Horn & Co. Group

We are the global market leader in the recycling of industrial materials.

The Horn & Co. Group has been active as a recycling company since 1922 and operates in the areas of processing, disposal, analysis and product distribution. The guiding principle of „Strength through diversity“ is in the Horn & Co. Group anchored in four business divisions:

  • Horn & Co. Industrial Services
  • Horn & Co. Minerals Recovery (MIRECO)
  • Horn & Co. Products
  • Horn & Co. Analytics (INDUSTRIAL LAB)

All pursue the common goal of realizing a closed material cycle within the framework of raw material recycling. The modern and successful environmental and sustainability management is based on the technical know-how and existing synergies of the strong group of companies.

The Horn & Co. Industrial Services division is active in areas such as slag management, scrap management and waste management and, as a service provider, essentially guarantees customers process reliability and resource conservation.

The „MIRECO“ and „Products“ divisions are excellently positioned as „Europe’s most sustainable refractories producer“ and are increasingly focusing on CO2 savings and professional and legally compliant disposal, which together also lead to a considerable conservation of resources. With more than 250,000 tons of material per year, which corresponds to a CO2e saving of 450,000 tons, customers have access to sustainable and high-quality raw materials from recycling and secondary raw material production. As the global market leader, we therefore make a significant contribution to achieving climate targets by realizing a significantly more environmentally friendly footprint compared to primary raw materials.

The Horn & Co. Analytics division, also known under the „INDUSTRIAL LAB“ brand, offers a wide range of analyses, high speed in finding results and consulting in the area of analytical problem solutions.

This allows customers to concentrate fully on their core competencies. Usually with significant savings potential.

WORLD MARKET LEADER PRODUCT/S

Recycling of industrial materials

Location

Siegen

Employees

World wide: 550

Germany: 510

South Westphalia: 370

Sales Volume

2022: 67,5 Mio. €

Milestones

1922

Foundation of the company „Industriebedarf GmbH“ by the businessman Adolf König with a share capital of 600,000 RM

1945

Ernst Horn and his son-in-law Erich Metzger begin to rebuild the company, which was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War

1951

Werner Horn takes over the management together with his brother-in-law Erich Metzger

1956

Creation of the Horn & Co. Minerals Recovery division under the name „Mineralmahlwerk Westerwald Horn & Co. KG“

1979

Acquisition of the trading company Rhebinol GmbH, which forms the basis for the product distribution of the „Horn & Co. Products“ division

1986

Gert Horn and Ullrich Metzger take over the management of the company

1993

Creation of the „Horn & Co. Analytics“ division through the founding of „HuK Umweltlabor GmbH“

2012

Expansion of activities through the strategic partnership with „Deutsche Edelstahlwerke“ in the area of scrap management – „dhi Rohstoffmanagement GmbH“

2019

Migration of the Group into a European Company SE (Societas Europaea) and expansion of the ownership structure to include Argjend Kameraj (CEO)

2020

Expansion of activities through the strategic partnership with the „Knettenbrech + Gurdulic Group“ in the area of waste management – „Knettenbrech + Gurdulic Umwelt GmbH“

2022

Expansion of activities through the strategic partnership with the RHI Magnesita Group in the area of refractory recycling – „MIRECO“

Contact

Horn & Co. Group
Herrenfeldstr. 12
57076
Siegen

Phone +49 271 77205-0

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