the bath melting furnace to the anode furnace including the halls for transport and charging Emissions from the site have thus been minimized far beyond the state of the art Commissioning of a converter furnace (TBRC) as part of the KRS+ efficiency project As a result of this process technology improvement the Lünen site was able to increase its throughput by more than 30 % while maintaining the same overall primary energy input for the plant Installation of a truck tire washing system which all delivery vehicles must pass through before leaving the factory to further minimize dust emissions from the factory Construction of a noise protection barrier at the material delivery in the southern area of the plant to reduce noise emissions from delivery traffic to the adjacent properties Implementation of the Kayser Recycling System (KRS) in the course of the plant modernization after the takeover by Aurubis AG (then Norddeutsche Affinerie AG) Commissioning of a highly efficient ISA bath melting furnace and a tin composite furnace with state-of-the-art filter technology to replace the site's old shaft furnaces Verification of Group-wide harmonized environmental data (German) Specialist waste disposal company Material preparation plant (German) Certificate initial treatment plant according to ElektroG (German) Decision on the utilization procedure of Aurubis AG of the Arnsberg district government Decision on the utilization procedure of Aurubis AG Aurubis officially celebrated the launch of the refurbished tankhouse for copper production at its recycling plant in the German city of Lünen today The modernized facility will increase production capacity by around 10 % and generate up to 210,000 t of copper cathodes a year € 60 million went into future-proofing the tankhouse for the coming decades and safeguarding the recycling site’s long-term success large concentrations of other metals like gold tin and nickel can be processed as well.   “Global demand for raw materials is on the rise As the largest multimetal recycling site in Europe Lünen is a cornerstone of the circular economy We’re delivering more responsibly produced metals to the market with our modernized tankhouse — for a successful energy transition While strengthening and securing our core business at the same time,” Aurubis AG COO Multimetal Recycling Inge Hofkens said.  Work on the tankhouse began in October 2020 and was completed on schedule Upgrades include the complete refurbishment of the tankhouse basins infrastructure improvements like a renovated roof such as state-of-the-art robot technology.  “I am particularly proud of the fact that we were able to keep the facility running reliably at 80 % while construction was going on Aurubis is advancing its pioneering role in recycling by investing in renovating the tankhouse,” Lünen Plant Manager Verena von Weiss said.  “This significant investment of € 60 million is a clear signal of Aurubis’ commitment to the Lünen recycling site and to safeguarding jobs and apprenticeships Modern and responsible industrial companies like Aurubis are the foundation of our region’s prosperity,” Lünen Mayor Jürgen Kleine-Frauns said.  The tankhouse is the last step in the copper refining process in which copper anodes — plates weighing about 400 kg with a copper content of up to 98 % recovered by melting down recycling raw materials in multiple upstream steps — are electrochemically dissolved The copper ions are deposited on stainless steel plates resulting in 99.99 % pure copper for optimal conductivity in downstream applications The other substances contained in the anode precipitate out during electrolysis and are then separated from each other in additional steps and refined in the Aurubis Group network.  the work for the second phase of the tankhouse overhaul has started Aurubis AG is investing a total of € 60 million in the renovation of the facility The work includes the demolition and reconstruction of the tankhouse basins and other extensive improvements to the production facility where the most energy-intensive part of the copper production process takes place will be expanded by 10 % thanks to an increase in efficiency The tankhouse renovation is planned for the next three years the facility can be operated at 80 % of its original capacity during this period “Following the construction of the new training center ATASI this investment is Aurubis’ latest clear affirmation of its largest recycling site here in Lünen,” Plant Manager Michael Jordan said we are strengthening the significance of our plant within Aurubis’ integrated smelter network and contributing to a sustainable circular economy.” Aurubis AG Executive Board Chairman Roland Harings emphasized that investments of this magnitude require reliable overall conditions: Aurubis is committed to Germany as an industrial location We will continue to expand metal recycling as a key contribution to sustainability and the circular economy while enhancing efficiency This secures raw materials that are necessary for the energy transition we need long-term planning security – regulation with foresight – especially when it comes to energy in which anodes – plates weighing about 400 kg with a copper content of up to 99.5 % that are recovered by melting down recycling raw materials in multiple steps – are dissolved in an electrochemical process The copper ions are deposited on steel plates separated from each other in the course of additional procedures and likewise refined in the Aurubis Group network