C.Hafner traces back to 1850, when Carl Hafner founded a precious metals processing business in Pforzheim, Germany — the same city that later became home to Heimerle + Meule, making Pforzheim something of a historic German refining hub. Unlike most refiners on this site, which primarily process newly-mined metal, C.Hafner specializes specifically in refining secondary gold: material recovered from old jewelry, industrial scrap, and dross, which it then casts into investment bars alongside semi-finished products for the jewelry, medical, and dental industries.
C.Hafner is one of only six German companies holding LBMA Good Delivery status, a notably small group given Germany's substantial jewelry and watchmaking industry. Its focus on recycled rather than newly-mined gold gives it a specific environmental positioning — bars produced through CO2-neutral processing from secondary sources — that appeals to buyers who weight sustainable sourcing in their purchasing decisions.
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Start tracking freeIt specializes in refining secondary (recycled) gold — material recovered from old jewelry, scrap, and industrial dross — rather than primarily processing newly-mined metal.
Yes — it's one of only six German companies with LBMA Good Delivery status, a notably small group for a country with Germany's substantial jewelry and metalworking industry.
A range from 1 gram up to 1000 grams, with popular sizes like 1 oz, 50g, and 100g available both as embossed and cast bars.