What Heimerle + Meule does

Heimerle + Meule GmbH is a German precious metals refinery (Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt) founded in 1849 and headquartered at Dennigstrasse 16, 75179 Pforzheim, Germany. The company operates as a vertically integrated precious metals processor with a 175-year heritage, offering services and products across the full precious metals value chain: refining and recycling of jewellery scrap, dental alloys, and industrial precious-metal-bearing materials; manufacturing of alloys and semifinished products (sheets, wires, rings, hinge tubes, solders) for jewellery and industrial technique applications; decorative and technical electroplating (including the proprietary Colorit® electrolytic colouring system and PVD coating); direct precious metal 3D printing via DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering); analytical chemistry and materials testing; and consumer-facing investment products including cast and stamped bars, CombiBars™, UnityBars, FineCard, and SECAIN-Cards. The company maintains wholly owned subsidiaries Reischauer GmbH and Royal United Mint Group (both acquired from Heylen Group in April 2024), giving it a position in private coin manufacturing.

The company's revenue model is multi-stream B2B and B2C: precious metals trading on a transaction basis; recycling and refining as professional services; semifinished product sales to jewellery manufacturers and dental laboratories; electroplating chemicals and equipment as hardware sales; contract electroplating and PVD coating services; and consumer investment product sales through the Goldzeiten.de e-commerce platform. Customer segments include the jewellery industry (primary), dental industry (primary), industrial/technical sector, precious metals investors, and medical device manufacturers. Go-to-market combines direct field sales, dedicated online configurators (Ring-O for rings, Das Halbzeug for semifinished products), e-commerce shops (Goldzeiten.de, hm-dentalshop.com), and active participation in European industry trade shows (VicenzaOro T.Gold, Inova Collection, GoldExpo Warsaw, ZVO-Oberflächentage).

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of POSSEHL-Gruppe, a diversified German industrial conglomerate, with three Managing Directors (Thomas Frey, Georg Steiner, Thomas Weiß) and operations spanning Germany and Austria (Vienna branch office). Heimerle + Meule has no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public revenue figures; ownership and capital backing are provided through its parent group relationship.

Name

Heimerle + Meule

Legal name

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

Website

https://heimerle-meule.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1849

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Heimerle + Meule GmbH is a 175-year-old German precious metals refinery offering vertically integrated services from metal recycling and refining to alloys, semifinished products, electroplating, DMLS 3D printing, dental materials, and investment bars, serving jewellery manufacturers, dental laboratories, industrial clients, and precious metals investors across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precious Metals Refining and Manufacturing

NAICS

Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (33991)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330), Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911), Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094)

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Smelting & Refining (IMAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precious Metals Minting & Bullion Products (IMAKAEAJ), Bridal & Engagement Jewelry Manufacturing (CRAKAIAC)

Keywords

• Precious metals refining
• Jewellery alloys manufacturing
• Dental alloys production
• Gold investment bars
• Electroplating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pforzheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Precious Metals Trading: Trading of gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals in various forms including granules and bars
2. Precious Metals Recycling: Refining and recycling services for precious metal-bearing materials including jewellery scrap, dental alloys, and industrial materials
3. Precious Metals Semifinished Products: Manufacturing and sale of jewellery semi-finished products including alloys, rings, sheets, wires for jewellery manufacturers
4. Dental Products: Sale of dental alloys, ceramics, equipment and accessories for dental laboratories
5. Chemicals and Equipment: Electroplating chemicals, equipment and systems for surface coating applications
6. Electroplating Services: Decorative and technical electroplating services including PVD coating
7. Investment Products: Precious metals bars (cast and stamped), CombiBars, FineCard, coins, and round blanks for investors
8. Industrial Recycling: Recycling services for industrial precious metal-bearing materials
9. Analysis and Materials Testing: Analytical chemistry lab and materials development/testing services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Heimerle + Meule GmbH is a German gold and silver refinery (Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt) that produces precious metal semifinished products (alloys, rings, sheets, wires, solders) for jewellery and technical applications, manufactures dental alloys and ceramics, provides precious metals recycling and electroplating services, and sells investment products such as bars, coins, CombiBars and FineCard. Operations span the full precious metals value chain from refining and recycling to finished manufactured products.