In the presence of about 80 invited guests the “ATASI” was opened today by Michael Thews member of the German Federal Parliament representing the Hamm-Unna II constituency; Jürgen Kleine-Frauns manager of the Hamm Employment Office; Jürgen Schachler managing director of the Aurubis recycling plant in Lünen The name of the new building on the Aurubis plant premises on Kupferstrasse (“Copper Street” in German) is an acronym of the German words for Training the departments that will now be moving into the inaugurated structure The new building provides the world’s largest copper recycler with well over 800 m2 of space for the Training Workshop and about as much office space on the upper floor More than 350 m2 will be available for Technology while Occupational Safety will use another roughly 300 m2 as workshop space open window surface facing Kupferstrasse and the nearly 700 m2 copper facade made of about 7.5 tons of the “red gold” stand out in particular the cost of the new building is in the high single-digit millions “We are investing in the future of Aurubis in the future of the Lünen site,” Jürgen Schachler said during his welcome speech He also emphasized that the company was expanding its training activities the number of trainees will increase in the coming years from 40 to 60 A new training center is also currently being built in Hamburg we are boosting the number of training spots from 180 to 300 in the same period Regarding the security that training at Aurubis offers Schachler continued: “Developments and megatrends such as urbanization and renewable energies – none of this would be possible without metals Trainees at Aurubis don’t just work directly on the issues of the future They also have clear prospects for their own professional futures.” Member of the German Federal Parliament Michael Thews expressed his satisfaction about the investment in Lünen during his speech highlighting the importance of recycling: “To protect our natural resources around the world we need effective recycling processes and well-trained employees for this industry Aurubis lives up to this task and secures both the future and the Lünen plant.” Lünen’s mayor underlined the necessity of breaking new ground in the training landscape in times of change in order to fulfill the demands of the future “I congratulate Aurubis on its courage in pursuing these new paths with the ATASI project May the new training center be a good place for efficient learning and teaching for everyone And may it serve as a motivator and an example for many companies in our region.” In Thomas Helm’s opinion ATASI is the correct response to the current situation on the training market and changes in the labor market strongly influence companies’ staff structure “Today is day 11,926 of my employment with Aurubis and day 1,515 as managing director,” Astrid Herbers said “I’ve earned qualifications along the way To make the right choice at the start of your professional life and to never stop learning – that is a great source of happiness we can help many young people achieve some of that happiness as well.” as constituents of powerful magnets used in hard drives and computer speakers To the United States, control over these resources is a matter of market stability. Russian dominance over nickel and a power grab for a Ukrainian lithium reserve exacerbated existing supply chain shortages Hence, the scramble for rare earth elements has prompted an intriguing proposal from the influential Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) The  United Kingdom–based learned society with over 50,000 members recently proposed that rather than mining for increasingly scarce raw materials in the ground perhaps it is time humans rummaged through junk drawers — or landfills — to feed consumer demand Want more health and science stories in your inbox? Subscribe to Salon's weekly newsletter The Vulgar Scientist "Developing a circular economy where minerals used in tech devices are salvaged and repurposed could help us to bypass supply chain issues in the future while also helping to reduce environmental impacts," Professor Tom Welton, President of the RSC, stated "It is essential that governments and businesses urgently do more to develop a circular economy which can tackle the world's growing e-waste crisis and alleviate the strain on supply chains." for already-processed and refined minerals — is both an economic as well as an environmental proposal The mining of rare earth elements is tremendously environmentally taxing and produces foul waste: radioactive thorium tends to accumulate in the same ore as rare earth elements and the toxic element is a byproduct that is difficult and dangerous to handle for reasons that date back to the formation of the solar system rare earth elements tend to be found together and are very resource-intensive to separate in refining Meanwhile, a vast, untapped stockpile of e-waste continues to accumulate dust in homes around the world — which has components with pre-refined rare earth metals that can be pried out without any refining or thorium pollution as a byproduct haphazardly hoarded devices represent a potentially massive boon for the green economy RELATED: Shortages of rare earth elements could limit clean energy development Rolling out results from a new survey about consumer attitudes on rare earth elements, the RSC noted that "the device you're reading this on contains at least 30 different naturally-occurring elements" in a graphic on Twitter Professor