Our Group

Who are we?

Located in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, PX Group is a leader in the field of metallurgy, with ten companies to its name. Thanks to the know-how and expertise of its companies, the Group meets the needs of a wide range of business sectors, providing high-quality products and services. It is present in the industrial, medical, dental, aeronautical, banking, luxury goods, watchmaking, jewellery, automotive and other niche sectors.

Founded in 1976 by Pierre-Olivier Chave, the Group employs around 600 people in companies based mainly in Switzerland and Malaysia (Swiss Profile).

The Group’s activities are focused on the manufacture of semi-finished products such as profiles, tubes and rings, in both precious and non-precious metals, via rolling, drawing and punching operations. The group also offers hard metal machining solutions for shaped, standard and threading tools. Last but not least, one of the pillars of our expertise lies in our mastery of alloy production and our gold recycling and refining capabilities.

To constantly improve customer satisfaction, the Group funds its own research and development department to create new alloys and sustainable processes. The department also develops national and international partnerships, encouraging innovation and research.

Committed to human and environmental values, the company supports the development of alternative and renewable energies. Thanks to its PX Impact® label, the Group has developed its own responsible gold supply chain, guaranteeing not only the traceability of ethical gold – from extraction to processing in Switzerland – but also contributing to a real improvement in the living conditions of local mining communities. The Group is committed to responsible gold production and works on a daily basis to reduce its environmental footprint, by implementing measures to support artisanal mines in abandoning the use of mercury in their gold extraction.

Metallurgy

Precious metals
Non-precious metals

Tooling

Tools

Services

Internal and external

Central services
R&D Technology

Values and mission

PX Group’s values are just like the companies that make it up: complementary.
Competence, fulfilment and communication are the values embodied and supported by our employees, working towards a single goal: customer satisfaction.

Our mission includes promoting initiative and inter-company communication, enabling us to create real added value in the services and products we offer. Through our strong and inspiring corporate culture, our mission is also to bring our values to life and to ensure the fulfillment of our employees.

SKILLS

As a family-run business with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, we ensure our performance and long-term viability by drawing on our know-how, agility and creativity.

FULFILLMENT

Our passion for what we do drives us to constantly reinvent ourselves and achieve success. We work as a team in a spirit of trust, transparency and respect. Employee fulfillment is a priority.

COMMITMENT

Customer satisfaction is at the heart of all we do. We seek to anticipate their needs while, offering innovative and competitive solutions.
Through local service, we build constructive partnerships with our customers on a daily basis. Social, economic and environmental development are at the heart of our concerns.

COMMUNICATION

Sharing information and experience, and exchanging feedback on a regular basis, enables us to make constant progress and fuel debate.

2023

PX Précinox becomes a member of the Swiss Triple Impact Repertoire. Its sustainability strategy and commitments – in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – are set out with concrete measures, for a sustainable and responsible future.

2023

Creation of the PX Foundation by the group's founder and chairman, and opening up of the group's share capital to top management.

2021

Strenghtening of our partnership with Dynacor Gold Inc. The company enters the field of gold production by processing ore purchased from the ASM (artisanal and small-scale mining) industry.

2020

PX Group participates in the creation of Engreen SA, a company operating in organic waste recovery and renewable energy production. The company is jointly owned by three entities: Groupe E Greenwatt, PX Group and EL SA.

2019

Renewal of the Board of Directors, with new multidisciplinary skills and strengthened governance.

2018

PX Précinox is awarded the 2018 Swiss Ethics Prize for its PX Impact® label.

2016

PX Group celebrates its 40th anniversary. This jubilee confirms the development of the group and its entities, while securing its long-term future. On this anniversary, the Group comprises a constellation of ten autonomous companies – employing over five hundred people worldwide – united around one basic idea: to harness their artisanal know-how in metal treatment and processing.

2015

2013

The PX Group Board of Directors appoints two CEOs, Philippe Chave and Sylvain Chave. The founder, Pierre-Olivier Chave, has since then been the Group Chairman.

2011

Establishment of PX Services. The company designs and develops original products and new technologies, while also engineering state-of-the-art, ultra-competitive machinery. Its production is also designed and managed in-house.

2004

Philippe Chave, Pierre-Olivier Chave's eldest son, takes over at the helm of the Malaysian subsidiary, Swiss Profile (M) Sdn Bhd.

2001

Creation of PX Dental, a leader in dental alloys. This small unit operating in the paramedical field showcases the group's values and industrial talent outside the traditional metallurgy sector.

1996

As part of its diversification strategy, PX Group opens a subsidiary - Swiss Profile (M) Sdn Bhd, in Penang, Malaysia - to manufacture semi-finished products. Sylvain Chave, the founder's youngest son, takes charge of production.

1990

Takeover by PX Group of Marc Sandoz SA (established 1952), which manufactures and markets precision tools and diamond grinding wheels. Hence the group creates a supply chain of semi-finished products for customers to machine. The company, under its new name PX Tools, specialises in the manufacture of hard metal tooling.

1986

Creation of PX Holding SA (later PX Group) to oversee all the group's constituent companies.

1976

Pierre-Olivier Chave establishes PX Précinox in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The firm specializes in semi-finished metal products. This is the Group's first company and, seven years later, would become PX Group.
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