The Refactory in Flins
FOUNDED IN: 1952
LEGAL FORM AND CAPITAL OWNERSHIP: “S.N.C.” (general partnership) with capital of €14,818,044 fully owned by Renault SAS (France)
ACTIVITY: Circular economy
WORKFORCE: 1,941 at December 31, 2023
AREA: 232ha, o/w 65 ha of covered buildings
CERTIFICATIONS: ISO 14001, ISO 9001
Activities
RE-TROFIT
The renew factory & The bodyshop factory : Renovate or repair used vehicles to extend their lifespan.
LCV Retrofit: converting thermal Masters to electric.
RE-ENERGY
Using second-life batteries for new applications.
HYVIA: Developing hydrogen-powered mobility solutions.
RE-CYCLE
THE REMAKERS : Renovate parts for re-use in closed loops.
GAIA : Recycling raw materials, reusing parts, repairing batteries.
RE-START
Campus: Promoting research and training on the circular economy.
Open innovation hub: supporting innovative startups in the sector.
Environment
The Refactory in Flins is part of the Group's sustainable development policy and is committed to ensure, through continuous progress, that its activities are carried out in an environmental-friendly manner. The environment is a key issue for the site, in line with the sites decarbonation strategy, being fully involved in the prevention and the management of environmental risks.
Quality
The Refactory is at the heart of Renault Group's circular economy strategy. In a market that is in the throes of restructuring, with increasing regulatory requirements, the Refactory must be exemplary in the quality of its activities.
News
THE REMAKERS: launch of a new european leader in the refurbishment of automotive parts
To accelerate its development, with a target of 50% growth in its business by 2030, Renault Group's parts remanufacturing, based at the Flins Refactory, is joining The Future Is NEUTRAL as a new company.
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News
The Future Is NEUTRAL strengthens its coverage of the circular economy value chain
The Future Is NEUTRAL adds the remanufacturing activities of the Flins Refactory to its portfolio of operating subsidiaries, with the ambition to position these activities as the market leader in parts reconditioning in Europe.
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- 1952: creation of the Flins plant.
- 1956: manufacturing of the Dauphine model begins.
- 1961: manufacturing of the Renault 4 model begins.
- 1972: manufacturing of the Renault 5 model begins.
- 1978: manufacturing of the Renault 18 model begins.
- 1984: manufacturing of the Supercinq model begins.
- 1990: manufacturing of Clio begins.
- 1993: manufacturing of Twingo begins.
- 1998: manufacturing of Clio II and Twingo phase 2 begins.
- 2006: 2 millionth Twingo.
- 2012: launch of New Clio and ZOE production.
- 2016: start of the Nissan Micra production in series.
- 2017: 18 millions of vehicles produced since the plant was founded.
- 2019: start of production of New ZOE
- 2021: Start of the transformation of the plant into a site dedicated to the circular economy
- 2023: Launch of The bodywork factory(repair of damaged vehicles)
- 2024: the Refactory, 100% dedicated to the circular economy
Contact us
Refactory de Flins
BP 203
78410 AUBERGENVILLE
France
+ 33 (0)1 76 82 72 72
