Nyrstar

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Nyrstar N.V.
Naamloze Vennootschap (a Dutch public company structure)
Traded asEuronextNYR
IndustryMetallurgy
Founded2007
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland (corporate), Balen, Belgium (operational)
Key people
Hilmar Rode (CEO) [1] Martyn Konig (Chairman) [2]
ProductsSmelting and alloying of zinc and lead; sulphuric acid production; gold, silver and copper (as by-products)
Revenue€3.5 billion (2017) [3]
Number of employees
4,100 (2017) [4]
Websitewww.nyrstar.com

Nyrstar N.V. is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals, such as copper, gold and silver. Nyrstar has mining and smelting operations located in Europe, North America and Australia. Nyrstar was created in 2007 by combining the zinc smelting and alloying operations of Zinifex (an Australian mining company, now merged with Oxiana Limited to form OZ Minerals and Umicore (a Belgian materials technology company). It is incorporated in Belgium and has its corporate office in Switzerland. Nyrstar is listed on Euronext Brussels.[5]

Operations[edit]

Nyrstar has 4 mining operations located in North America.[6] Nyrstar has 6 smelters (in Australia, Belgium, France, Netherlands, and the United States) and 1 fumer in Norway.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nyrstar Management Committee". Nyrstar.com.
  2. ^ "Nyrstar Board of Directors". Nyrstar.com.
  3. ^ "Nyrstar Results, Reports and Presentations". Nyrstar.com.
  4. ^ "Nyrstar at a glance". Nyrstar.com.
  5. ^ "Bloomberg Business - Nyrstar Nv (NYR:EN Brussels) - Company Description". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ Nyrstar Mining Operations on the Nystar website
  7. ^ Nyrstar Mining Operations on the Nystar website

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