Paques

What Paques does

Paques Global B.V. is a Netherlands-headquartered (Balk) biotechnology engineering company founded in 1981 and owned by water-focused holding company Skion Water. It designs, manufactures, and services proprietary biological treatment systems that purify industrial wastewater, recover valuable resources (biogas, nutrients, metals), and desulfurize gas streams. Its core technology stack is built around the BIOPAQ® family of anaerobic bioreactors (nine variants including UASB, UASBplus, IC, ICX, AFR, RISE, CBD, UBOX, and UP), supplemented by ANAMMOX® for nitrogen removal, THIOPAQ® for biological biogas desulfurization, CIRCOX® for aerobic treatment, and supporting systems for sand filtration, sedimentation, phosphorus recovery, sulfate removal, and grit handling. Over 40 years, Paques has delivered 3,400+ installations across 60+ countries, with reported treatment of 25.8 million kg of organic pollution, 11.2 Mt CO2 reduction per year, and biogas output equivalent to the natural gas needs of 2.8 million Dutch households.

Paques operates a project-based, custom-engineered enterprise sales model with long sales cycles, delivered through owned offices in the Netherlands, China, Brazil, the USA, and India, supplemented by a global partner network. Revenue streams include one-time system sales (hardware, engineering, installation, commissioning), recurring technical services (consultancy, parts, rebuilds, rental, laboratory analyses), and consumables (biocatalyst biomass, Powermix nutrient blends). Pricing is quote-based and project-specific. The customer base of approximately 1,800 spans food & beverage, bioenergy, pulp & paper, sugar & ethanol, chemical & pharmaceutical, mining, and municipal segments, with named enterprise logos including Coca-Cola, Unilever (Ben & Jerry's), Bacardi, Paulaner, Lamb Weston, RCL Foods, Cocal Energia, and Sainsons Paper India. Through wholly-owned subsidiary Paques Biomaterials, the company is also scaling production of Caleyda®, a biodegradable biopolymer alternative to plastic, funded by a €14 million raise in January 2024, with production targeted to scale from 100,000 tonnes in 2023 to 1 million tonnes by 2028.

Name

Paques

Legal name

Paques Global B.V.

Website

https://paquesglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Paques Global B.V. is a Netherlands-based biotechnology engineering company (founded 1981) that designs proprietary biological treatment systems to purify industrial wastewater, produce biogas, and recover resources for 1,800 customers across 60+ countries. It operates through the BIOPAQ®, ANAMMOX®, and THIOPAQ® product families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Anaerobic Treatment & Resource Recovery (Biogas/Co-digestion) (EUANADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wastewater Treatment Plant Biogas & CHP (EUACAIAE), Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC), Digestate Processing, Nutrient Recovery & Fertilizer Products (Struvite, Ammonia, Compost) (EUAAAEAL), Biogas Upgrading to RNG & Injection/Fueling (Gas Cleanup, Compression) (EUAIAEAF), Thermal Conversion & Advanced Treatment (Pyrolysis, Gasification, Hydrothermal Carbonization) (EUANAHAH), Anaerobic Digestion (Wet/Dry AD) & Biogas Production (EUAIAEAD)

Keywords

• Biological wastewater treatment
• Anaerobic bioreactor systems
• Biogas desulfurization
• Industrial effluent treatment
• Water resource recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Balk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wastewater Treatment Systems Sales: Sale of custom-engineered biological wastewater treatment systems including bioreactors, separators, and integrated treatment solutions. Systems are tailored to specific industrial requirements with engineering, installation, and commissioning services.
2. Technical Services: Comprehensive service offerings including consultancy, technical support and upgrades, laboratory analyses and tests, process support, parts supply, rebuilds, and rental installations. Ongoing revenue from service contracts and spare parts.
3. Biomass and Nutrients: Supply of biocatalyst biomass and Powermix nutrient blends for optimal bioreactor performance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Paques designs, manufactures and commissions proprietary biological wastewater and biogas treatment systems for industrial and municipal customers. Its product portfolio spans anaerobic BIOPAQ® reactors, ANAMMOX® nitrogen removal, THIOPAQ® biogas desulfurization, CIRCOX® aerobic treatment, and complementary separation, filtration and resource-recovery units. Solutions are delivered as custom-engineered capital projects with installation, commissioning, and follow-on services including consultancy, parts, rebuilds, biomass/nutrient supply, and rental installations.

