Global Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025
Description
Research Summary
Precious metal recycling is the process of recovering and reusing valuable metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, from end-of-life or discarded products. This sustainable practice aims to extract precious metals from electronic waste, catalytic converters, jewelry scrap, and other items, reducing the need for new mining and minimizing environmental impact. The recycling process typically involves sorting, shredding, and separating materials to isolate precious metals, followed by refining to obtain high-purity metals suitable for reuse in various industries. Precious metal recycling not only conserves natural resources but also helps mitigate the environmental footprint associated with traditional mining and extraction methods. Additionally, it contributes to the circular economy by closing the loop on valuable materials, promoting resource efficiency, and reducing the overall demand for newly mined precious metals.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Precious Metal Recycling market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Precious Metal Recycling include Umicore, PX Group, Materion, Sims Lifecycle Services, Johnson Matthey, Tanaka, Abington Reldan Metals, Dowa Holdings, Sino-Platinum Metals, Heraeus, Asahi Holdings etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Precious Metal Recycling. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Precious Metal Recycling market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Precious Metal Recycling market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Precious Metal Recycling industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Precious Metal Recycling Include:
Umicore
PX Group
Materion
Sims Lifecycle Services
Johnson Matthey
Tanaka
Abington Reldan Metals
Dowa Holdings
Sino-Platinum Metals
Heraeus
Asahi Holdings
Precious Metal Recycling Product Segment Include:
Silver (Ag)
Gold (Au)
Platinum Group Metals
Precious Metal Recycling Product Application Include:
Jewelry
Catalyst
Electronics
Battery
Others
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Precious Metal Recycling Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Precious Metal Recycling Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Precious Metal Recycling Major Regional Market Size and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Passenger Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Revenue, Market Share, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Revenue and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
Precious metal recycling is the process of recovering and reusing valuable metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, from end-of-life or discarded products. This sustainable practice aims to extract precious metals from electronic waste, catalytic converters, jewelry scrap, and other items, reducing the need for new mining and minimizing environmental impact. The recycling process typically involves sorting, shredding, and separating materials to isolate precious metals, followed by refining to obtain high-purity metals suitable for reuse in various industries. Precious metal recycling not only conserves natural resources but also helps mitigate the environmental footprint associated with traditional mining and extraction methods. Additionally, it contributes to the circular economy by closing the loop on valuable materials, promoting resource efficiency, and reducing the overall demand for newly mined precious metals.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Precious Metal Recycling market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Precious Metal Recycling include Umicore, PX Group, Materion, Sims Lifecycle Services, Johnson Matthey, Tanaka, Abington Reldan Metals, Dowa Holdings, Sino-Platinum Metals, Heraeus, Asahi Holdings etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Precious Metal Recycling. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Precious Metal Recycling market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Precious Metal Recycling market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Precious Metal Recycling industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Precious Metal Recycling Include:
Umicore
PX Group
Materion
Sims Lifecycle Services
Johnson Matthey
Tanaka
Abington Reldan Metals
Dowa Holdings
Sino-Platinum Metals
Heraeus
Asahi Holdings
Precious Metal Recycling Product Segment Include:
Silver (Ag)
Gold (Au)
Platinum Group Metals
Precious Metal Recycling Product Application Include:
Jewelry
Catalyst
Electronics
Battery
Others
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Precious Metal Recycling Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Precious Metal Recycling Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Precious Metal Recycling Major Regional Market Size and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Passenger Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Revenue, Market Share, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Revenue and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
Table of Contents
170 Pages
- 1 Precious Metal Recycling Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 Precious Metal Recycling Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Silver (Ag)
- 1.2.2 Gold (Au)
- 1.2.3 Platinum Group Metals
- 1.3 Precious Metal Recycling Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Jewelry
- 1.3.2 Catalyst
- 1.3.3 Electronics
- 1.3.4 Battery
- 1.3.5 Others
- 1.4 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 Precious Metal Recycling Market Development Status and Trends
- 1.5.1 Precious Metal Recycling Industry Development Status Analysis
- 1.5.2 Precious Metal Recycling Industry Development Trends Analysis
- 2 Precious Metal Recycling Market PESTEL Analysis
- 2.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 2.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 3 Precious Metal Recycling Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 3.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 4 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Analysis by Regions
