Atlantic Copper inaugurates 60,000-tonne e-waste metals recovery plant in Huelva
Atlantic Copper, the Freeport-McMoRan-owned Spanish copper smelter, has officially inaugurated CirCular, a more-than-550-million-euro metals recovery plant integrated into its Huelva metallurgical complex. The facility processes up to 60,000 tonnes per year of non-ferrous fractions from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), recovering copper, gold, silver, palladium, platinum and nickel. The European Commission and the Andalusian regional government have designated the project strategic; the company says it is the first facility of its kind in southern Europe and expects about 350 direct and indirect jobs.
Atlantic Copper, the Freeport-McMoRan-owned Spanish copper smelter, has officially inaugurated CirCular, a more-than-550-million-euro metals recovery plant integrated into its Huelva metallurgical complex. The facility processes up to 60,000 tonnes per year of non-ferrous fractions from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), recovering copper, gold, silver, palladium, platinum and nickel. The European Commission and the Andalusian regional government have designated the project strategic; the company says it is the first facility of its kind in southern Europe and expects about 350 direct and indirect jobs.
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Source publication date: 2026-09-17.
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