Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) copper-products plant in New Jersey has partially restarted operating after superstorm Sandy damaged the facility, a spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires Friday.

"Production at Bayway has recommenced in certain sections of the plant. Limited quantities of their primary products are being delivered," Freeport spokesman Eric Kinneberg said in an email.

The Bayway plant produces a variety of copper wire and tube products used in applications like aerospace, medicine, transportation and communications.

"Work continues on refurbishing equipment for an expected full recovery of plant operations, the timing of which is uncertain," he said.

Sandy swept through the region on Oct. 29, causing widespread flooding in New Jersey and New York City. Freeport's Bayway facility is located in an industrial zone in Elizabeth, N.J., and is adjacent to a tidal strait that separates Staten Island from New Jersey.

--Matt Day contributed to this article.

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