About Heraeus Precious Metals

Heraeus Precious Metals is globally leading in the precious metals industry. By combining trading, innovative products and recycling, we offer our customers the industry’s most comprehensive array of services for the entire precious metals lifecycle.

Table of Contents

We are one of the world’s largest refiners of precious metals and a leading name in industrial precious metals trading. Our precious metals products are used in a wide variety of industries, including the automotive, chemicals, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, hydrogen and jewelry industry. We offer top quality solutions and products based on many years of experience and technical expertise. We are a reliable development partner for our customers and find the best solutions for their requirements.

With five trading and 15 production and recycling sites in all relevant time zones, we offer our customers a global production and logistics network. Trust and reliability, strict adherence to leading compliance standards, transparency and our financial stability have formed the foundation of our business for more than 170 years.

Precious Metals Cycle

Our Management

The Lead Team of Heraeus Precious Metals consists of 15 members covering the various business lines, major regions and core functions such as Finance, HR and Sustainability. It is the highest governing body, represents the international set-up of the company and ensures efficient exchange between key functions.

The Lead Team is headed by the CEOs of Heraeus Precious Metals,  Dr. Steffen Metzger and  Dr. Stefan Staubach.

Heraeus Precious Metals CEO

Our Guiding Principles – What we stand for

The Guiding Principles of Heraeus Precious Metals are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. They serve as a general orientation and form the framework of our actions. Through them, we define behavior and ways of thinking that are essential for successful cooperation with our partners, customers, but also within Heraeus Precious Metals.

The core values are to be lived by all employees worldwide. Therefore, we continuously work on their implementation and further development.

  • Customer Focus: We concentrate on our customers’ needs.
  • Clear Language & Respect: We communicate clearly and respect each other.
  • Diversity: We foster different perspectives and diverse teams.
  • Continuous Improvement: We continuously want to get better.
  • Accountability: We are responsible for our success and failures.
  • Responsibility: We care about people and our planet.
Guiding Principles Heraeus Precious Metals
Heraeus Hanau

About Heraeus

More about Heraeus on the Heraeus Corporate Website.

Quality Standards and Certificates

Locations Overview

General Terms of Delivery and Purchase