Welton advocated for a more dedicated infrastructure for recycling such metals "Not only do we need governments to overhaul recycling infrastructure and tech businesses to invest in more sustainable manufacturing practices, we need greater public and private investment in research to enable chemical scientists like those at N2S to progress methods of separating critical raw materials from electronic waste for recycling purposes," Professor Welton advocated Most Americans and indeed most people worry about environmental impacts of e-waste and want the government to do more to address the issue believing manufacturers should bear responsibility for recycling Giving a more sobering perspective on the matter a geophysicist with the Jacobs University research group Critical Metals for Enabling Technologies offered a balanced perspective on the gravity of the situation Curtailing damaging mining operations and finding better remediation techniques are necessary but e-waste recycling remains 20% efficient worldwide "We may leave the age of fossil fuels — we may get out of oil and gas and coal but what we will do is reenter an age of metals It's just that these metals are very different from those that we needed in the past." "Sustainable mining is a dream," he explained and that has all sorts of negative results for the planet and for all the organisms but we need that to sustain our modern society." Marvels of the twentieth century from smartphones to MRIs would not exist without at least a handful of these rapidly disappearing resources some of these are essential for solar panels Not only that but many are not even in the e-waste stream yet a component that would be necessary to produce hydrogen fuel cells is in few if any consumer product waste streams "We may leave the age of fossil fuels," he asserted It would take a concerted global effort and even then recycling would need to become exponentially more efficient there will always be a need for continued extraction of rare earth metals within an economic system necessitating continuous growth and maintenance of current technological abilities "We need to actually mitigate the effects of climate change," he added we have to make sure that what we do does not actually create bigger problems than the ones that we actually already have so we have to understand how to actually find critical metals and then produce them from deposits in an environmentally friendly way we have to understand how these elements behave in the environment and how can we prevent that in case they are toxic that in case we release them into the environment that in case we contaminate our rivers and lakes our oceans how can we actually clean up the sites." Read more on mining and rare earth elements: Eric Schank is a fellow at Salon writing for science and health He holds a BA in environmental studies from Oberlin College Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Lauren Slagter | lslagter@mlive.comANN ARBOR MI - First grade teacher Shelley Brower rushed to Carpenter Elementary School's media center the morning of Thursday after Principal Michael Johnson told her there was a problem there that needed her attention But instead of a problem, Brower was greeted by representatives from the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation waiting to surprise Brower and two other Carpenter staff members with a grant to purchase books so students can learn more about the plants they'll encounter in the school's garden "I'm in shock right now thinking there's a problem with the kids," Brower said as Johnson looked on laughing while she was presented with the grant The Ann Arbor Educational Foundation has spent the past week or so surprising teachers across the school district with about $25,000 in grants to support 20 different initiatives In addition to the $500 "Garden to Table to Composition" grant presented to Brower media specialist Elizabeth Clark and music teacher Ann Marie Borders another Carpenter teacher Sandra Chung received a $510 grant to take first graders to see "Jack and the Beanstalk" at Wild Swan Theater in Ann Arbor "We've been working on the inner-courtyard garden since May We've had the whole community participate," Borders said "Now we want to add the literacy piece We need resources for the teachers and the students to read about what they're doing We also have been taking food from the garden and cooking it So we're going to do all of this using the books that we get using the money from the grant." Both of the Carpenter Elementary grants were provided by the Educational Foundation's Karen Thomas Memorial Fund which is designated to support elementary literacy efforts who started the fund in memory of his late wife She was a writer and avid reader," Thomas said "She always wanted to read to the kids I wanted to do something to honor her passion for reading." Below is a list of the Ann Arbor Educational Foundation's 2016 teacher grant recipients and the grant amounts originally requested: Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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A podcast for investors on the opportunities and risks of the solar market The pv Europe editorial team offers their own analysis and discusses current topics with experts the Black Hills Passion Play drew tens of thousands of people to a 6000 seat amphiteater on the edge of Spearfish seeing the Passion Play was a much a part of a Black Hills vaction as a trip to Mount Rushmore Passion plays were