Plansee Group

Plansee Group processes molybdenum and tungsten through powder metallurgy, producing metallic materials and carbide tools for applications where conventional metals reach their limits. Founded in 1921 in Reutte, Austria, the group employs more than 10,890 people across 40 production sites worldwide and reported annual sales of €2.25 billion. Its products appear in smartphones, computer tomographs, electric vehicles and industrial machining.

The group operates through four units. Plansee manufactures metallic materials from molybdenum and tungsten; Ceratizit makes carbide tools for the machining and manufacturing industries; Global Tungsten & Powders secures tungsten supply through vertical integration across the western world; and Plansee Group Functions provides shared services in HR, IT, Purchasing, Controlling and Finance. Technical work spans powder metallurgy, refractory metals, cemented carbide tooling, metallic materials engineering and supply-chain integration.

Sustainability figures prominently in operations: 87% of the tungsten used comes from recycling and 97% of electricity is regenerative. The company describes its culture as oriented toward pushing the boundaries of what is technically and physically feasible. Headquarters remain in Reutte, Austria, with production and engineering roles distributed across a global footprint.