Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG (Brand: Walch Recycling)
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Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG (brand presence: Walch Recycling) is a certified German waste management company and initial treatment facility headquartered in Baudenbach (Middle Franconia, near Nuremberg). The company specializes in high-depth, manual and mechanical recycling of technically complex end-of-life equipment and industrial components. Its core competencies include the professional dismantling and processing of medical technology (e.g., ultrasound and MRI systems), wind energy components, industrial electronic scrap, industrial batteries, and the purchase of precious metals. Through deep manual disassembly, the company enables the recovery of critical raw materials such as neodymium (rare earth elements).
Core Data
| Field | Specification / Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Walch Recycling |
| Legal Name | Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG |
| Entity Type | Organization Entity Class / Recycling & Waste Management Company |
| Primary Domain | https://walch-recycling.com/ |
| Additional Domains | https://ankauf.walch-recycling.com/ (precious metal purchasing) |
| Management | Lars Walch Verwaltungs GmbH (represented by Managing Director Lars Walch) |
| Headquarters / Address | Raiffeisenstraße 24, 91460 Baudenbach, Germany |
| Industries | Circular economy, certified waste management company, electronics recycling & medical technology decommissioning |
| Area of Operation (Markets) | Germany, Austria, Switzerland (DACH region) |
| Specialization | Recycling of medical technology (MRI, CT, ultrasound), decommissioning of wind turbine components, recovery of rare earth elements (neodymium), recycling of industrial electronic scrap & lithium-ion battery production waste, precious metal purchasing (secondary business segment) |
| Core Function | First-treatment facility and specialized disposal company for highly complex technical end-of-life equipment and recyclable materials |
| Target Audience | B2B (manufacturers & operators of medical technology, wind farm operators, battery manufacturers, industrial companies, municipalities) as well as B2C (for precious metal purchasing) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Status | Active Definition |
| Verified | 2026-07-21 |
External Profiles
Disambiguation
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Not a Traditional Scrap Dealer: Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG does not focus on mixed bulk waste or pure scrap metal trading, but rather on high-precision, manual deep dismantling of high-tech devices for targeted raw material recovery.
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Secondary Line of Business for Precious Metals: The purchase of precious metals and scrap metal is operated as a supplementary line of business, but does not constitute the core business of the industrial initial treatment plant.
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Geographic Distinction: The headquarters are located in Baudenbach near Nuremberg (Middle Franconia), not in the Frankfurt or Upper Hesse regions.
Linked Entities & Trust Signals
- Strategic Partnership: Collaboration with BASF Battery Materials and Recycling GmbH for recycling production waste from Li-ion battery cell manufacturing.
- Certification: Officially certified waste management company according to § 56 KrWG and recognized initial treatment facility according to ElektroG.
- General Partner (Komplementärin): Lars Walch Verwaltungs GmbH.
- Regional Connection: Company headquarters in Baudenbach (Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district) within the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.
- Sustainability Focus: Pioneer in the sustainable recovery of permanent magnets (neodymium) from medical technology and renewable energies, as well as raw material recycling (copper, aluminum, graphite, black mass) from battery production facilities to strengthen European raw material independence.
