Introducing the company and its history
History of the company
The history of the company reaches back as far as 1860 when in Austria a company named G. H. Scheidsche affinery Vienna was founded. Eventually in 1920 this company established in Prague an independent company. Sheid’s affinery processed gold and silver wastes and sold semi-finished products made of precious metals for jewellery and dental purposes. After the end of the World War II, on May 14, 1945, Shneid’s affinery was put under the control of Příbram Ore Mines. After nationalization in 1948 other ten affineries processing precious metal were put under the control of the same organization. At that time the company newly implemented production of platinum catalysis net, platinum instruments for laboratories, contacts for electrical industry, copper foils and foils of copper alloys, AgNO3, electrolysis of silver and many other technologies.
On January 1, 1950 a new independent state-owned company named SAFINA was established. The main activities of this company were: affining, testing and processing precious and noble metals, electroplating with precious and noble metals, production of metal powder, production of devices and laboratory equipment as well as acquiring precious metals. After 1989, SAFINA was at first operating as a state-owned company within a system of metallurgic companies until privatization that took effect on April 30, 1992 giving birth to SAFINA, a.s. The company has become a manufacturing and business organization and gradually evolved production programs and services united in nine independent product lines. Currently, SAFINA, a.s. is a private company and has, just like in the past, dominant position in precious metals processing and that not only in the Czech Republic, but within Europe.
At the beginning of 2007, a joint-venture STENA SAFINA, a.s. was established. The main objective for this operation will be electrowaste recycling according to the European WEEE directive (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment). Stena Metall Group is the Nordic leader in recycling and environmental services with operations in 230 locations in nine European countries.
Introducing the company
Joint-stock company SAFINA was established by a record in the Register of Companies in 1992. However, the history of SAFINA, a.s. dates back to 1860. Currently, SAFINA, a.s. is a private company and has, just like in the past, dominant position in processing of precious and nonferrous metals not only in the Czech Republic, but within Europe. SAFINA, a.s. is a middle-size company that is employing about 250 qualified employees.
Wide portfolio of products and services lead to formation of 9 independent product lines. Autonomous and quickly developing is the field of recycling that is significant not only from the environmental point of view; it also enables returning precious and nonferrous metals to production.
Business activities
- Refining of precious metals to purity up to 3N, 4N
- Manufacturing semi-finished products and products made of precious and base metals
- Manufacturing alloys of previous metals for jewellery and dental purposes
- Carrying out chemical and physical analysis in own accredited laboratories
- Production of pure chemicals containing precious metals for pharmaceutical industry
- Production of chemicals and catalysts containing precious metals
- Manufacturing contacts for electrical industry
- Manufacturing targets made of precious as well as nonferrous metals
- Manufacturing solders containing silver (low and high purity)
- Manufacturing platinum components for glass industry
- Manufacturing platinum laboratory equipment and thermocouples
- Purchasing and refining wastes containing precious metals
- Recycling electronic waste from electric and electronic devices
- Recycling wastes of chemical industry
Produktové linie
SAFINA – Industrial applications – contacts, solders, alloys containing precious metals, wires, meal sheets, targets and anodes made of precious metals.
SAFINA – Targets – metal sputtering on various surfaces, production of technical and decorative electroplated glass, production of CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, electroplating various parts and components for electrical and car industry.
SAFINA – Platinum – platinum laboratory equipment, devices for homogenization and forming of glass in glass industry, thermocouples.
SAFINA – Chemistry – chemicals containing Ag, Au and platinum metals, catalysts on the basis of Pd/C, solutions for electrolytic bath.
SAFINA – Fastening materials – rivets made of Fe, Al, Cu and their alloys, including surface treatment with zinc or with brass.
SAFINA – Precious metals – jewellery alloys and solders, wires, metal sheets, granules, mechanics and chains, purchasing jewellery materials and wastes, exchanging for new products.
SAFINA – Jewelry – network of shops offering gold and silver jewellery from domestic and foreign suppliers, supplementary service for customers – collecting and purchasing gold, custom-made engagement rings, wholesale.
SAFINA – Dental materials – dental alloys containing precious metals, alloys for metal-ceramics and amalgams, solders for soldering dental alloys, including alloys for metal-ceramics.
SAFINA – Recycling – purchasing and processing dental and jewellery materials and wastes, old coins and jewels, used chemicals containing precious metals, industrial catalysts and other industrial wastes containing precious metals, auto catalysts; STENA SAFINA, a.s. will be in charge of collecting and processing waste from electrical and electronic device.
SAFINA Laboratories - testing laboratory provides analyses of: fine precious metals - impurities determination; chemicals containing precious metals; produced and purchased precious metals alloys; materials and wastes with low content of precious metals; dental alloys including physical and mechanical tests; slitin, včetně fyzikálních a mechanických zkoušek.
