What Romaco Group does

Romaco Group is a German-headquartered (Karlsruhe) international manufacturer of processing and packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical industries. The group operates a portfolio of established sub-brands — Romaco Kilian (tablet presses, tracing to 1875), Romaco Innojet (fluid bed processing), Romaco Tecpharm (tablet coating), Romaco Noack (blister packaging), Romaco Siebler (heat-sealing), Romaco Macofar (sterile filling), and Romaco Promatic (cartoning) — collectively offering a "powder-to-pallet" one-stop solution across granulation, tableting, coating, filling, blister/strip packaging, and end-of-line cartoning. The technology portfolio includes proprietary systems such as the Tecpharm 400 automatic baffle adjustment tablet coater, the Energy Recovery System (up to 50% energy reduction in coating), the KTS 840 triple-layer press (up to 300,000 tablets/hour), and cGMP-compliant hygienic designs with hermetic compaction-area separation.

The company is privately held under Romaco Holding GmbH and is wholly owned by Truking Group, a Chinese pharmaceutical machinery conglomerate based in Changsha. Manufacturing operations span Germany (Karlsruhe, Cologne, Steinen), Italy (Bologna/Pianoro), and China (Changsha), supported by eight global application laboratories for customer trials and process development. Romaco is one of the top five global players in pharmaceutical packaging equipment, alongside IMA Group, Syntegon, Uhlmann, and Marchesini.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: (1) capital equipment sales of processing and packaging machinery sold on a quote-based, multi-year contract basis to enterprise pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical manufacturers; and (2) aftermarket services including technical support, spare parts, training, preventative maintenance, and retrofits throughout the machine lifecycle. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise via global field sales, regional offices, and an interactive website product finder. Named customers include Bayer, GSK, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Reddy's, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Lupin, and Glenmark, plus CMOs and nutraceutical firms across multiple geographies.

Name

Romaco Group

Legal name

Romaco Holding GmbH

Website

http://www.romaco.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Romaco Group is a German-headquartered, top-5 global manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing and packaging machinery, offering granulation, tableting, coating, filling, blister, and cartoning solutions to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical manufacturers via brands including Romaco Kilian, Innojet, Tecpharm, and Noack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Machinery Sales: Sale of processing and packaging machinery including granulation, tableting, tablet coating, blister, strips/pouches/rigid tubes, powder & liquid filling, and cartoner & end-of-line equipment. Machines are sold as capital equipment to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical companies.
2. After-Sales Service & Support: Technical support, spare parts, training programs, preventative maintenance, and retrofit & upgrades services provided throughout the machine lifecycle. Remote support options and hotline services available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Romaco Group manufactures and supplies processing and packaging machinery for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical manufacturers. Its portfolio spans granulation, tableting, tablet coating, blister packaging, strips/pouches/rigid tubes, powder and liquid filling, and cartoning/end-of-line equipment sold under the Romaco Kilian, Innojet, Tecpharm, Noack, Siebler, Macofar, and Promatic brands. The company also delivers after-sales service, spare parts, training, retrofits, and application laboratory support across the equipment lifecycle.

Product overview

Romaco Group is a one-stop solutions supplier offering comprehensive processing and packaging machinery for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical industries. The portfolio includes granulation equipment (Romaco Innojet brand with VENTILUS® Lab fluid bed processors), tableting presses (Romaco Kilian brand with KTS 840, KTS 1000, and KTP 1X compaction simulator), tablet coating systems (Romaco Tecpharm brand with Tecpharm 400), blister packaging (Romaco Noack brand including Unity 600 sustainable blister line), strips/pouches/rigid tubes packaging, powder and liquid filling (sterile and non-sterile), cartoning, and end-of-line solutions. The products are designed for both sterile and non-sterile production of powders and liquids, covering applications from granulation through final packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Romaco Innojet: Fluid bed processing technology for granulation, drying, and coating of particles
• Romaco Kilian
• Romaco Tecpharm
• Romaco Noack
• Romaco Siebler
• Romaco Macofar
• Romaco Promatic
• KTS 840
• KTP 1X
• Tecpharm 400
• VENTILUS Lab

