REFINIS Precious Metals Recovery Plant

About This Project

Commissioned by Refinis, Bendrieji statybų projektai (BSP) prepared the design for a production facility with administrative and utility areas. The facility is intended for the recovery of precious metals – platinum, palladium and rhodium – from processed automotive catalytic converters, supporting high-value circular economy principles.

The project integrates complex technological processes, specialised equipment and enhanced security solutions. One of the key technological elements of the facility is an electrically powered plasma furnace, enabling efficient catalyst processing and the neutralisation of hazardous substances while reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The architectural concept is based on a clear separation of functional zones. A dark grey administrative volume represents the company and forms the primary visual identity of the facility, while the production and utility areas are expressed through light-coloured metal façades and façade mesh elements. Vertical window accents and integrated branding features further enhance the building composition. Durable, cost-effective and industrially suitable façade materials were selected to ensure both aesthetic quality and long-term operational efficiency.

The Refinis facility is one of only a few plants of this type in Europe and the first in Lithuania to perform the complete recovery process of precious metals from end-of-life automotive catalytic converters. The project contributes to strengthening Europe’s critical raw materials supply chain and increasing platinum group metals recycling capacity within the region.