first staged in the late middle ages by monks hoping to educate a mainly illiterate public about the last days of Jesus and the Easter story The Black Hills Passion play traced its origins to a monastery in Luenen Germany and a production first stage in 1242 a seventh-generation Passion play performer born in Luenen translated the historical play into English and moved with a small cast to America Meier was motivated in part by the knowledge that not everyone could afford to travel to Europe to see the play The first of Meier's productions was staged in New York Meier began looking for other locations around the country and in 1938 chose Spearfish An amphitheater was built and the play opened in May The company established a winter home in Lake Wales The company also took the play on the road visiting some 650 cities before the touring ended in 1964 The following video shot in the mid-1990s describes the origins of the historical Passion Play Josef Meier talks about the beginnings of the Black Hills Passion Play Historical pictures and film from the 1930s and 1940s show the amphitheater under construction and a scene from the play continued to produce and direct the production in Spearfish through the 2008 season The Black Hills Passion Play's last performace was on Sunday Many photos of the Passion Play were taken by Joseph and George Fassbender father and son photographers working in the Black Hills for many years Many of the Fassbender's Passion Play photos can be viewed for free with a watermark or purchased without a watermark at historicblackhillsstudios.org 2014 6:30 AMOur E-Waste Problem Is Ridiculous and Gadget Makers Aren't HelpingAs we ditch more and more of our electronics each year and manufacturers need to take that into account with product design.LUENEN GERMANY - APRIL 14: Electronic components including circuit boards sit in a pile before being melted down at the Aurubis recycling smelter on April 14 Aurubis is Germany's biggest recycler of scrap electronics and extracts metals including copper and gold from chips Recycling of electronic scrap is gaining in importance as worldwide supplies of metals (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)Sascha Schuermann/Getty ImagesSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Wired are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links Chances are high that you’ll be getting or giving new electronics this holiday season: an iPhone upgrade for mom perhaps Device upgrades have become increasingly frequent for many of us too many people give virtually no thought to what becomes of all these discarded gadgets 70 to 80 percent of all that old gadgetry goes straight to landfills Oh sure, many companies have green initiatives. Apple in particular has made notable, documented efforts to reduce its carbon footprint powering a majority of its retail stores and data centers with renewable energy developing more efficient packaging design and designing products that use less power than their predecessors But if your products are going to be tossed out in a year That's a tremendous amount of wasted resources Smartphones and tablets followed with an even faster purchasing and chucking cycle As mobile gadgets exploded we became a culture that abandoned its gear regularly It’s an epic environmental and economic problem not simply because people aren't properly recycling their old devices but because many devices are all but impossible to recycle efficiently Electronics include a host of environmentally deleterious chemicals like mercury, cadmium, lead, phosphors, arsenic, and beryllium. When they end up in a landfill, these chemicals eventually seep into the ground and into our water supply. Thus, properly disposing of them through programs offered by device manufacturers like Asus Manufacturers also play a vital role in the success (or failure) of this endeavor When you turn your device in to get recycled the product is wiped of any remaining data and repackaged to be resold and repackaging is still a very human and touch-related business,” said John Shegerian The company is among the world's largest e-waste recyclers with more than one billion pounds of of material recycled since 2005 If a product’s not fit to resell or the manufacturer isn't interested in selling refurbished gadgets it is disassembled and shredded so things like steel When you send your device to a recycling outfit like ERI two things must be considered: What's the value of the raw materials that can be recovered from the device and how much effort does it take to get them If retrieving all that material costs more than it's worth it simply isn't worth the effort because the recycler is operating at a loss the more likely it is to be worth someone's time to recycle it “The big problem the electronics industry is facing as a whole is products are getting lighter and lighter,” iFixit’s Kyle Wiens said “This is great for consumers but a nightmare for recyclers.” Smaller lighter products can be tricky to take apart Safety is a big concern for the workers tasked with dismantling discarded gadgetry which tears down electronic devices and posts online repair manuals often works with recyclers to ensure everything is safely and efficiently disassembled Device manufacturers usually don’t do that a damaged battery can cause a fiery explosion Tack onto that the need to painstakingly pry a battery from its glue-smeared lodging and you’ve got a delicate task indeed then uses suction cups to apply pressure across the