Heraeus Precious Metals

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG is a leading global provider in the precious metals industry, part of the Heraeus Group. The company manages the full value chain—from trading and production of innovative products to refining and recycling of precious metals including gold, silver, and platinum group metals.

With over 3,000 employees across 16 sites worldwide, it supplies essential materials for industries such as automotive, chemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, hydrogen technologies, and jewelry. In the chemical sector, Heraeus offers catalysts, precious metal compounds, and recycling services for chemical processes.

Renowned for technologies like AGXX, an antimicrobial catalyst based on precious metals that generates reactive oxygen species for broad-spectrum germ protection without ion release, used in coatings and textiles.