Recycling the Future of
Technology Metals

Europe-wide purchasing, recycling, and trading of Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tantalum, and other rare technology metals. Your reliable partner since 2008.

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Your Reliable Partner Since 2008

For over a decade, ES Special Metals Trading & Recycling has been at the forefront of the circular economy. We specialize in the responsible sourcing, purchasing, and recycling of critical technology metals that drive modern industry.

Based in Europe, our network spans across borders, allowing us to offer highly competitive pricing, seamless logistics, and fully compliant processing of refractory metals and solid carbide scrap. Transparency, speed, and fairness are the core pillars of our daily operations.

  • Europe-Wide Logistics Network
  • Current Market-Based Pricing
  • Certified Recycling Processes
15+
Years Experience
10
Core Metals
100%
Commitment to Circular Economy

Current Purchasing Prices

We buy, process, and trade the following high-performance refractory and technology metals at top market conditions.

W

74 183.84

Tungsten

Buy Price
90.00 € / kg

Mo

42 95.95

Molybdenum

Buy Price
40.00 € / kg

Ta

73 180.95

Tantalum

Buy Price
220.00 € / kg

Nb

41 92.90

Niobium

Buy Price
50.00 € / kg

Hf

72 178.49

Hafnium

Buy Price
3850.00 € / kg

Re

75 186.21

Rhenium

Buy Price
2150.00 € / kg

Zr

40 91.22

Zirconium

Buy Price
14.00 € / kg

In

49 114.82

Indium

Buy Price
530.00 € / kg

Ga

31 69.72

Gallium

Buy Price
750.00 € / kg

Ge

32 72.63

Germanium

Buy Price
3250.00 € / kg

Our Premium Services

Comprehensive solutions tailored to the needs of the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Purchasing & Evaluation

We buy your technology metals, solid carbide scrap, and superalloys at top market conditions. Our expert metallurgists conduct precise material analyses to guarantee fair, transparent, and highly competitive quotes.

Sustainable Recycling

Recycling rare metals is critical to reducing environmental impact and preserving finite resources. We utilize advanced processing networks to reintroduce high-purity secondary raw materials back into the industrial cycle.

Global Trade & Logistics

We manage the entire supply chain. From the safe pickup of scrap materials anywhere in Europe to the delivery of processed raw materials. We ensure strict compliance with international trade and transport regulations.

Driving the Circular Economy

The extraction of primary rare metals places an enormous burden on our environment. By recycling Tungsten, Molybdenum, and other critical elements, we actively reduce global carbon footprints, save vast amounts of energy, and secure supply chains independent of primary mining. Your scrap is the raw material of tomorrow.

Join the Sustainable Cycle

How It Works

A streamlined, transparent process for maximum efficiency and security.

1

Evaluation & Offer

Contact us with details of your materials. We analyze current market rates to provide a fair, binding offer quickly based on precise material composition.

2

Logistics & Pickup

We handle the complete logistics Europe-wide. Whether it is small parcels or full truckloads, we ensure safe, compliant, and timely transportation of your goods.

3

Processing & Payment

Upon arrival and final inspection, payment is processed immediately. The materials enter our sustainable recycling loop to become new industrial products.

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Light samarium oxide powder with a laboratory scoop
Two blue industrial furnaces for metallurgical processing

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