Nyrstar is an international producer of minerals and metals. It was founded in August 2007 and listed on the
Euronext Brussels that October.
Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the United States and Australia and employs approximately 4,000 people. Its headquarters are in
Budel-Dorplein, the Netherlands.
Nyrstar’s operating business is wholly owned by Trafigura, an independent commodity trading and supply chain logistics company.
Nyrstar was created in 2007 by combining the
zinc smelting
Zinc smelting is the process of converting zinc concentrates ( ores that contain zinc) into pure zinc. Zinc smelting has historically been more difficult than the smelting of other metals, e.g. iron, because in contrast, zinc has a low boiling poin ...
and alloying operations of
Zinifex
Zinifex was an Australian company that operated lead and zinc mines, refineries and a lead smelter. It was established in April 2004, when the assets of Pasminco were spun-off. In 2008 it merged with Oxiana to form OZ Minerals.
History
In S ...
(an Australian mining company, now merged with
Oxiana to form
Oz Minerals) and
Umicore (a Belgian materials technology company).
Nyrstar was acquired by
Trafigura
Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. is a Singaporean-based multinational commodities company, with major regional hubs in Geneva, Houston, Montevideo and Mumbai, founded in 1993. The company trades in base metals and energy. It is the world's largest pri ...
in 2019.
Trafigura Threatened to Deny Nyrstar Key Credit, Adviser Says
''Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg T ...
'' 6 November 2020
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.nyrstar.com
Companies listed on Euronext Brussels
Companies of the Netherlands
Zinc mining companies
2007 establishments in the Netherlands