Products and services

• KTS 840 Triple-Layer Tablet Press Triple-layer tablet press from the Romaco Kilian KTS series, designed for production of multi-layer tablets primarily in nutraceutical and food applications. Targeted at manufacturers needing compact, configurable multi-layer pressing.
• KTP 1X Compaction Simulator Compaction simulator used for R&D and formulation development of tablets, allowing laboratory-scale characterisation of powder compaction behaviour prior to scale-up. Targeted at pharmaceutical R&D scientists and formulation teams.
• Tecpharm 400 Tablet Coater Tablet coater using Romaco Tecpharm coating technology with PCA spray arm and radar-based distance measurement, targeted at pharmaceutical manufacturers needing precise film and sugar coating of solid dosage forms.
• VENTILUS Lab Fluid Bed Processor Laboratory-scale fluid bed processor from the Romaco Innojet VENTILUS line, used for R&D and small-batch granulation and drying trials in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and chemical applications.
• KTS 1000 High Speed Tablet Press High-speed tablet press from the Romaco Kilian KTS series with Segment die table technology and Energy Recovery System, delivering up to 300,000 tablets per hour for large-scale pharmaceutical production.
• Noack N 950E Blister Packaging Machine Blister packaging machine from the Romaco Noack range for thermoforming and sealing of tablets, capsules and similar solid dosage forms into blister packs, targeted at pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers.
• Unity 600 Blister Packaging Line Sustainable blister packaging line using paper-based forming and lidding films as an alternative to conventional plastic blister materials, targeted at pharmaceutical manufacturers pursuing sustainability and plastic-reduction goals.
• Granulation Equipment Romaco Innojet granulation equipment line covering fluid bed granulation, drying and coating using ORBITER booster, ROTOJET and FLEXIJET nozzle technologies for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and chemical manufacturers.
• Tablet Coating Equipment Romaco Tecpharm tablet coating equipment line providing film and sugar coating of tablets using PCA spray arms with radar-based distance measurement, with cGMP-compliant hygienic designs and hermetic separation.
• Blister Packaging Equipment Romaco Noack blister packaging equipment line covering thermoforming and sealing machines for tablets, capsules and other solid dosage forms, including sustainable paper-based blister options.
• Strips, Pouches and Rigid Tubes Packaging Romaco product line covering strip, sachet/pouch and rigid tube packaging machines for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and chemical products in single-dose or small-format formats.
• Powder and Liquid Filling Equipment Romaco powder and liquid filling equipment line under the Macofar and Siebler brands for aseptic and non-aseptic filling of vials, bottles, syringes, and other containers in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical production.
• Cartoner and End-of-Line Packaging Romaco cartoner and end-of-line packaging equipment line for secondary packaging of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, food and chemical products, including case packing, bundling and palletising.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% energy reduction in coating processes with Energy Recovery System
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered processing, minor, core and materials.

• JRS (J. Rettenmaier & Söhne)processingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for spring seminars with Romaco Kilian and Innojet on granulation, tableting, and coating topics.
• beefuture GmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2024Sustainability partnership where beefuture GmbH manages bee colonies at Romaco sites in Karlsruhe, Cologne, and Steinen. Up to 150,000 honeybees cared for as part of environmental initiative.
• Biogrund GmbHprocessingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for processing solutions. Biogrund specializes in hot melt coating technology and solutions for pharmaceutical coating applications.
• Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLine integration partner for high-speed packaging lines. Romaco and Theegarten-Pactec jointly exhibit and develop integrated solutions, including the high-speed line for tableting and packaging of wrapped bouillon cubes.
• Amcor Flexibles Singen GmbHmaterialsTechnology or IntegrationFoils and packaging materials partner for pharmaceutical blister and strip packaging solutions.
• Constantia Flexibles International GmbHmaterialsTechnology or IntegrationFoils and packaging materials partner for pharmaceutical flexible packaging solutions.
• Danapak Flexibles A/SmaterialsTechnology or IntegrationStrip pack laminates supplier for pharmaceutical strip packaging applications.
• Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging Germany GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable packaging partner. Romaco and Huhtamaki collaborated to develop the first recyclable strip packaging for pharmaceutical solids, using Romaco's HM 1-230 heat-sealing machine.
• Sanner GmbHmaterialsTechnology or IntegrationPharmaceutical packaging materials supplier, particularly for effervescent packaging solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMA Group: Italian pharmaceutical processing and packaging machinery manufacturer with the broadest portfolio in the industry, including aseptic processing, tableting, filling, blister packaging, and end-of-line. IMA is the largest direct competitor to Romaco and often anchors the same global pharma manufacturer capex bids.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): German-based manufacturer of processing and packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical and food industries, with strong positions in liquid filling, lyophilization, and inspection. Syntegon is a top-5 peer and the most direct German-headquartered competitor.
• Uhlmann Packaging Systems: German specialist in blister packaging, bottle filling, and cartoning for pharmaceuticals, with deep penetration in solid-dosage packaging. Uhlmann competes head-to-head with Romaco Noack and Romaco Promatic on integrated blister-and-carton lines.
• Marchesini Group: Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery for pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, with strong capabilities in aseptic filling, serialization, and end-of-line. Marchesini directly competes with Romaco on integrated packaging lines for major pharma accounts.
• Glatt Group: German specialist in fluid bed technology, granulation, drying, and coating — directly overlapping with Romaco Innojet's product line. Glatt serves pharmaceutical, food, and fine chemicals customers with comparable process technology.
• Harro Höfliger: German specialist in pharmaceutical packaging and processing machinery with strong positions in inhalable devices, sterile filling, and specialty primary packaging. Harro Höfliger is a comparable mid-sized German peer for primary packaging deals.
• Bausch & Strobel: German manufacturer of pharmaceutical filling and packaging machinery with deep expertise in aseptic liquid and powder filling, vials, syringes, and inspection. Bausch & Strobel directly competes with Romaco Macofar on sterile filling.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group (Pharma & Healthcare): Global industrial equipment conglomerate with a pharmaceutical processing equipment business covering separation, homogenization, and aseptic processing. GEA is a broader-line incumbent that competes selectively on pharma process equipment.
• Körber Pharma: Business area of Körber Group focused on pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, including tablet presses, packaging lines, and inspection. Körber Pharma is a broader-line incumbent competitor to Romaco Kilian and Romaco Noack.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Patheon/CDMO Equipment): While primarily a life sciences tools and CDMO company, Thermo Fisher supplies pharmaceutical manufacturing solutions and bioprocessing equipment that compete in adjacent pharma capex budgets. It is a broader incumbent with deep customer overlap across Romaco's pharma customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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