Allgemeine Gold and Silberscheideanstalt

What Allgemeine Gold and Silberscheideanstalt does

Agosi AG (Allgemeine Gold und Silberscheideanstalt) is a German precious metals company headquartered in Pforzheim, founded in 1891 by local jewelry and watch manufacturers and operating today as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgian-listed materials technology group Umicore S.A. The company functions as the headquarters of Umicore's Business Unit Jewelry & Industrial Metals (BU JIM) and operates as an integrated precious metals circular economy provider spanning refining, semi-finished product manufacturing, and trading. Its technology base centers on thermal treatment of precious metal residues, smelting, chemical processing, and analytical laboratory services, with an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory holding LBMA Referee status (one of only seven worldwide) and RJC Chain of Custody certification covering recycled gold, silver, and platinum.

Agosi's revenue model combines transaction-fee refining services (processing industrial scrap, jewelry scrap, and precious metal-bearing residues) with one-time product sales across six product lines: Agosi Lifestyle (jewelry/watch alloys and semi-finished products), Agosi Industrie (industrial precious metal products including anodes and salts), Agosi Refining (recycling services), Agosi Investment (gold and silver bars, rondelles for coins/medals), Agosi Edelmetall (precious metals trading), and Agosi NE-Metall (non-ferrous metals trading and recycling). Pricing is quote-based and tied to daily Umicore precious metal fixings (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium), with the company explicitly noting that prices fluctuate intra-minute and are indicative only. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales organized by product category, dedicated sales offices in France and the UK, an e-commerce shop (agosishop.de) for consumer investment products, and the broader Umicore group distribution network spanning nine countries.

Agosi serves four primary customer segments: jewelry and watch manufacturers, coin and medal mints (including named customer Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), industrial buyers in electrical/automotive/chemical/medical technology, and non-ferrous metals customers. The company holds a comprehensive certification stack including ISO 9001/14001/50001/17025, RJC Code of Practices, RJC Chain of Custody, LBMA Responsible Gold and Silver certificates, AEOF customs authorization, and Entsorgungsfachbetrieb waste management certification. Agosi employs over 400 people across its Pforzheim headquarters and globally coordinated operations, with sustainability metrics including a 46% Scope 1+2 CO2 reduction from 2019 to 2024 and 47% renewable energy share as of 2024, aligned with Umicore's net-zero 2035 target.

Name

Allgemeine Gold and Silberscheideanstalt

Legal name

Agosi AG

Website

https://agosi.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Agosi AG is a Pforzheim-based precious metals refiner, manufacturer, and trader, wholly-owned by Umicore, serving jewelry, mint, industrial, medical, and non-ferrous metals customers globally with certified circular economy solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precious Metals Refining and Manufacturing

NAICS

Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (331492), Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141), Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing (3314), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341), Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911), Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware (3910)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Melting & Secondary Smelting/Refining (Recycled Feedstock Producers) (EUAIAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precious Metals Minting & Bullion Products (IMAKAEAJ), Non-Ferrous Base Metals Trading (Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel) (IMAKAJAC), Precious & Specialty Metal Recovery (Smelting, Refining, Hydrometallurgy) (EUAIAIAD)

Keywords

• Precious metals refining
• Gold and silver bars
• Jewelry alloys
• Non-ferrous metals trading
• Precious metal recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Pforzheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precious Metals Refining Services: Core refining business processing industrial scrap, jewelry scrap, and other precious metal-bearing materials. Services include assaying, smelting, chemical processing, and recovery of gold, silver, platinum group metals.
2. Precious Metal Product Sales: Sale of refined precious metal products including semi-finished goods (alloys, strips, wires, rods), investment products (bars in various weights), and lifestyle/industrial products. Revenue generated through direct product sales to manufacturing customers and through e-commerce shop.
3. Non-Ferrous Metals Trading: Trading and recycling of non-ferrous metals including aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, zinc, nickel, and stainless steel. Includes both purchase of scrap materials and sale of semi-finished metal products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agosi AG refines precious metals from industrial scrap, jewelry waste, and other precious metal-bearing materials, and manufactures semi-finished precious metal products such as alloys, strips, wires, rods, and rondelles for industrial and jewelry customers. The company also produces investment gold and silver bars (directly via agosishop.de), trades precious metals and non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, stainless steel), and operates ISO 17025 accredited laboratory services including LBMA Referee testing.

