GENEVA/DAKAR (Reuters) - Switzerland said it had opened an investigation into Argor-Heraeus, one of the world's largest gold refiners, for suspected money laundering and complicity in war crimes.

MENDRISIO, Switzerland, July 14 (Reuters) - Swiss gold refinery Argor Heraeus opened the doors of its site in Mendrisio, in Switzerland's Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, showing the refining ...

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Argor-Heraeus, one of the country’s main refiners, to investigate whether it knew the gold it handled in 2004 and 2005 came from a ...

Switzerland said it had opened an investigation into Argor-Heraeus, one of the world's largest gold refiners, for suspected money laundering and complicity in war crimes.

In 1988, Argor-Heraeus founded a precious metals manufacturing and refining company with its headquarters in Southern Switzerland. Soon it became a well-known brand of precious metal bars.

Argor-Heraeus has around 300 employees with operations in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and South America. It is involved in refining gold ore, recycling of precious metals and industrial processing of ...

Swiss gold refinery Argor Heraeus opened the doors of its site in Mendrisio, in Switzerland's Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, showing the refining process that results in shiny bars for ...

Swiss federal prosecutors confirmed criminal proceedings against Argor-Heraeus SA, over claims it knew gold it handled in 2004 and 2005 had been taken from DR Congo during an armed conflict.

At that multiple, Argor-Heraeus would fetch up to 484 million Swiss francs ($491 million). Argor-Heraeus is expected to post 2016 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) ...

A nonprofit group in Geneva has filed a criminal complaint against Swiss gold refiner Argor-Heraeus, saying the firm refined 3 tons of gold ore pillaged from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.