Established in 1852, Metalor is a multinational industrial group, based in Switzerland (Neuchâtel), with subsidiaries in 16 countries. The group is organized around three divisions:

• Refining is specialized in recovering gold, silver, platinum group metals from a wide range of precious metal bearing materials. The division also provides analysis and evaluation services through its worldwide network of specialized centers, as well as financing precious metals work-in-progress items from its clients collecting secondary scrap materials.

• Advanced Coatings manufactures and supplies precious metal plating products and processes for electroplating applications. These products and solutions are used in a variety of applications such as electronic components, semiconductors, and decorative markets such as jewelry.

• Electrotechnics provides world’s leading groups with high-conductivity electrical contacts (circuit breakers, switches, relays, etc.) derived from silver alloys.

Metalor currently employs 1,600 people throughout the world and operates 10 production facilities in Switzerland, France, China, Hong-Kong, US, Porto Rico and Mexico.