Product overview

Paques offers a comprehensive portfolio of 18+ biological wastewater and biogas treatment systems designed for industrial and municipal applications. The core product family includes the BIOPAQ® series (AFR, CBD, IC, ICX, RISE, UASB, UASBplus, UBOX, UP) for various anaerobic treatment scenarios, the ANAMMOX® system for nitrogen removal, CIRCOX® for aerobic treatment, and the THIOPAQ® system for biogas desulfurization. Supporting products include ASTRASAND® for sand filtration, ASTRASEPARATOR® for sedimentation, BIOCYCLONE™ for grit removal, PHOSPAQ™ for phosphorus recovery, SULFATEQ™ for sulfate removal, THIOKRAFT and THIOTEQ™ Metal for sulfur and metal handling. The BIOPAQ® products form the core anaerobic treatment platform, with different variants optimized for specific wastewater characteristics (high solids, high load, flexible implementation, etc.), while THIOPAQ® provides essential biogas purification. These systems work together to enable circular economy solutions by treating wastewater, recovering resources, and producing biogas as renewable energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIOPAQ®: Brand for anaerobic wastewater treatment reactors including BIOPAQ® IC, ICX, UASB, UASBplus, AFR, RISE, UBOX, CBD
• ANAMMOX®
• THIOPAQ®
• CIRCOX®
• ASTRASAND®
• ASTRASEPARATOR®
• PHOSPAQ™
• SULFATEQ™
• THIOTEQ™ Metal
• THIOKRAFT
• BIOCYCLONE™

