Traitement et valorisation des déchets de cuivre au niveau de L’entreprise Arab Metals spa Médéa.

Abstract

Copper is a metal in great demand in industry, in Algeria, the demand reaching 30,000 tons every year, with 50% recycling rate and the annual market is estimated at 75 million dollars. The aim of this work involves a study of copper scrap recovery at the ARAB METAL company in Medea. The company recovers and processes 13.000 tonnes of copper annually. The recovered copper is classified into 3 categories according to its purity. It undergoes a series of treatments to produce mainly 8 and 14 mm copper wire for electrical wire production.