Hamburg, April 16, 2013 - Aurubis AG's Supervisory Board appointed
Dr. Frank Schneider, 55, as the member of the Executive Board responsible
for the recycling/precious metals division effective May 1,
2013. He succeeds Dr. Michael Landau, 62, who will retire on May 31,
2013. Dr. Schneider will also take over the position of Director of Industrial
Relations from Dr. Landau.

Dr. Schneider previously worked at the Solvay group starting in 2002, most
recently as Head of Industrial Operations RBU Essential Chemicals Europe.
He was responsible for 18 European sites and 4,700 employees in this position.
He held several other positions at Solvay prior to that, including Plant
Manager and Managing Director of a Solvay plant in Bulgaria, where he lived
for three years.

"We are pleased that we have found a competent and internationally experienced manager for this interesting position who will continue the successful development of Aurubis together with the other Executive Board members," said Prof. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann, Chairman of the Aurubis Supervisory Board. "The Supervisory Board would also like to thank Dr. Michael Landau for his many years of committed service to Aurubis."

In addition to his management experience in an international group,
Dr. Schneider has extensive experience in the chemical industry: after completing his chemistry studies and earning his doctorate at the Universität
Hannover, he worked at Matthes & Weber GmbH (Duisburg) and Plibrico
GmbH (Neuwied).

Dr. Schneider has been appointed to the Aurubis Executive Board for three
years, until April 30, 2016.


High-resolution photos of Dr. Schneider are available for
download on our website.

Company profile

Aurubis is the leading integrated copper group and the world's largest copper recycler. We produce some 1 million t of copper cathodes each year and from them a variety of copper products.
Aurubis has about 6,400 employees, production sites in Europe and the USA and an extensive service and sales system for copper products in Europe, Asia and North America.
Thanks to our wide range of services, we rank among the global leaders in our industry. Our core business is the production of marketable copper cathodes from copper concentrates, copper scrap and recycling raw materials. These are processed within the Group into continuous cast wire rod, shapes, rolled products and strips as well as specialty wire made of copper
and copper alloys. Precious metals and a number of other products, such as sulfuric acid and iron silicate, round off our product portfolio.

Customers of Aurubis include companies in the copper semis industry, the electrical engineering, electronics and chemical industries as well as suppliers of the renewable energies, construction and automotive sectors.
Aurubis is oriented to growth and to increasing corporate value. The main focus of our strategy is on strengthening our business, utilizing growth opportunities and practicing a responsible attitude when dealing with people and handling resources and the environment.

Aurubis shares are part of the Prime Standard Segment of the Deutsche Börse and are listed in the MDAX, the European Stoxx 600 and the Global Challenges Index (GCX).
Further information at www.aurubis.com


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