glass so it can be removed without cracking Other things that can make a product more challenging to recycle include the number of screws (particularly non-standard screws) the inclusion of hazardous materials like mercury (which is declining due to the rising popularity of LEDs instead of bulbs) Waterproof and tightly sealed products also are more arduous to deal with suggested that Apple works with them to develop and provide tools workers can use and is very engaged in helping them figure out the best way to recycle products at the end of their useful lives between the time it takes to dismantle products and the injuries workers get in the process lucrative contracts with specific manufacturers are barely worth the trouble says the standardization of screws and plastic resin materials and minimizing the use of glue will boost recycling efforts as will designing products for easier disassembly But such changes could require concessions to slim dimensions and light weight increased standardization may mean fewer distinctions between competing products Take a plastic smartphone housing: Currently there are hundreds of variations (soft touch Standardization could limit that very marketable variety "Companies are getting better at making greener, more recyclable products. They're asking to visit our facilities and learn from our pain points," Shegerian said. $50 Off In-Person Tax Prep When You Switch From Your Tax Current Provider Exclusive: Up To 50% Off 6 Boxes With Factor Promo Code It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking Global discount supermarket giant Aldi has no plans to expand to the New Zealand market The clarification comes after acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson suggested it was among a number of players interested in the New Zealand market Robertson was expressing confidence that government plans to shake up the supermarket sector would result in increased competition and lead to lower prices These include having Foodstuffs and Woolworths open up the wholesale pafrt of their businesses to would-be competitors to purchase groceries at a fair price It was possible a number of other retailers may enter the market "We've got interest from a number of other players" noting German discount supermarket Aldi as one of the "players in the Australian market that people can take a look at" A spokesperson for the chain has since confirmed it has "no current plans to expand into New Zealand" Aldi set up shop in Australia in 2001 and has helped to drive down prices since It took more than a decade for it to become the country's third biggest player US retail giant Costco was already set to open a single store in West Auckland later this year Smaller grocery retailers welcome a 'step in the right direction' on supermarket changes but say the duopoly will dominate until there's an independent wholesaler The government's clampdown on the supermarket sector will include a new industry regulator compulsory unit pricing and a mandatory code of conduct New Zealand RSS Follow RNZ News If there is one thing that a lot of people get wrong about differently abled strength sports athletes it is that they believe there to be some sort of drop off in the quality of performances This was proven to be false in the biggest way possible when strongman Tobias Anthofer scored a new world record deadlift that is impressive to anyone watching Anthofer has already proven himself to be a rather adept strongman, competing in adaptive contests on a regularly basis. He really propelled himself onto our radar after his performance at the 2020 Static Monsters Worldwide contest in November and scored a new world record for the axle bar deadlift in his division “New world record in seated deadlift during the WSDM 2020 in luenen Germany” A post shared by Tobias -Father-Wheelchair user (@big_sitting_bull) Level Up Your Fitness: Join our 💪 strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free! Expect expert-backed workouts, nutrition advice, the latest in strength sports, and a whole lot of motivation heading your way. That was an insane amount of weight lifted by Anthofer. Before this performance, it was Martin Tye who held the record, with a 550kg (1,212lb) seated deadlift that landed him in the Guinness World Record books. However Tobias beat it by about 12 lbs/5kg.  This was just one part of a contest that saw Anthofer do a farmer’s hold, front hold, and axel press. He did well enough in each of these categories to win the entire contest, making him the World Strongest Disabled Man, without any doubts. A post shared by Tobias -Father-Wheelchair user (@big_sitting_bull) There is nothing that can be taken away from how incredible this performance was from Tobias Anthofer He is continuing to prove himself as a powerful force of nature among the ranks of adaptive strongman athletes and each outing seems to be better than the last it is clear that he is a physical specimen and a force to be reckoned with.  If you have any questions or need further clarification about this news, please leave a comment below and Derek will get back to you as soon as possible At Fitness Volt, our mission is to empower every individual on their fitness journey by providing expert advice, the latest research, and comprehensive resources. Whether you are a beginner or an elite athlete, we are here to support your goals with trustworthy and up-to-date information in strength, fitness, and nutrition. 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