Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien

What Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien does

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned industrial mineral trading and distribution company headquartered in Hof, Germany, operating since 1908 and currently in its fourth generation of family ownership under Managing Director Johannes Scheruhn via the holding entity Scheruhn Minerals & Chemicals GmbH. The company was originally founded as Deutsche Specksteingruben to mine soapstone in the Fichtelgebirge region, but exited direct mining at the end of the 1980s and pivoted to a pure trading model under the current name to reflect an expanded product portfolio.

The core business comprises two interconnected offerings. First, raw material trading: Scheruhn imports more than 40 industrial minerals in bulk via ocean vessel from globally established mining operations, with barite (barium sulphate), fluorspar, and olivine positioned as flagship specialties, complemented by talc, quartz, kaolin, bentonite, feldspar, graphite, calcium carbonate, dolomite, mica, perlite, titanium dioxide, wollastonite, zeolite, and other fillers. Second, custom processing services: through partnerships with German service providers, the company offers grinding to specified fineness, drying to 0.5% maximum residual moisture, packaging in bulk, bags, or big bags, storage at customer-proximate locations, multimodal logistics, and certified quality control.

The customer base spans at least 15 industrial verticals including sewage/wastewater treatment, building/construction, paints and coatings, refractories, glass, foundries, rubber, adhesives, plastics, paper, writing instruments, welding engineering, steel, and technical ceramics. The GTM motion is sales-led enterprise field sales via direct phone, email, and website contact, with an extensive warehousing network at transport hubs serving European manufacturers. No revenue, customer counts, or transaction data are publicly disclosed.

Name

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien

Legal name

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://scheruhn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien is a fourth-generation, family-owned German industrial mineral trader that imports barite, fluorspar, olivine, and 40+ other minerals from global mining operations and distributes them with custom processing and warehousing to European manufacturers across 15+ industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Minerals Trading and Distribution

NAICS

Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant Wholesalers (42352)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Minerals Trading (Phosphate, Potash, Sulfur, Borates, Barite, Talc) (IMAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Industrial minerals trading
• Barite fluorspar olivine
• Mineral processing services
• Bulk raw materials supply
• Custom mineral grinding

Headquarters

HQ city

Hof

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Raw Material Trading: Import and sale of industrial minerals in bulk or processed form to manufacturing companies across Europe. The company sources from globally established mining operations and imports large quantities by ocean vessel to Europe. They supply rough stone as bulk goods or process it according to customer requirements.
2. Custom Processing Services: Value-added services including grinding to various fineness levels, drying (to residual moisture 0.5% max), packaging (bulk, bags, big bags), storage, logistics (road, rail, sea, air), and quality control through certified testing facilities. These services are offered in cooperation with German service providers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien imports and trades industrial minerals (with barite, fluorspar, and olivine as flagship specialties, plus a broader portfolio of more than 30 additional minerals) from globally established mining operations, supplying them to European manufacturers as raw bulk stone or processed to customer specifications. The company also offers custom value-added processing services — grinding, drying, packaging, storage, logistics, and quality control — through partnerships with German service providers.

Product overview

Scheruhn Industrie-Mineralien is an industrial mineral trading and processing company, not a software product company. The company was founded in 1908 and is a family-owned, internationally operating trading enterprise. The product portfolio consists of two interconnected offerings: (1) Raw Material Trading - a diverse range of industrial minerals including Barite, Fluorspar, and Olivine (the three flagship specialties), plus over 40 additional minerals such as Talc, Quartz, Kaolin, Bentonite, Feldspar, Graphite, Calcium Carbonate, Dolomite, and various oxides and fillers; and (2) Custom Processing Services -增值加工服务 including grinding (to various fineness levels), drying (to max 0.5% residual moisture), packaging (bulk, bags, big bags), storage (at customer-proximate locations), logistics (road, rail, water, air), and quality control (via certified testing partners). The company imports raw minerals in large quantities via ocean vessels from globally sourced mining operations and processes them in Germany to customer specifications. The company's product offering targets industrial sectors including sewage/wastewater treatment, building/construction, paints, refractories, glass, foundries, rubber, adhesives, plastics, coatings, paper, writing instruments, welding engineering, steel, and technical ceramics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barite (Baryt / Barium Sulphate)

Segments16 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Worldwide Mining OperationscoreOthersScheruhn collaborates with globally established, renowned mining operations for sourcing high-quality industrial minerals. These partnerships enable the company to import large quantities of raw materials by ocean vessel to Europe.
• Global Logistics PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company works with logistics partners worldwide to import raw materials in large quantities by ocean vessel to Europe and arrange subsequent distribution to customers.
• German Processing Service ProviderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerScheruhn partners with competent German service providers for custom processing of materials including grinding, drying, packaging, storage, and quality control services.
• Storage PartnersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation with storage partners located close to customers to ensure warehousing and fast delivery capabilities.
• Certified Testing FacilitiessupportingTechnology or IntegrationQuality control cooperation with certified testing laboratories (Prüfstellen) to ensure consistent quality standards.
• bitzinger GmbHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationExternal hosting provider for the company website. Located at Ossecker Straße 174, 95030 Hof, Germany. A data processing agreement (AVV) is in place.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• KSL Staubtechnik GmbH: German specialist in mineral powders, dusts, and processed stone/flour products serving similar European industrial customers. Comparable as a mid-sized German trading/processing competitor focused on ground industrial minerals.
• Quarzwerke Group: Germany-based family-owned industrial minerals producer and distributor with a broad portfolio of quartz, feldspar, kaolin, and specialty fillers. Highly comparable in business model (mining + processing + distribution), customer verticals, and DACH geographic focus.
• LKAB Minerals: European industrial minerals distributor (subsidiary of LKAB) supplying refractory, foundry, construction, and environmental applications across Europe. Direct competitor in mineral trading, processing, and customer verticals.
• Gebrüder Märker GmbH: German industrial minerals specialist focused on calcium carbonates and specialty fillers, serving paints, plastics, paper, and construction. Comparable as a mid-sized European industrial mineral processor/trader with similar vertical breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Minerals Technologies Inc. US-listed global specialty minerals company with operations in precipitated calcium carbonate, bentonite, perlite, and talc. Serves paper, steel, construction, and environmental end-markets — overlapping with Scheruhn's vertical and product set but at much larger scale.
• Sibelco: Belgian-headquartered global industrial minerals company producing silica, nepheline, feldspars, ball clays, and other minerals. Comparable in product range and verticals but operates its own mines globally at multi-billion-Euro scale.
• Elementis plc: UK-listed specialty chemicals and minerals producer serving personal care, coatings, and industrial markets with talc, bentonite, and chromium. Comparable in specialty mineral trading and downstream industrial verticals (paints, coatings, industrial).
• Imerys: Paris-listed global specialty minerals leader with a portfolio spanning performance minerals and pigments, serving construction, paper, paints, ceramics, and refractories. Overlaps with Scheruhn across most product categories and verticals, but operates at vastly larger scale and is upstream-integrated in mining.

Regional players

• IMI Fabi SpA: Italian producer and trader of industrial minerals including talc, chlorite, and magnesium-bearing minerals for paints, plastics, paper, and ceramics. Comparable product/vertical overlap but primarily serves Southern Europe and Mediterranean markets.

Others

• RHI Magnesita: Global refractory products leader that consumes large volumes of magnesia, dolomite, and similar industrial minerals. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — represents a key downstream customer segment in Scheruhn's refractories vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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