Product overview

Heimerle + Meule operates as a comprehensive precious metals company (Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt) offering an integrated portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include precious metals semifinished products for jewellery and industrial technique applications, supported by a full range of chemicals and equipment for surface coating. The company provides extensive services spanning precious metals trading, recycling (both jewellery and industrial), electroplating services (decorative, technical, and PVD coating), analysis and materials testing, and direct precious metal 3D printing. For investment purposes, they offer various precious metal bars (classical cast, UnityBars, innovative cast, stamped, and individualised), CombiBars™, FineCard, bars with colour print, SECAIN-Cards, Safebags, coins, and round blanks. The portfolio includes proprietary products like Colorit® for electrolytic metal colouring, and extends to dental products and medical device sector solutions. The company supports its products with online configurators (Ring-O for rings, Das Halbzeug for semifinished products) and online shops (Goldzeiten for investments, HM Dental Shop for dental products). The company is part of the Possehl Group and operates from locations in Pforzheim, Germany and Vienna, Austria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Goldzeiten: Investment shop for precious metals bars, coins, and investment products
• hm-dentalshop.com
• Ring-O
• Das Halbzeug
• Colorit®
• UnityBars
• CombiBars™
• FineCard
• SECAIN-Cards
• Platina
• pritidenta
• DentalPlus
• FilaPrintM
• Gramm
• Smile Line

Products and services

• Precious metals semifinished products (Jewellery)
• Precious metals semifinished products (Technique)
• Chemicals and Equipment
• Colorit®
• Dental products
• Medical device sector products
• Machines and systems
• Precious metals trading
• Precious metals recycling
• Industrial recycling
• Electroplating services
• Analysis and materials testing
• Direct precious metal 3D printing
• Precious metals bars (investment)
• Precious metals CombiBars™
• FineCard
• Coins (investment)
• Goldzeiten (Investment Shop)
• HM Dental Shop

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Reischauer GmbHcoreOthers · 2 April 2024Acquisition completed in April 2024. Reischauer GmbH is a significant player in the private coin production industry. This acquisition strengthens Heimerle + Meule's value chain and market reach in the precious metals and coin manufacturing markets.
• Royal United Mint GroupcoreOthers · 2 April 2024Acquired from Heylen Group in an asset transaction in April 2024. Royal United Mint Group is a major player in coin manufacturing. This acquisition expands Heimerle + Meule's operations in precious metals and coin manufacturing.
• Heylen GroupminorOthers · 2 April 2024Seller of Royal United Mint Group in the asset transaction. Belgium-based industrial group.
• POSSEHL-GruppecoreOthersParent company relationship. Heimerle + Meule is an operating company of the POSSEHL Group (Ein Unternehmen der POSSEHL-Gruppe), a German industrial group. This corporate relationship provides strategic backing and resources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Umicore: Belgian materials technology and recycling group with a significant precious-metals refining and recycling business. Overlaps with H+M's industrial recycling and refining operations, though Umicore's broader portfolio includes catalysis and battery materials well outside H+M's scope.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo: Japanese precious-metals leader spanning refining, industrial materials, jewelry, and electronics. Comparable in refining and jewellery/industrial semi-finished products, though much larger and more diversified than H+M, primarily serving Asia-Pacific customers.

Direct peers

• Perth Mint: Australian precious-metals mint producing investment coins, bars, and medallions for global retail and institutional investors. Closely comparable to the investment-product and private-mint businesses that H+M is building through Goldzeiten and Royal United Mint.
• Royal Canadian Mint: State-owned mint producing circulation, bullion, and commemorative coins. Comparable to H+M's coin manufacturing capabilities (Royal United Mint subsidiary) and bullion product lines, though operating at much larger scale and on a sovereign basis.
• C. Hafner: German precious-metals refiner and semi-finished product manufacturer based in Pforzheim, with overlapping offerings in alloys, sheets, wires, dental alloys, and investment bars. Direct local competitor with a virtually identical product portfolio to H+M's jewellery and dental businesses.
• Argor-Heraeus: Swiss precious-metals refiner and bar/coin producer (now part of Heraeus group). Directly comparable to H+M in refining services and the private-mint coin/bar segment that the Royal United Mint acquisition targets.
• Heraeus Precious Metals: German-headquartered global precious-metals refiner and fabricator offering refining, trading, recycling, and industrial precious-metal products. Closely comparable to Heimerle + Meule across refining, recycling, semi-finished products, and industrial applications.
• Metalor Technologies: Swiss precious-metals refiner serving jewellery, industrial, and financial customers with refining, advanced materials, and bullion products. Highly comparable to H+M in refining capability, jewellery/dental supply, and investment-product offerings.

Regional players

• Aurubis: Hamburg-based copper and non-ferrous metals smelter/refiner with adjacent precious-metals recovery operations. Comparable to H+M's industrial recycling and non-ferrous smelting/refining processes; serves primarily the European copper value chain rather than jewellery or investment markets.

Emerging players

• Cooksongold (Heimerle + Meule direct competitor in alloys): UK-based supplier of jewellery-making materials including precious-metal alloys, sheets, wires, and findings. Overlaps with H+M's semi-finished jewellery products and Ring-O configurator concept; smaller scale and more retail/SMB focused than H+M's B2B model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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