HAMBURG Dec 14 （Reuters） - Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges are likely to rise in coming months, the chief executive of Europe's largest copper smelter Aurubis （NAFG.DE: Quote） said on Tuesday.
Bernd Drouven also told a press conference that repairs to a furnace damaged in an accident last week were set to be finished on schedule and concentrate processing would restart on Friday.
The accident will cause an impact of single-digit million euros in the full year pre-tax earnings, he said.
"We believe we will see rising copper product prices," he added.
The financial impact of the accident had been reduced as a planned maintenance shutdown at the Hamburg plant in September 2011 had been brought forward because of the accident and would no longer be needed.
（Reporting by Michael Hogan）
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