We turn scrap into gold, problems into solutions and customers into fans

The most important thing you should know about us: »No matter what life brings, we want to make something great out of it!« That is our attitude.

The greatest reward for what we do is the fun of achieving our goals and the feeling of passion and harmony. And trustworthy partnerships.

Good relationships are based on trust, which we wish you to have. We are prepared to earn this trust and are convinced that we will succeed. Especially by our excellent work, our excellent results and our excellent pricing.

You can – unconditionally – trust us completely and ideally enter into a long, cooperative relationship with us.

The founders and owners

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2003 started as a 3-person operation in the domestic garage, today an internationally successful company with more than 100 employees in Alzenau.

With Julia and Thomas Maier, MAIREC has a strong and balanced dual leadership. Both hold 50% of the company and share responsibility according to their expertise.

A perfect match that has proven itself for 18 years.

History

2003

1. January 2003

Creation of MAIREC with headquarters in Mömbris, 3 employees

2004

1. January 2004

Relocation to the business premises in Alzenau

2010

1. January 2010

Expansion of the plant in Alzenau from 3,000 m² to 9,200 m²

2013

1. January 2013

Purchase of further 12,000 m² of land for future growth

2014

1. January 2014

Development and commissioning of steel cord recycling and founding of ALGUM, together with Schaab/Umtec

2015

1. January 2015

Foundation of MAIREC Precious Metals U.S. Inc. Spartanburg, SC 29307, USA

2015

1. October 2015

»Vision-led company« according to exlnz Prof. Warschawski

2017

1. January 2017

Opening of our own mechanical engineering hall with design and project planning offices

2018

1. January 2018

Construction of E-Scrap Competence Center (ECC) and e-scrap laboratory

2021

17. November 2021

Start the digital customer portal for complete order monitoring and communication on all end devices.

Company Premises

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Interesting information

Sponsoring

THINK ENTREPRENEURIALLY. ACT RESPONSIBLY.

Responsible action is a focal point for MAIREC’s corporate success.

Since our economic activities are inseparably embedded into our social environment, this responsibility is inevitably reflected in our commitment to various social projects and associations in our region.

Honors

MAIREC – THE COMPANY THAT STANDS FOR EXCELLENCE!

The impressive implementation of our ambitious corporate goals and our unyielding efforts to act responsibly toward our customers, our employees, and our environment are reflected in numerous coveted awards.

MAIREC is pleased to have received the following recognitions:

https://www.aschaffenburg.ihk.de/

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling auszeichnung top 100 top innovator 2017 awar

www.top100.de

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling auszeichnung 1000 companies to inspire europe award

www.lseg.com

mairec edelmetallprecious metal recycling auszeichnung exlnz award

www.drwarschawski.com

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling auszeichnung bayerns best 50 award

www.stmwi.bayern.de

Certificates

MAIREC: SUCCESS FROM A TO Z

As one of the leading international companies in precious metals recycling, MAIREC has only one goal: to offer its customers the highest possible standards in terms of sampling and value determination, the highest possible accuracy of work, while at the same time, the fastest possible speed.

The fact that this effort is bearing fruit in the long term is confirmed not only by our customers, but also by numerous institutions and facilities.

The following certificates speak for themselves.

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling certificate ISO 9001

DIN ISO 9001

DIN ISO 14001

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling zertifikat iso 50001 certificate english

DIN ISO 50001

mairec edelmetall precious metal recycling zertifikat efb certificate 2019

Efb certificate (via E-Mail)

Memberships

MAIREC has a crystal clear mission: to find the most efficient recycling method for your material worldwide. In order to fulfil this mission, we have built up a first-class international network of professional and proven refineries, smelters, laboratories, precious metal dealers, banks and consultants in more than 20 years of industry activity, from which you benefit today. Not for nothing we say: “Work with 50 smelters and refineries, 20 scrap dealers, and 10 pre-processing facilities or simply with us.

MAIREC is also involved in important national and international associations in order to maintain the existing network and to remain open to new methods and procedures through constant exchange.