Former type Non-ferrous metallurgy Fate Acquired Headquarters Olen, Belgium Ceased operations December 17, 2008 | Industry Copper Defunct 2008-December-17 Founded 29 April 2005 Parent organization Aurubis | |
Predecessor Copper activity division of Umicore Successor Aurubis after merge of Cumerio with Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) Subsidiaries Aurubis Switzerland SA, Cumerio Austria GmbH, Cumerio Med AD | ||
On 17 December 2008, Cumerio and Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) became Aurubis - Europe’s biggest copper producer.
Cumerio is (was) a copper refining company formed in 2005 by the division of the copper activity of Umicore. The Cumerio shares were first listed on Euronext Brussels on April 29, 2005, and delisted from Euronext Brussels on December 17, 2008, as a result of the squeeze-out after merging with Norddeutsche Affinerie AG.
Cumerio was active in smelting, refining and recycling of copper. The headquarters was located in Brussels. The production plants were located at:
Acquisition by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
In June 2007, the German copper processor Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) expressed its interest to take over Cumerio. On January 23, 2008, the European Commission accepted the transaction.
On April 14, 2008, Cumerio became part of the NA Group. This made it the largest copper producer in Europe.