We close the loop.
We are a global leader in the trading, processing and recycling of raw materials for the stainless steel industry as well as high performance materials such as superalloys and titanium.
We are ELG
We are specialists in two areas of expertise:
- Ever since we were founded it has been our business to turn chromium-nickel alloyed scrap into secondary raw materials for the stainless-steel industry.
- Secondly, we recycle high-performance materials such as superalloys and titanium, mainly for the aerospace industry.
Recycling is our expertise
We are pioneers, trailblazers and global market leaders in the business of recycling raw materials. It is our core expertise to trade sophisticated raw materials globally, to reprocess them with high-tech and to recycle them for the industry.
Our head office is located in Duisburg. From there, our recycling network spans around the entire world. We work with more than 4,000 pre-suppliers on all five continents. This enables us to recycle more than one million tonnes of raw materials every year, making them available to our customers precisely and exactly as required by their respective industry. As a result, we can offer tailor-made products and complete the value-added circle.
Our Management.
Joint Leadership.
Jan Hofmann
Jan Hofmann holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aperam’s Recycling & Renewables (R&R) division and thus also of ELG since July, 1 2024. He will combine his functions within ELG with the transversal role as Chief Sustainability Officer in the Aperam Leadership Team.
With more than 20 years of experience in the stainless steel industry, Jan’s focus will be on driving forward Aperam’s Sustainability roadmap and further develop its leading position in the industry.
After various management positions at ThyssenKrupp Stainless and Outokumpu he joined Aperam in 2021 as Chief Operations Officer of Aperam Services & Solutions division and CEO of the global tubes business. Jan holds a Master of Science from the East Asia Institute of the University of Business and Society Ludwigshafen and is a citizen of Germany.
Philipp Friederichs
Philipp Friederichs became Chief Financial Officer of the ELG Group on December 1st, 2023. With 10 years of experience within ELG he is well versed to strengthen our business and drive our performance forward.
Philipp studied Finance, Controlling and Economics at International School of Management in Dortmund, Germany, and European Business School in London, UK. After positions at KPMG and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services he found his way into Stainless Steel Recycling at ELG as Head of Controlling and Accounting. Philipp held several leading positions within ELG, among them interim CFO and Vice President Finance Europe, before he assumed the position as CFO of ELG Group from Guillaume Bazetoux.
Facts and Figures
1962
Founded
Duisburg, Germany: Company headquarters
1,270
Employees
worldwide
50
Locations
in 18 countries on five continents
We close the loop: CO2 savings through recycled raw materials
1.3
Million tonnes
recycled raw materials per year
4.12
Million tonnes
CO2 savings per year
≙ 412
wind turbines'
CO2 savings per year
Our company philosophy
Creating value, living values
At ELG we promote top-quality recycling products, sustainability and professional and trustworthy services. Our longstanding success story is not only based on our technical know-how, but also on our philosophy of creating value and living our values. We foster responsibility, kindness and openness. We take a stance. We live loyalty and transparency. We protect the environment. We respect each other and encourage innovative ideas. All of this is just as much a part of our corporate philosophy as it is to enable our employees to develop and grow. Our vision is to continue our success story and to do it perfectly.
Now and then
From a Start-up to a Global Player
It all started in 1962 in Duisburg with a small company named Eisenlegierungen HGmbH. Our international brand name ELG dates back to the name of the German company Eisenlegierungen, which still exists today. Through steady expansion our once-small company grew into a global player within five decades. An important milestone in the success story of ELG took place in the 1980s when Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, a family-owned private equity investor from Duisburg, took over the company. This opened the door for further investments into new subsidiaries and international joint ventures. It helped ELG to expand its global market position in a sustainable manner.
