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High quality Polish copper is produced in two smelters located in Legnica and Głogów, and also in the Cedynia copper wire rod plant in Orsk. The metallurgical facilities of KGHM annually produce over 500 thousand tonnes of refined copper and 1200 tonnes of silver, as well as other products.
Production results achieved in smelting
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Unit
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2006
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2007
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2008
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Change (2006 =100%)
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| Copper products: |
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Electrolytic copper
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t
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556 624
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532 974
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526 806 |
98,8
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Wire rod
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t
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232 201
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250 907
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206 191 |
82,2
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Oxygen-free copper rod
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t |
2 140 |
10 866 |
11 789
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108,5 |
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Round billets
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t
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18 739
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19 043
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20 194
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106
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Granular copper
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t
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1 939
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2 114
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2 335
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110.4
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| Other metals: |
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Metallic silver
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t
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1 242
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1 215
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1 193
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98,2
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Metallic gold
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kg
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1 700
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883 |
902
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102,2
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Crude lead
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t
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20 970
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21 134
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23 689
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112,1
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| Refined lead |
t |
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15 228 |
20 018
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131,5 |
| Other: |
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Sulphuric acid
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t
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674 656
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657 525
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638 344
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97,1
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Copper sulphate
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t
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6 810
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6 718
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6 868
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102,2
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Nickel sulphate
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t
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2 082
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2 158
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2 182
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101,1
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Technical selenium
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t
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87
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85 |
82
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96
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