Products and services

• BIOPAQ® AFR (Anaerobic Flotation Reactor) Anaerobic Flotation Reactor that converts fats, oils and proteins from high-strength wastewater into energy-rich biogas; designed for HRT 1–8 days and high concentrations of biodegradable compounds, used by food and beverage processors such as Unilever Ben & Jerry's and RCL FOODS.
• BIOPAQ® CBD Anaerobic reactor for high-strength wastewater with very high solids content (25–150 g/L COD, up to 100 g/L TSS), preventing operational issues while maintaining top conversion efficiency.
• BIOPAQ® IC (Internal Circulation) Internal Circulation anaerobic reactor for high-rate COD removal and biogas production, used by breweries (e.g., Paulaner) and pulp & paper mills (e.g., Grupo Penha) for effluent treatment and biogas-to-energy.
• BIOPAQ® ICX Flexible anaerobic effluent treatment system based on BIOPAQ® IC technology that can be implemented in existing assets to clean industrial wastewater and produce biogas; deployed at Sainsons Paper India to produce compressed biogas for the SATAT initiative.
• BIOPAQ® RISE High-rate anaerobic technology with external separators designed for rebuilding and upgrading underperforming anaerobic industrial effluent treatment plants.
• BIOPAQ® UASB Traditional anaerobic wastewater treatment system using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket technology for COD removal and biogas production.
• BIOPAQ® UASBplus Closed anaerobic system for COD removal from highly loaded wastewater and optimal biogas production; upgraded UASB variant deployed at GC-M PTA Thailand.
• BIOPAQ® UBOX Modular reactor for sewage treatment in urban areas that integrates biological sewage treatment and biogas purification into a single reactor with four treatment steps.
• BIOPAQ® UP Next-generation UASB reactor providing cost-effective treatment for concentrated wastewater with high biomass retention and efficient biogas recovery.
• ANAMMOX® Sustainable biological nitrogen removal system for ammonium removal from effluents and ammonia from waste gas, saving up to 60% on operational costs versus conventional systems and reducing CO2 emissions.
• THIOPAQ® Biological biogas purification system for deep hydrogen sulfide removal, producing elemental sulfur as a byproduct; widely used in wastewater treatment, biomethane and oil & gas, and deployed at Bacardi and Cocal Energia.
• CIRCOX® Aerobic bioreactor using biofilm on carrier material in an airlift reactor for simultaneous BOD removal, ammonia nitrification and nitrogen elimination from wastewater.
• ASTRASAND® Continuous sand filtration system for water polishing in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, offering lower investment and operating costs than conventional sand filters.
• ASTRASEPARATOR® Compact, low-maintenance sedimentation tank for primary wastewater treatment, separating solids from liquids.
• BIOCYCLONE™ Advanced sand and grit removal system for biogas applications that combines efficient solids separation with proprietary internals for thickened discharge of inorganic solids.
• PHOSPAQ™ Sustainable phosphorus recovery process from industrial effluents and municipal sludge, preventing uncontrolled struvite scaling and producing slow-release fertilizer.
• SULFATEQ™ System for sulfate removal from wastewater streams, supporting biological treatment processes.
• THIOKRAFT Biological treatment system for sulfur compound removal from gas streams.
• THIOTEQ™ Metal System for metal recovery and removal from wastewater, supporting sustainable resource recovery.
• Consultancy Services Technical consultancy covering feasibility studies, process design and engineering for biological wastewater and biogas treatment projects.
• Customer Support & Upgrades Ongoing technical support, process upgrades and lifecycle services for installed Paques systems worldwide.
• Laboratory Analyses and Tests Laboratory analyses and testing services to characterize wastewater, optimize biological processes, and validate system performance.
• Biomass and Powermix Nutrients Supply of biocatalyst biomass and Powermix nutrient blends to maintain optimal bioreactor performance in customer installations.
• Onsite Utility / Process Support Onsite process support and operational services for running biological treatment plants, including operational troubleshooting.
• Parts and Rebuilds Supply of spare parts and rebuild services for Paques treatment systems, including USA-specific parts services.
• Rental Installations Rental of mobile / temporary Paques treatment installations for pilots, peak loads or emergency deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90-95% COD removal efficiency with BIOPAQ® systems
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Green Create Waste-to-ValuecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership where Green Create designs, owns and operates (BOO) waste-to-value plants for the poultry sector using Paques technologies. Green Create selects Paques BIOPAQ®AFR as primary anaerobic treatment stage and THIOPAQ® for biogas desulfurization. At RCL FOODS Worcester, Green Create provides ongoing operational support while Paques supplies core bioreactor technology. The partnership enables circular economy solutions converting wastewater into renewable energy and clean water.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group (Separation & Flow): German engineering group providing separation, homogenization and biogas plant technology. Overlaps with Paques on sludge/solids handling and biogas plant equipment for F&B and agricultural customers.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: International water and waste management operator providing biological wastewater treatment, sludge processing and resource recovery solutions. Competes with Paques on industrial effluent projects and biogas-to-RNG upgrades.
• Xylem (including Evoqua): Global water technology company offering treatment, transport and analytics; integrated with Evoqua's biological and membrane systems. Directly competes in industrial wastewater treatment where Paques' BIOPAQ® reactors are deployed.
• Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water treatment major offering biological, membrane and chemical treatment solutions across municipal and industrial markets. Overlaps directly with Paques in industrial wastewater and biogas upgrading, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese water and process treatment major with industrial wastewater, boiler/cooling and chemical offerings. Overlaps with Paques in industrial effluent treatment for pulp & paper, chemicals and F&B customers across APAC.

Direct peers

• EnviroChemie: German supplier of industrial water and wastewater treatment plants, including biological and membrane processes for pharma, food, automotive and metal finishing. Highly comparable to Paques in custom-engineered European industrial wastewater projects.
• Anaergia: Canadian cleantech company specializing in anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading and resource recovery for organic waste and wastewater. Closest direct peer to Paques in AD-based industrial wastewater treatment and biomethane production.
• ADI Systems: Specialist provider of anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment technologies for industrial clients in food & beverage, brewing and chemical sectors. Closely comparable to Paques' BIOPAQ®-style high-rate anaerobic reactor offering.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI): Swiss-Japanese engineering and technology company building anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading plants for organic waste, sludge and industrial effluents. Directly comparable to Paques in turnkey AD/biogas plant delivery.
• EnviTec Biogas: German-listed biogas plant constructor and operator with strong focus on agricultural and organic-waste-to-biogas projects. Comparable to Paques' anaerobic/biogas offering, though more weighted toward agricultural AD than industrial wastewater.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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