Founded in 1915 as Possehl Erzkontor, CREMER ERZKONTOR has been part of the Peter Cremer holding company since 2012.

Erzkontor is active in the international raw materials trade, dealing in minerals and chemicals as well as their processing. Its main sales regions throughout Europe, North and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and China are managed with a traditional cosmopolitan Hanseatic approach.

The company has offices across five continents, and coordinates all business from its headquarters in Lübeck, Germany.