Product overview

Agosi AG operates as a comprehensive precious metals service provider with a modular portfolio of integrated offerings. The core business centers on precious metals refining (Agosi Refining) and trading (Agosi Edelmetall), supported by specialized product lines: Agosi Lifestyle (jewelry/watch alloys and semi-finished products), Agosi Industrie (industrial products), Agosi Investment (gold/silver bars, rondelles for medals/coins), and Agosi Galvanik (anodes and salts for surface technology). The company also operates Agosi NE-Metall for non-ferrous metals recycling and semi-finished products, and maintains an online shop for direct purchases. All offerings are backed by integrated quality management, laboratory services (ISO 17025 accredited, LBMA Referee), and supply chain certifications (RJC, LBMA Responsible Sourcing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agosi Lifestyle: Alloys and semi-finished products for the jewelry and watch industry
• Agosi Industrie
• Agosi Refining
• Agosi Investment
• Agosi Edelmetall
• Agosi NE-Metall

Products and services

• Agosi Lifestyle Precious metal alloys, strips, wires, and rods designed for jewelry and watch manufacturers, including legierungen und Halbzeuge.
• Agosi Industrie Precious metal products and semi-finished materials for industrial manufacturing applications including electrical engineering, automotive, chemical, and medical technology sectors.
• Agosi Refining Precious metals refining services for industrial scrap, jewelry waste (Altgold, Altsilber), and precious metal-bearing residual materials, including assaying, smelting, chemical processing, and recovery of gold, silver, and platinum group metals.
• Agosi Investment Investment products including minted and cast gold bars (1g–1000g), silver bars (10g–5000g), and rondelles (circular blanks) for medals and coin production, sold to institutional and private customers.
• Agosi Edelmetall Precious metals trading and management services for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
• Agosi NE-Metall Non-ferrous metals trading and recycling services for aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, zinc, nickel, and stainless steel, including delivery of semi-finished products such as bands, sheets, rods, profiles, wires, and anodes.
• Agosi Galvanik Anodes and salts for surface technology and electroplating applications supplied to industrial customers.
• Agosi Online Shop (agosishop.de) Direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel offering gold and silver investment bars (including Umicore Edelmetallbarren fine gold 999.9 and fine silver 999) and special-edition bars for retail customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions reduced by 46% from 2019 to 2024 (4,672 to 2,508 t CO2e)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Umicore S.A.coreOthersUmicore is the parent company of Agosi. Agosi is the headquarters of Umicore's Business Unit Jewelry & Industrial Metals (BU JIM) and coordinates JIM activities for Umicore's global operations including facilities in Thailand, Canada, Brazil, Germany (Hanau), and China (Suzhou).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Heraeus Precious Metals: Heraeus is the largest German precious metals refiner and one of the world's leading players in precious metals services, directly competing with Agosi in refining, semi-finished products, and recycling. Both serve the jewelry, industrial, and investment bar markets from a German base, making Heraeus the closest head-to-head comparable.
• Valcambi: Valcambi is a Swiss precious metals refinery producing investment bars and semi-finished products, with similar LBMA accreditation and refining-from-scrap capabilities as Agosi. Comparable in scale and product mix across bullion and industrial precious metals.
• Metalor Technologies: Metalor is a Swiss precious metals refiner serving jewelry, industrial, and financial customers with refined products, semi-finished materials, and investment bars. Direct peer to Agosi across the precious metals value chain, particularly in LBMA-accredited refining and investment products.
• The Royal Mint: The Royal Mint is the UK government's mint and a major precious metals refiner producing bullion coins and bars. Comparable to Agosi in supplying rondelles and precious metals to mint customers (e.g., Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), as well as competing in investment products.
• MKS PAMP GROUP: MKS PAMP is a Swiss-based precious metals refiner and one of the LBMA Good Delivery refiners producing investment bars (PAMP Suisse) and providing refining and recycling services. Direct overlap with Agosi's refining and investment product lines, especially for global bullion brands.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo: Tanaka is Japan's leading precious metals refiner and producer of industrial precious metal materials, semi-finished products, and investment items. Comparable to Agosi in precious metals refining, PGM processing, and serving electronics/industrial end markets.

Regional players

• Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint): The Austrian Mint is Austria's state mint producing collector and investment coins; it is geographically adjacent to Agosi's ÖGUSSA subsidiary and represents a regional mint customer/competitor for precious metal rondelles and bullion supply in the German-speaking market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xxing.com/companies/allgemeinegold-undsilberscheideanstaltag
• Facebookfacebook.com/agosishop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agosi---allgemeine-gold-und-silberscheideanstalt-ag
• Instagraminstagram.com/agosi_ag

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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