Aurea SA recycles black motor oils in France. It is also involved in the manufacture of remolded tires from used tires. In addition, the company recycles rigid PVC, plastics, and packaging products; refines and recycles aluminum; recycles copper and produces copper alloys; and specializes in the treatment and recycling of zinc, lead, and cadmium.

Further, it engages in the treatment and decontamination of mercury waste. The company was formerly known as AUER and changed its name to Aurea SA in 1988. Aurea SA was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Paris, France.