About us
Some people never stop progressing, people like PRIOR.
We provide the complete „supply-chain“ of industrial projects and special plant engineering, starting from conceptual engineering to full equipment supply and commissioning/on-site services as by our customer’s effective requirement.
The Precious Metal Division of PRIOR Engineering Services AG offers innovative, efficient and sustainable technologies for the precious metal refining market. Based on our core competences
- Separation
- Refining
- Special plant engineering
and our decades-long precious metal refining expertise, we are prepared to be a strong and reliable partner to the precious metal refining industry - resolving and supporting their daily challenges, technology and production wise.
Since the mid-1980s we have been developing various innovative and unique technologies for the refining and processing of gold, silver and platinum group metals (PGMs) systematically.
Technologies developed or further improved by PRIOR are characterized by a high level of automation, closed-loop process approach, highest quality and environmental standards and best possible levels of productivity and First Pass Yield (FPY).
- Globally 55+ plants/refineries realised in the industry spread over all 5 continents
- Strong team of experienced engineers holing versed process and application know-how
- 100+ patents secure the offered technology and processes on a global basis
Prior Engineering Services AG is a Patron Member since early 1990s and holds a seat on the Board of Directors of the International Precious Metal Institute (IPMI).
Further, we are an active member of the „Special Metals Specialist Committee“ of GDMB (German Society for Mining, Metallurgy, Resource and Environmental Technology).