IKOI S.p.A., global leader in technologies for the precious metals industry, today announced the acquisition of OPI S.r.l.

The acquisition expands IKOI’s capabilities with a dedicated Refining division, complementing its established Foundry and Casting portfolio and enabling the Group to serve customers as a single, end-to-end partner across the entire precious metals value chain.

A COMPLETE, THREE-STAGE VALUE CHAIN: FOUNDRY • REFINING • CASTING

With OPI now part of IKOI, customers can design and operate fully integrated production lines covering every macro-phase of precious metal production:

 • Foundry — solutions for primary melting, vacuum distillation and continuous casting for mining, upstream operators and circularity recycling flows.

 • Refining — OPI’s advanced engineering for Gold, Silver, PGMs and copper refining, recovery and treatment becomes IKOI’s Refining Division, ensuring continuity of technical personnel and an expanded R&D roadmap.

 • Casting — production technologies for commodity finished products such as cast bars, minted products, granules and sponges, including rolling mills, presses and thermal furnaces.

This integration positions IKOI as a full-service provider to its core customer base — including large mines and precious-metal bar producers — delivering integrated solutions built on advanced automation, robotics and AI-driven process intelligence, while creating new opportunities to serve all size refiners.

WHAT CHANGES FOR CUSTOMERS

 • One partner, one project: centralized project management from concept to commissioning.

 • 24/7 global assistance: unified After-Sales and Customer Service for faster response and higher uptime.

 • Seamless integration: OPI transitions into an IKOI division, preserving expertise and ensuring business continuity.

“By bringing Foundry, Refining and Casting under one roof, we’re simplifying complexity for our customers and accelerating their path to quality, efficiency and sustainability,” said Michela Ferraro, CEO at IKOI.
“This acquisition is a strategic step that combines IKOI’s pyrometallurgy & automation leadership with OPI’s hydrometallurgy, refining & recovery know-how, enabling us to deliver measurable ESG values from day one.”

ABOUT OPI

Based in Isola Vicentina (Italy), OPI specializes in hydrometallurgy, refining & recovery plants and solutions for Gold, Silver, PGMs and copper. The OPI team joins IKOI as the IKOI Refining Systems Division, ensuring continuity of technical capabilities and an expanded innovation pipeline.

In addition to its refining capabilities, OPI has built a strong reputation for delivering fully customized treatment and recovery systems for precious metals – including gold, silver and copper – tailored to specific operational needs and compliant with European environmental standards.

The OPI team also brings extensive experience in end-to-end project support, from initial engineering and design through installation and post-sales assistance, further strengthening IKOI’s ability to deliver comprehensive solutions that combine technical precision with operational flexibility.

ABOUT IKOI

IKOI is a global technology provider for the precious metals industry, delivering innovative automated solutions for sustainable pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, casting, heat treatments and vacuum separation. Our solutions help refiners achieve quality, efficiency and accurate metal control through every production step — from single machines to turnkey plants, with automated lines ready for Industry 5.0.

Recognized as a market leader, IKOI invests continuously in R&D and collaborates with top universities and research centers. Patented innovations include the FLAMELESS TUNNEL®, the industry standard for continuous cast bars production, and ALS® – ACIDLESS SEPARATION®, which is redefining pre-refining and refining practices. In 2025 IKOI became an "LBMA Affiliate Member".

IKOI has more than 300 plants installed in 50+ countries, supported by multilingual engineers, metallurgists and service technicians.

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For further information, please contact Enrico Cappellini – General Manager at IKOI SpA (cappellini.enrico@ikoi.it)

Notes to editors
This announcement is part of IKOI’s corporate communications and may be supported by additional press materials and core assets.

Keywords
IKOI, OPI, Foundry, Refining, Casting, precious metals, end-to-end provider, automation, bar manufacturing, mint products, gold, silver, copper, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, sustainability, ESG.