Name

Scholz Holding

Legal name

Scholz Recycling GmbH

Website

https://scholz-group.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (42351), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap Metal Recycling & Brokerage (IMAIAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Scrap Trading & Brokerage (Ferrous & Non-Ferrous) (IMAKAJAI), Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Steel & Cast Iron) (IMAKAMAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB), Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Steel scrap trading
• Non-ferrous metals
• Industrial dismantling services
• Secondary raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Crawley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel and Metal Scrap Trading: Purchase, processing, and sale of steel and metal scrap in all qualities and varieties. The company acquires scrap from industrial companies, demolition projects, and collection networks, processes it through their facilities, and sells to steel mills and foundries.
2. Recycling Services: Comprehensive recycling services including processing of electronics scrap, plastics, wood, and other materials alongside core metal recycling operations
3. Industrial Services: Specialized services for demolitions, gutting, disassembly, and material analysis for industrial customers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Scholz Holding, through Scholz Recycling GmbH, procures, processes, and trades steel and metal scrap as secondary raw materials for steel mills, foundries, and large industrial customers across Europe. The company operates an extensive network of collection points and processing facilities, supported by logistics, demolition/dismantling, material analysis, and custom industrial services. A digital layer (RECY-ONLINE) complements the physical scrap trading operation.

Product overview

Scholz Recycling GmbH is a recycling and raw materials company offering a diversified portfolio of metal recycling products and industrial services. Its core offerings span six product categories: Stahlschrotte (Steel Scrap), NE-Metalle (Non-Ferrous Metals), Legierte Stahlschrotte (Alloyed Steel Scrap), Deklassierte Stahlprodukte (Downgraded Steel Products), Sonderlegierungen (Special Alloys), and Wertstoffe (Value Materials). These products are supported by a network of modern processing infrastructure including shredder plants, scrap shears, rail breakers, baling presses, and drop hammers. The company also provides a digital platform called RECY-ONLINE for transaction management, alongside services for self-deliverers, industrial customers, and end buyers — including demolition, core removal, dismantling, material analysis, and custom special solutions. The group is part of Scholz Holding and works closely with strategic partners such as Chiho Environmental Group (CEG).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Scrap (Stahlschrotte)

Quantifiable outcome

• Closing the material cycle in the secondary sector through efficient recycling

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• DerichebourgflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Agreement signed for the sale of the Scholz Gruppe to Derichebourg. This represents a major strategic transaction that would create a globally operating European market leader in the circular economy sector.
• AutocirccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2024Scholz Gruppe and Autocirc signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for potential collaboration in the automotive recycling sector.
• voestalpinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2023Scholz Gruppe and voestalpine partnership for sustainable steel production. The companies are working together on the path to sustainable steel production, with Scholz supplying high-quality scrap to voestalpine's steel operations.
• Chiho Environmental Group (CEG)coreOthersChiho Environmental Group is referenced as part of the Scholz Gruppe structure, indicating a parent-subsidiary or affiliated group relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Derichebourg: French multinational environmental services group and the announced acquirer of Scholz Gruppe. Directly comparable as a European metal-recycling and waste-services operator, and the combination is explicitly framed as creating a 'globally operating European industry leader in the circular economy.'
• Sims Metal Management: Global publicly listed metal recycling company operating shredders, collection yards, and scrap trading desks with significant European footprint; competes for similar industrial and demolition scrap volumes and serves the same downstream steel and foundry customers.
• Aurubis: European non-ferrous metals smelter and refiner that consumes recycled copper and other NE metals; comparable as a downstream buyer of Scholz's NE-metals and alloy products and as a benchmark for non-ferrous scrap monetization economics.
• Remondis: Large privately held German recycling and environmental services group with broad waste-management capabilities including metals; comparable as a wider-portfolio incumbent competing for industrial scrap, demolition, and recycling contracts across Europe.
• Schnitzer Steel Industries: US-headquartered ferrous and non-ferrous metals recycler with mill and export operations; comparable as a large-scale processor-trader of steel scrap and secondary metals serving EAF mills and foundries in multiple geographies.

Others

• voestalpine: Major European steel producer and Scholz's named strategic partner for sustainable steel production. Comparable as a downstream customer that defines scrap-quality specifications and demand for high-grade ferrous feedstock, and signals the buyer base Scholz's processing must serve.

Regional players

• Chiho Environmental Group: Hong Kong-based environmental services and recycling group referenced as part of the Scholz Gruppe corporate structure; comparable as a regional Asian scrap-recycling operator with metals and e-waste capabilities relevant to Scholz's stated Asia focus.

Direct peers

• TSR Recycling: Germany-based major steel and metal scrap recycler with extensive yards and shredding capacity; the closest direct domestic competitor to Scholz Recycling GmbH in the German-speaking core market and a like-for-like on product breadth and customer mix.
• EMR Group: UK-headquartered one of the world's largest metal recyclers, with dense collection networks, shredding operations, and downstream sales to steel mills and foundries across Europe—a near-direct strategic and operational analogue to Scholz's core ferrous and non-ferrous scrap business.

Emerging players

• Autocirc: Automotive recycling specialist with which Scholz signed a July 2024 LoI for collaboration; comparable as a counterpart in end-of-life-vehicle and automotive-component recycling, representing the higher-margin adjacencies Scholz is moving into.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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