Our innovations

HORNE SMELTER

From the earliest days of the Horne Smelter nearly 100 years ago, a spirit of innovation has always driven our employees to meet the company’s challenges. To this day, the smelter’s teams build on this legacy of innovation, leadership, and hard work to overcome the challenges they encounter.

Over time, thanks to the expertise and skills of our workers, our process has been modernized and improved to fully realize our vision and mission in accordance with our values, while promoting the integration of a circular metals economy through recycling.

Several innovations have emerged at Horne Smelter, making us a leader in copper processing.

VELOX Pilot Project

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REGENERE Research Chair

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The Noranda Converter (CvN)

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Sulfuric Acid Plant

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Metal Recycling

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The Noranda Reactor

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