History

Elephant Refinery is in fact a continuation of the refining activities of Elephant Dental. Established in the 1970s in Hoorn, North Holland, Elephant Dental became part of Dentsply Sirona, the worlds largest dental business, following a series of take-overs. Noting the decline in the use of gold and silver in dentistry the company no longer counted work with precious metals among their core activities, however Elephant Dental were conscious of a sizeable demand in the Benelux countries for the recycling and refining of precious metals. That role has therefore now been taken over by Elephant Refinery.

Staff at Elephant Dental and the management of the Aunexum Precious Metals Group struck a deal and Elephant Refinery was born. The experience and expertise developed by Elephant Dental and the involvement of Aunexum in the various disciplines in the precious metals sector proved to be a winning combination, while the move met Aunexum’s need for in-house refining activities.