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The variable energy availability in the future energy system requires a certain flexibility of energy consumption by energy-intensive industrial processes. The raw materials industry traditionally has high energy demands and low flexibility. This contribution is concerned with the flexibility potential of the copper recycling industry. The current study utilized FactSage and HSC Chemistry software to simulate secondary copper production and OpenLCA, to quantify the environmental impacts of using various flexibility options, such as change in throughput, temporary shutdown of unit operations, and temporarily switching to hydrogen as an alternative energy source.