ReMetall

What ReMetall does

ReMetall Deutschland GmbH is a privately held German precious metal recycler headquartered in Drochow, Germany, with more than 20 years of operating history. The company purchases spent catalytic converters, industrial catalysts, diesel particulate filters, lambda probes, and other materials containing platinum, rhodium, and palladium from industrial suppliers and automotive dismantlers, then recovers and sells the extracted precious metals. Its technology stack centers on an in-house laboratory with moisture determination, XRF, and ICP OES analysis, augmented by a LECO TGA801 mass spectrometer, supported by a proprietary database covering more than 10,000 catalyst types for valuation when laboratory analysis is not required.

The company's core service portfolio integrates six capabilities: Purchase of precious metal materials, Value Assessment (database lookup or laboratory assay), Instant Payment upon delivery, Processing (including electric arc furnace smelting of monoliths at 1,500°C), Consulting, and Laboratory analysis. Pricing is quote-based, determined by the assayed or catalogued precious metal content of each material lot, and settled immediately if requested. The go-to-market is B2B sales-led, with direct engagement of industrial suppliers and material generators through the company website, phone, and email channels; the geographic footprint is limited to Germany/Europe with a single processing facility. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent organization, and no public ownership or listing.

Name

ReMetall

Legal name

ReMetall Deutschland GmbH

Website

https://europarts.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReMetall Deutschland GmbH is a privately held German precious metal recycler that purchases spent catalytic converters and industrial catalysts from suppliers and recovers platinum, rhodium, and palladium through laboratory analysis and electric arc furnace smelting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precious Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Primary Metal Manufacturing (331), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Catalytic Converter Recycling & Precious Metals Recovery (PGM) (EUAIAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Catalyst & Precious Metal Scrap Recycling (Auto Catalysts, Refinery/Petrochemical Catalysts) (IMAKAMAI), Catalyst Recovery, Regeneration & Reclamation Services (IMAEAIAM), Metal Melting & Secondary Smelting/Refining (Recycled Feedstock Producers) (EUAIAJAJ), Petroleum Refining Catalysts (IMAEAIAA)

Keywords

• Precious metal recycling
• Catalytic converter recycling
• Industrial catalyst recovery
• Scrap metal purchasing
• Platinum group metals recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Drochow

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Purchase and Processing of Precious Metal Materials: The company purchases catalytic converters, industrial catalysts, diesel particulate filters, lambda sensors, and other precious metal-containing materials from suppliers. Revenue is generated through the recovery and sale of extracted precious metals (platinum, rhodium, palladium) after processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ReMetall purchases spent catalytic converters, industrial catalysts, diesel particulate filters, lambda sensors, and other precious metal-containing materials from industrial suppliers, then determines their value through laboratory analysis (moisture determination, XRF, ICP OES) or its proprietary database of over 10,000 catalyst types. After value assessment, the company pays suppliers immediately upon delivery and processes the materials through electric arc furnace smelting at 1500°C to recover platinum, rhodium, and palladium.

Product overview

ReMetall is an innovative high technology company with over 20 years of market experience specializing in recycling materials containing precious metals. The company offers a comprehensive suite of integrated services including Purchase, Value Assessment, Instant Payment, Processing, Consulting, and Laboratory analysis. Their core service portfolio handles various precious metal-containing materials: Ceramic Catalysts (with platinum, rhodium, palladium coatings), Metal Catalysts, Industrial Catalysts, Diesel Particulate Filters, Lambda Probes, and Miscellaneous Precious Metal Materials. The integrated workflow moves from value assessment using their database of over 10,000 catalyst types or laboratory analysis (moisture determination, XRF, ICP OES), through purchase at fair prices, to processing including smelting at 1500°C in their electric arc furnace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Purchase ReMetall purchases metal and ceramic catalytic converters from vehicles, industrial catalytic converters, diesel particulate filters, lambda sensors, and other materials containing precious metals at fair prices from industrial suppliers.
• Value Assessment Determines the precious metal content and value of materials using either an extensive database of over 10,000 catalyst types or through laboratory analysis including moisture determination, XRF, and ICP OES analysis.
• Instant Payment Customers can receive immediate payment upon delivery of material following expert value assessment, providing fast liquidity for suppliers of precious metal-containing materials.
• Processing Offers complete processing and various reworking solutions for materials including monoliths, broken monoliths, and metal catalysts, leveraging electric arc furnace smelting at 1500°C.
• Consulting Provides expertise and advisory services on all issues relating to precious metal recycling and valuation, sharing market knowledge and customer insights with suppliers.
• Laboratory Services Provides routine sample treatment consisting of up to three steps of increasingly precise analyses: moisture determination, XRF, and ICP OES analysis, supported by LECO TGA801 equipment for high-resolution mass spectral data.

Quantifiable outcome

• Smelting at 1500 degrees Celsius using electric arc furnace

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Umicore: Belgium-based materials technology and recycling group with a sizable precious metals refinery business. Overlaps with ReMetall on spent catalyst and PGM recovery, but operates globally and across multiple metal streams.
• Heraeus Precious Metals: Global precious metals group with large-scale PGM recycling and refining operations. Comparable end-markets and chemistry but materially larger, multi-site and diversified across industrial, automotive and electronics PGMs.
• BASF Catalysts (formerly Engelhard/Clariant): Major automotive and industrial catalyst manufacturer that also runs PGM recovery operations. Comparable on the catalyst value chain and on industrial catalyst recycling streams.
• Johnson Matthey: UK-listed specialty chemicals and precious metals group with established PGM refining and catalyst recycling. Comparable on automotive and industrial catalyst feedstock, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Aurubis: European non-ferrous metals smelter and refiner with growing precious metals recovery including PGM-bearing inputs. Comparable on multi-metal secondary smelting and refining in Europe, though copper-led.

Regional players

• Dowa Holdings: Japanese metals and recycling conglomerate with a dedicated PGM recycling business. Comparable catalyst and precious metal scrap intake, primarily serving Japanese industrial customers.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo: Japan-headquartered precious metals refiner and recycler with PGM recovery operations. Comparable on precious metals chemistry and refining capability, but geographically focused on Asia.

Direct peers

• Mastermelt: UK-based precious metals refinery specializing in PGM and gold recovery from industrial and automotive scrap. Closely comparable service model to ReMetall, including value assessment, processing and settlement.
• Hensel Recycling: German-headquartered specialist recycler of spent automotive and industrial catalysts and PGM-bearing materials. Highly comparable to ReMetall in feedstock focus, customer base and regional European footprint.

Others

• Metals X (formerly Western Australia specialty metals): Diversified metals group with exposure to tin and precious metals. Thematically linked as a precious metals counterparty but not a direct competitor to a European catalyst recycler.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/europarts-gmbh-remetall-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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