C. Hafner

C. Hafner

C. Hafner was founded in the late 19th century by Carl Hafner during the flourishing jewelry and watchmaking industry. The company specialized in processing precious metals into various forms and developed techniques to reuse valuable raw materials. Carl Hafner quickly recognized the potential in recovering precious metals from waste and started his business with the mission to optimize this "waste processing."
 
Since 2009, C. Hafner has been producing gold bars. The company offers gold bars with a purity of 99.99% pure gold and obtained the Good Delivery certification from the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) in 2013. C. Hafner’s gold bars are sold with 0% VAT as investment gold and are available in sizes ranging from 1 gram to 1 kilogram.

Precious Metal Technology

C. Hafner is one of Europe's leading companies in the field of precious metal technology. The company focuses on sustainability, recovering precious metals from secondary materials, and transforming them into semi-finished products, components, powders, and ingots. Technological advancements in service and process flows allow the company to create added value for its customers.

First refinery with a CO2-neutral recycling process and CO2-neutral gold

Sustainability is deeply embedded in C. Hafner’s core values. The company strives for responsible entrepreneurship with a strong emphasis on social and environmental responsibility. A key goal of C. Hafner is to become fully CO2-neutral, focusing on maximum efficiency and complete transparency in achieving this objective.
 

CO2-neutral recycling

Traditionally, C. Hafner specializes in processing second-hand gold, such as old jewelry, production waste from the jewelry industry, and dental scrap. These materials are processed in a CO2-neutral way using the latest technologies and regenerative energy sources.

For companies seeking to conduct a life cycle analysis (LCA) and achieve CO2 neutrality themselves, C. Hafner offers a zero-emission product: CO2-neutral gold. This guarantees that the gold itself is already CO2-neutral, without the need for additional compensation.

Buy C. Hafner Gold Bars

At The Silver Mountain, customers can buy new gold bars from C. Hafner. These gold bars are delivered in the original blister packaging, which also serves as a certificate of authenticity. As these bars are offered as investment gold, they are exempt from VAT with a 0% tax rate.