BRIXLEGG COPPER REFINERY

Right up into the 20th century, copper and silver ore was extracted in Tyrol and refined into pure metal in Brixlegg. Since 1890, metal has been extracted in greatly increasing quantities from secondary materials containing copper, rather than from ores as raw materials, which are currently exhausted. Today Montanwerke Brixlegg is a 100% recycling business. With 250 employees at the Brixlegg site, Montanwerke Brixlegg AG is one of the most important industrial companies in western Austria.

Werk Brixlegg is state-of-the-art technology in the field of copper recycling and the copper refining associated with it. In order to be able to compete internationally, valuable-metal extraction systems are constantly being developed. Montanwerke Brixlegg AG works closely with Austrian and foreign universities and colleges.

All systems and products are certified to EN ISO 9001:2000; the high quality standard is renowned worldwide.