New Precious Metal Factory in Nanjing, China

Heraeus precious metals factory in Nanjing, the world’s most advanced precious metals factory so far, was opened in September 2018 in the Nanjing Jiangbei New Material Science and Technology Park. The $120 million factory covers an area of 84,000 square meters and has over 200 highly qualified employees. With 70% automated production processes, the Nanjing factory integrates precious metals recycling and new precious metals materials production and is committed to becoming a smart factory that implements Industry 4.0, providing value-added products with low energy consumption and emissions.

Smart factory with lean production
Significant capacity expansion to fuel industrial upgrading
Green factory that commits itself to sustainable development
Local service team to offer one-stop solutions

Smart factory with lean production

Designed for lean production, the Nanjing factory has combined the advanced technologies and processes as used in several sites in Germany, South Africa and China, as well as digital and automated process technologies to make production highly efficient and optimal. Moreover, the factory also ensures a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.

Significant capacity expansion to fuel industrial upgrading

The factory will increase Heraeus’ recycling capacity of precious metals in China from 700 to 3,000 tons per annum, and quadruples its annual capacity to process innovative materials. Moreover, the factory offers high-value products and services to the traditional and new materials industries such as chemical, automobile, electronics, glass, photovoltaics, pharmaceutical and ceramic decoration, fueling the upgrading of these industries.

Green factory that commits itself to sustainable development

Adhering to strict petrochemical engineering standards, the factory carries out real-time in-line monitoring of wastewater and exhaust gases, and discharge wastewater through dedicated pipes to standards higher than national ones. At the same time, it adopts advanced control method to ensure process stability.

Local service team to offer one-stop solutions

A local service team made up of more than 200 experienced employees provides all-round services covering R&D, production, sales and logistics for Chinese customers from a single source, and responses quickly to their personalized requirements.

Latest standards, codes and regulations by the PRC nation, Jiangsu province, Nanjing city and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park

Certificates: HWOL, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001
Standards: Latest EHS standards, codes and regulations by the PRC nation, Jiangsu province, Nanjing city and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park
Material flow: Optimized material flow and precious metal tracking from receiving, warehousing, production, packing and delivery
SAP based supply chain
Hazardous Waste: HW management incl. management of cross province transportation; daily report in Jiangsu province EPB HW management IT system
Emissions, Pollutants and Environmental: Regularly inspected by EPB departments and inspection teams
Monitoring: All monitoring as required by Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit, including waste water and exhaust gas monitoring

Cooperation with Nanjing Tech University

Based on shared resources, complementary advantages, and the pursuit for actual improvements and mutual success, Heraeus and Nanjing Tech University have reached strategic cooperation in production, education and research to better utilize their technological and industrial edges. This is also Heraeus’ way to contribute to the local community and fulfill its social responsibilities as a corporate citizen.

About Nanjing and the Nanjing Jiangbei New Material Science and Technology Park

The Nanjing Jiangbei New Material Science and Technology Park, where the Heraeus precious metals factory is located, is one of the top 3 chemical parks in China. It is home to the manufacturing facilities of over 90 companies, both Chinese and international ones, and will have a total size of 100 km2 in the long-term. The park was founded in 2001 and is based in Nanjing, China. Nanjing, with over 8 million inhabitants, is the second-largest city in Eastern China. It is located approximately 300 km northwest of Shanghai.

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Heraeus Precious Metals Factory in Nanjing

Press Release: Heraeus opens the world’s most advanced precious metals factory in Nanjing, China

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A GLOBAL COMPANY AND LEADING PROVIDER OF PRECIOUS METALS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS

We combine all activities related to our comprehensive expertise in the precious metals loop –from trading to precious metals products to recycling.

About Heraeus Precious Metals

Precious Metals Cycle

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Chemical Products

We are one of the world´s leading suppliers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. As a long-standing specialist in catalysts for process chemistry, our product range starts at production-ready homogeneous catalysts, covers customized supported catalysts and includes solutions and salts based on platinum group metals, gold, silver and rhenium.

Precious Colours

Products often achieve their competitive advantage with special details, designs and accents. Particularly the decoration with precious metals can turn trivial products into golden highlights. In this way a standard product could become a premium, or even a luxury product.

Recycling

Recycling makes a considerable contribution to protecting the environment. Recycling means sustainability, because raw material resources will not last forever. And recycling means real money, because precious metals are too valuable to waste.

Precious Metals Services

It is important for you to have precious metals available as soon as you need them. Heraeus offers several services and supplies precious metals in various industries.

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New Precious Metal Factory in Nanjing, China