CRONIMET

CRONIMET was founded in Karlsruhe in 1980 by Günter Pilarsky and has developed into one of the leading raw material recyclers for stainless steel and specialty metals. The company supplies customers with both secondary and primary raw materials and recycles valuable metals and alloyed scrap. It is represented in more than 70 locations on six continents.

CRONIMET was founded in Karlsruhe in 1980 by Günter Pilarsky. Over the years, it has developed into one of the leading raw material recyclers for stainless steel and specialty metals. The early years were marked by the foundation of the first European companies, laying the foundation for today's worldwide network of the CRONIMET Group. Key milestones include entry into the African market in 1995, the US market in 1997, the Brazilian market in 1999, and the Asian market in 2005. In 2004, the company purchased a majority stake in Plant of Pure Iron OJSC and founded CRONIMET Mining GmbH. In 2013, it entered the thermal desorption treatment of industrial sludges with CRONIMET Envirotec GmbH. In 2023, it founded battery recycling company revomet GmbH and CRONIMET North-East GmbH. In 2024, it acquired MetallPlast Recykling spol. s.r.o. in Czechia, and in 2025 it founded CRONITUNGSTEN Bolivia S.R.L.

All-round supplier of secondary and primary raw materials; raw material recycler for stainless steel and specialty metals.

Product categories. secondary raw materials · primary raw materials · recycled metals · alloyed scrap

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