Metso Secures EUR 10 Million Order for Tankhouse Material Handling Solution from Freeport-McMoRan’s El Paso Electrorefinery

(IN BRIEF) Freeport-McMoRan has awarded a significant order to Metso for the delivery of a state-of-the-art tankhouse material handling solution to its El Paso electrorefinery in Texas, USA. The order, valued at over EUR 10 million, has been booked in Metso’s Minerals segment’s 2023 fourth-quarter orders received. Metso’s scope of delivery includes Outotec Anode Preparation and Cathode Stripping Machines, both designed for high safety and long-term reliability, incorporating modern robotic electrode handling to optimize material handling efficiency within the existing refinery. This collaboration with Freeport-McMoRan aims to enhance copper production efficiency and quality at the El Paso copper electrorefinery after modernization. Metso, a leading tankhouse technology supplier for copper refineries, offers a comprehensive range of equipment, proprietary technology, basic engineering, digital solutions, and services to support the industry.

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 21-Nov-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Freeport-McMoRan has awarded Metso an order for the delivery of a state-of-the art tankhouse material handling solution to their El Paso electrorefinery in Texas, USA. The order value exceeding EUR 10 million is booked in Minerals segment’s 2023 fourth-quarter orders received.

Metso’s scope of delivery includes Outotec Anode Preparation and Cathode Stripping Machines, both based on proven design ensuring high safety and long-term reliability. Both machines utilize modern robotic electrode handling to optimize layout and material handling efficiency in the existing refinery.

“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Freeport-McMoRan with this important project. We are confident that our technology will ensure high efficiency and quality of copper production in the El Paso copper electrorefinery after the modernization. The solution will combine our long-term experience of similar equipment with modern robot technology to fulfill the material handling requirement of the existing tankhouse,” says Mikko Rantaharju, Vice President, Hydrometallurgy business line at Metso.

Metso is a leading tankhouse technology supplier for copper refineries. The offering covers key equipment based on proprietary technology, as well as basic engineering, digital solutions, and services.

Read more about Metso’s technologies for electrorefining on our website.

Metso is a frontrunner in providing sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. By helping our customers increase their productivity, improve their energy and water efficiency and environmental performance with our process and product expertise, we are the partner for positive change.

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 16,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2022 were about EUR 5.3 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial

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Tim Robinson
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Minerals Sales North and Central America, Metso
Tel. +1 602 300 8800
email: tim.robinson(at)metso.com

Helena Marjaranta
Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso
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email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com

SOURCE: METSO