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Smelter zone 

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

 

Unit

2006

2007

2008

Change
(2006 =100%)

Copper products:  

 

     

Electrolytic copper

t

556 624

532 974

526 806

98,8

Wire rod

t

232 201

250 907

206 191

82,2

Oxygen-free copper rod

t 2 140 10 866 11 789
108,5

Round billets

t

18 739

19 043

20 194

106

Granular copper

t

1 939

2 114

2 335

110.4

Other metals:          

Metallic silver

t

1 242

1 215

1 193

98,2

Metallic gold

kg

1 700

883

902

102,2

Crude lead

t

20 970

21 134

23 689

112,1

Refined lead t - 15 228 20 018
131,5
Other:          

Sulphuric acid

t

674 656

657 525

638 344

97,1

Copper sulphate

t

6 810

6 718

6 868

102,2

Nickel sulphate

t

2 082

2 158

2 182

101,1

Technical selenium

t

87

85

82

96

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