Paul Schwarzkopf Private Foundation: Support for Young People in the Reutte District
The Paul Schwarzkopf Private Foundation supports young people from the Reutte district who pursue vocational or academic education outside the region.
Each year, approximately €150,000 is distributed to around 120 pupils and students. The amount of funding awarded depends on the number of applicants and their field of study. Applications to the foundation can be submitted annually. The goal is to provide financial assistance to young people who meet the foundation’s eligibility criteria.
For over 50 years, the Paul Schwarzkopf Private Foundation has been committed to supporting students from the Reutte region. This non-profit foundation was established in 1972 to honor the memory of Paul Schwarzkopf, the founder of the Plansee metalworks.
Proceeds from Collector Coin Sales Support the Foundation
For over 20 years, Plansee has enabled the creation of vibrant surfaces for the 25-euro silver-niobium coins produced by the Austrian Mint (more on this at Plansee). These coins often have significant collector value. The first coin, “700 Years of the City of Hall,” is now worth many times its original issue price. Since 2015, silver-niobium coins have won the prestigious “Coin of the Year Award” nine times in the “Best Bi-Metallic Coin” category.
Employees and retirees can purchase the newly issued collector coins each year at the Austrian Mint’s issue price. All proceeds from this Plansee allocation go directly to the Paul Schwarzkopf Private Foundation.
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denes.szechenyi@plansee-group.com
About the Plansee Group: Focus on Molybdenum and Tungsten
With its products, the Plansee Group enables applications at the cutting edge of what is technically and physically feasible – in electronics, medical technology, energy supply, mechanical engineering, the construction industry, mobility, and security and defense.
Headquartered in Reutte, Tyrol, the group specializes in the powder metallurgical processing of the high-performance materials molybdenum and tungsten. The value chain extends from the processing of scrap and ore concentrates through the manufacture of intermediate products and blanks to the development and production of customer-specific components and tools.
The Plansee Group, with its parent company Plansee Holding AG, unites two strong business areas:
· Plansee High-Performance Materials, specializing in metallic products made of molybdenum and tungsten.
· Ceratizit, focused on tools made of hard metal (tungsten carbide) for the trades, machining, and industrial manufacturing.
The Plansee Group ensures long-term security of supply for its key materials through recycling and long-term partnerships with mining operators. The Plansee Group holds a 31 percent stake in the Chilean molybdenum processor Molymet and a 10 percent stake in the tungsten mining operator Almonty.
With 11,120 employees at 36 production sites, the Plansee Group generated consolidated revenue of 2.35 billion euros in fiscal year 2025/26. The fiscal year ends on the last day of February.