- 4.1 Global Precious Metal Recycling Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Precious Metal Recycling Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.2.1 Global Precious Metal Recycling Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.2.2 Global Precious Metal Recycling Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 5 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type and Application
- 5.1 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.2 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2032)
- 6 North America
- 6.1 North America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 6.3 North America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 6.4 North America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 6.5 North America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 US
- 6.5.2 Canada
- 7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 Europe Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 7.4 Europe Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 7.5 Europe Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Germany
- 7.5.2 France
- 7.5.3 United Kingdom
- 7.5.4 Italy
- 7.5.5 Spain
- 7.5.6 Benelux
- 8 China
- 8.1 China Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 China Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 8.4 China Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 9 APAC (excl. China)
- 9.1 APAC (excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 APAC (excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 9.4 APAC (excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 9.5 APAC (excl. China) Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Country
- 9.5.1 Japan
- 9.5.2 South Korea
- 9.5.3 India
- 9.5.4 Australia
- 9.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 10 Latin America
- 10.1 Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 10.4 Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 10.5 Latin America Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Country
- 10.5.1 Mexico
- 10.5.2 Brazil
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Precious Metal Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Type
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Application
- 11.5 Middle East & Africa Precious Metal Recycling Market Size by Country
- 11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 11.5.2 South Africa
- 12 Competition by Manufacturers
- 12.1 Global Precious Metal Recycling Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.2 Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 12.2.1 Precious Metal Recycling Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 12.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 13 Key Companies Analysis
- 13.1 Umicore
- 13.1.1 Umicore Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.1.2 Umicore Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.1.3 Umicore Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.2 PX Group
- 13.2.1 PX Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.2.2 PX Group Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.2.3 PX Group Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.3 Materion
- 13.3.1 Materion Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.3.2 Materion Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.3.3 Materion Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.4 Sims Lifecycle Services
- 13.4.1 Sims Lifecycle Services Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.4.2 Sims Lifecycle Services Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.4.3 Sims Lifecycle Services Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.5 Johnson Matthey
- 13.5.1 Johnson Matthey Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.5.2 Johnson Matthey Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.5.3 Johnson Matthey Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.6 Tanaka
- 13.6.1 Tanaka Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.6.2 Tanaka Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.6.3 Tanaka Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.7 Abington Reldan Metals
- 13.7.1 Abington Reldan Metals Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.7.2 Abington Reldan Metals Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.7.3 Abington Reldan Metals Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.8 Dowa Holdings
- 13.8.1 Dowa Holdings Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.8.2 Dowa Holdings Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.8.3 Dowa Holdings Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.9 Sino-Platinum Metals
- 13.9.1 Sino-Platinum Metals Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.9.2 Sino-Platinum Metals Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.9.3 Sino-Platinum Metals Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.10 Heraeus
- 13.10.1 Heraeus Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.10.2 Heraeus Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.10.3 Heraeus Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.11 Asahi Holdings
- 13.11.1 Asahi Holdings Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.11.2 Asahi Holdings Precious Metal Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.11.3 Asahi Holdings Precious Metal Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14 Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.1 Precious Metal Recycling Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.2 Precious Metal Recycling Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 14.2.1 Precious Metal Recycling Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 14.3 Precious Metal Recycling Typical Downstream Customers
- 14.4 Precious Metal Recycling Sales Channel Analysis
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Methodology and Data Source
- 16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 16.2 Research Scope
- 16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 16.4 Date Source
- 16.4.1 Primary Sources
- 16.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 16.5 Data Cross Validation
- 16.6 Disclaimer
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