Heraeus Precious Metals Receives “Supplier Reliability Award” for Commitment to Collaboration and Partnership with Nouryon

At the award ceremony: Charlie Shaver, CEO of Nouryon, Patrick Cui and Jens Hesse of Heraeus Precious Metals (from left to right)

(IN BRIEF) Heraeus Precious Metals has been awarded the “Supplier Reliability Award” by Nouryon for its exceptional supply reliability and partnership with the global specialty chemicals leader. The award specifically recognizes the company’s Catalytic Gauzes product line for its special support of Nouryon during the Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai, where employees from Heraeus Precious Metals temporarily moved to the Shanghai factory premises to avoid production downtime and successfully process all orders during this time. The award is part of Nouryon’s “Supplier of the Year” program, which recognizes global suppliers that have contributed to Nouryon’s leading position in specialty chemicals.

(PRESS RELEASE) HANAU, Germany, 13-Feb-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Heraeus Group, a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company, headquartered in Hanau, Germany, announces that its subsidiary, Heraeus Precious Metals, a leading provider of precious metals and precious metal products, has been awarded the “Supplier Reliability Award” by Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader. The award recognizes the exceptional supply reliability, collaboration, and close partnership of Heraeus Precious Metals with Nouryon.

The award-winning Catalytic Gauzes product line of Heraeus Precious Metals is known for its special support of Nouryon during the Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China. In order to maintain supply chains and production during the pandemic, employees from Heraeus Precious Metals temporarily moved to the Shanghai factory premises. Through their commitment, they avoided production downtime, and the company was able to successfully process all orders during this time and ensure on-time delivery to Nouryon. This is a true testament to the resilience and determination of Heraeus Precious Metals in navigating challenging situations.

“Without the continuous support of our employees in Shanghai during this special time, we could not have managed this challenge so well. We would thus want to sincerely thank them for their efforts and dedication,” highlighted Patrick Cui, Sales Director Process Catalysts at Heraeus Precious Metals (China).

At the official ceremony in Rome/Italy, Jens Hesse, Global Head of Sales Gauzes Catalysts & Services at Heraeus Precious Metals, together with Patrick Cui accepted the award. “Despite the many challenges during the pandemic and their influence on our supply chains, maintaining our supplier relationships was always one of our top priorities,” emphasized Jens Hesse. “It is therefore a big honor for us to be awarded with the Supplier Reliability Award by our partner Nouryon.”

Nouryon recognizes a number of its top global partners with the “Supplier of the Year” awards since 2021. These awards honor global suppliers that have distinguished themselves by contributing to Nouryon’s leading position in specialty chemicals and exceeded expectations in one of the three categories: Sustainability, Supplier Reliability, and Special Event Support. Heraeus Precious Metals was awarded the “Supplier Reliability Award” due to its excellent performance in this category.

As a key player in the global precious metals industry, Heraeus Precious Metals is committed to providing high-quality products and services that meet the needs of its customers while prioritizing sustainability and environmental responsibility. The company’s dedication to these values, coupled with its strong partnership with Nouryon, has enabled it to achieve this recognition and reinforce its position as a reliable and trusted supplier of precious metals products.

About Catalytic Gauzes

Catalytic systems are widely used for industrial ammonia oxidation and hydrogen cyanide as well as caprolactam production. As an expert for platinum group metals, Heraeus Precious Metals is industry-leading in the production of catalytic gauzes and focuses its activities on providing products and services for this industry.

About Heraeus Precious Metals

Heraeus Precious Metals is globally leading in the precious metals industry. The company is part of the Heraeus Group and covers the value chain from trading to precious metals products to recycling. It has extensive expertise in all platinum group metals as well as gold and silver.

With about 3,000 employees at 15 sites worldwide, Heraeus Precious Metals offers a broad portfolio of products that are essential for many industries such as the automotive, chemicals, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, hydrogen and jewelry industry.

By 2025 Heraeus Precious Metals will be the first company in the industry that operates carbon neutral.

About Heraeus

The Heraeus Group is a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company, headquartered in Hanau, Germany. The company’s roots go back to a family pharmacy started in 1660. Today, the Heraeus Group includes businesses in the environmental, electronics, health, and industrial applications sectors. Customers benefit from innovative technologies and solutions based on broad materials expertise and technological leadership.

In the 2021 financial year, the FORTUNE Global 500 listed group generated revenues of €29.5 billion (US$34.9 billion) with approximately 16,200 employees in 40 countries. Heraeus is one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany and holds a leading position in its global markets.

About Nouryon

Nouryon is a global, specialty chemicals leader. Markets and consumers worldwide rely on our essential solutions to manufacture everyday products, such as personal care, cleaning goods, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Furthermore, the dedication of approximately 7,650 employees with a shared commitment to our customers, business growth, safety, sustainability, and innovation has resulted in a consistently strong financial performance. We operate in over 80 countries around the world with a portfolio of industry-leading brands

Media contact:

Bettina Kraft
Global Head of Communications Heraeus Precious Metals
+49 (6181) 35-5732
b.kraft@heraeus.com

SOURCE: Heraeus Holding