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Business segments

Heraeus is divided into six business segments encompassing the business sectors of precious metals, sensors, dental products and biomaterials, quartz glass, and specialty lighting sources. Essential information about all of our business segments can be found on the following pages.

W. C. Heraeus is a world leader in industrial precious metals and special metals.The largest business segment processes the precious metals gold, silver, platinum,and other platinum group metals, primarily to produce industrial products for the automotive, semiconductor, electronics, and medical industries.

Precious Metals

W. C. Heraeus is a world leader in industrial precious metals and special metals and holds a leading international position in industrial precious metal trading.

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Heraeus Electro-Nite is the world market leader in sensors for the steel industry.The expert for measurements in molten iron, steel, and aluminum operates 24 market-oriented companies on all continents for the production and distribution of high-quality sensors.

Sensors

Heraeus Electro-Nite is the world market leader in sensor and measurement systems for the steel, aluminum, and foundry industries.

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Heraeus Dental is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dental products.

Dental Products

Heraeus Dental is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dental products.

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Heraeus Medical develops, produces, and markets medical biomaterials.

Biomaterials

Heraeus Medical develops, produces, and markets medical biomaterials.

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Heraeus Quarzglas is the technology leader in high-purity quartz glass.

Quartz Glass

Heraeus Quarzglas is the technology leader and materials specialist for the manufacture and processing of high-purity quartz glass.

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Heraeus Noblelight is the technology leader in specialty lighting sources.

Specialty Lighting Sources

Heraeus Noblelight counts itself among the market and technology leaders worldwide for special lamps with wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.

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