Heraeus, a leader in precious metals technologies for more than 150 years, currently employs over 10,000 people worldwide with over 10 billion sales in 2006. The Chemical Division (CHD) of W. C. Heraeus, the precious metals group, has over 20 production facilities and sales offices worldwide. Heraeus Metal Processing, Inc. (HMPi), based in Santa Fe Springs, California near Los Angeles, is part of W. C. Heraeus Chemical Division production network. HMPi is actively engaged in the development, manufacture and sales of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru and Ir chemical compounds, homogeneous catalysts and precious metals recovery.
