Haarslev Industries

What Haarslev Industries does

Haarslev Industries A/S is a Denmark-headquartered industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1908, specializing in processing systems that convert organic by-products into proteins, minerals and oils. Its core served markets are fish meal and oil processing (both land-based and ship-based), poultry rendering, and meat rendering, with adjacent exposure to water treatment and recycled paper applications through installed reference customers. The product portfolio spans more than 50 core equipment categories organized across ten processing stages — sizing, cooking and heating, drying, separation, pressing, cooling, odor control, transport, storage, and evaporation — supported by two patented software platforms: CORE, an adaptive controller that adjusts to process variations in real time, and Haarslev Connect, an analytics platform linking operating outcomes to root causes.

The company operates a hybrid business model with two revenue streams. The first is custom-engineered hardware sales (cookers, dryers, screw presses, pumps, conveyors, thermal oxidizers, etc.) priced via multi-year contracts with quote-based terms. The second is Global Services, a lifecycle offering that includes planning, project management, installation, commissioning, training, 24/7 software support, spare parts, refurbishments, and the subscription-like 360° Field Service program. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through 17 wholly-owned subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Poland, the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, augmented by an independent agent network covering an additional 20+ countries.

Haarslev is privately held under Haarslev Group A/S and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people globally. Manufacturing is anchored in Søndersø (Denmark), with additional production in Xuzhou, China and Remscheid, Germany. The company self-describes as the world's largest supplier of rendering and processing equipment, citing over a century of operating history and a reference customer base that includes Almarai, Pelagia, Baiada, SAICA, Lynetten, São Salvador Alimentos, Prestage Foods of Iowa, Esto Fish and Clemens Food Group. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024/2025 Eco Lamella Pump launch, the 2024 'BETTER TOMORROW' ESG report, and continued order intake momentum flagged in Q4 2024 reporting.

Name

Haarslev Industries

Legal name

Haarslev Industries A/S

Website

https://haarslev.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Haarslev Industries is a Denmark-based industrial OEM (founded 1908) that designs and manufactures processing equipment and software for the fish meal, poultry rendering and meat rendering industries, selling custom-engineered systems and lifecycle services through a global subsidiary and agent network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Søndersø

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Processing Equipment Sales: Haarslev designs, builds, and delivers processing systems and individual equipment items for rendering and fish processing operations. Products range from small units to the largest fish oil and meal plants in the world.
2. Global Services: Comprehensive lifecycle services including planning, project management, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, site inspections, 24/7 software support, spare parts, repairs, refurbishments, and improvements. Services include the 360° Field Service program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Haarslev Industries designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial processing equipment and turnkey systems used by renderers and fish processors to convert animal and fish by-products into proteins, minerals, and oils. Its portfolio spans sizing, cooking, drying, separation, pressing, cooling, odor control, transport, storage, and evaporation equipment, complemented by patented CORE adaptive controller software, Haarslev Connect data platform, and the patented Flexicon sealing solution. Global lifecycle services — including the 360° Field Service program — cover installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and 24/7 support.

Product overview

Haarslev Industries is a global leader in rendering and processing solutions, offering an extensive portfolio of industrial equipment and software platforms for fish meal and oil processing, poultry rendering, and meat rendering operations. The product portfolio includes over 50 core equipment types organized across processing stages: Sizing (crushers, grinders, pre-breakers), Cooking & Heating (cookers, hydrolyzers, coagulators), Drying (disc dryers, rotary drum dryers, spin flash dryers), Separation (strainers, screens, fat drainers), Pressing (fat screw presses, feather presses, twin-screw presses), Cooling (meal coolers), Odor Control (scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, condensers), Transport (lamella pumps, screw conveyors, tallow pumps), Storage (bins and silos), and Evaporation (falling film evaporators). The software offerings include CORE (patented adaptive controller for process optimization) and Haarslev Connect (data-driven decision platform). The comprehensive Global Services suite provides planning, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, and ongoing support. The portfolio serves land-based and ship-based processing operations and is backed by over 100 years of industry experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flexicon: Patented technology solution for sealing machinery stuffing boxes, reducing leaks, extending braided packing service life, and reducing CO2 footprint. Haarslev is the only source for this key equipment.
• CORE
• Haarslev Connect

Products and services

• Disc Dryer Environmental disc dryer for continuous, indirect steam-heated drying of de-fatted fish, animal, or poultry by-products. Designed for high capacity, gentle drying, and consistent product quality.
• Fat Screw Press HM Continuous pressing of fat from cooked and dried animal and poultry by-products (greaves).
• Waste Food Depacker Separates and grinds packaged food waste into organic and non-organic components.
• Lamella Pump Reliable, high-capacity pumps for transferring meat, fish, or poultry material, including material with limited liquid and large particles.
• Pre-breaker Breaks down whole carcasses, offal, and bones from meat and poultry slaughterhouses into smaller sizes.
• Bins & Silos Rugged, leak-proof bins and silos for use across the various functions involved in processing meat, poultry, or fish by-products.
• Crusher Breaks down offal and bones from meat and poultry slaughterhouses into smaller sizes.
• Wet Mill Crushes and grinds poultry or red meat raw materials.
• Milling Plant Reduces the size of particles in the feed meal that is the end result of many rendering processes.
• High-speed Crusher High-speed crusher for hard or soft animal or fish by-products.
• Hopper-fed Grinder Simple, gravity-fed grinder for animal by-products, mainly coarser or frozen material.
• Pump-fed Grinder High-capacity pump-fed grinder for reducing particle size in soft viscous animal by-products.
• Frozen Block Crusher Crushes large blocks of frozen bone-free meat and poultry by-products, offcuts, and trimmings.
• Fine Crusher Reduces particle size in meat and poultry by-products, or delumps feathers.
• Roller Crusher Ensures particles of cooked animal by-products have a consistent size before fat separation in dry rendering processes.
• Disc Cooker Continuous cooking of animal and poultry by-products.
• Screw Cooker Large-capacity steam-heated unit for producing high-value meal by cooking a wide range of inputs with fluctuating quality.
• Compact Coagulator Cooks liquid fish and animal-based raw materials so they coagulate effectively; delivers 80% faster cooking with gentler product handling and better meal/oil quality.
• Onboard Fish Meal Plant Customized onboard fish meal capabilities using Haarslev fish meal systems for ship-based processing.
• Vertical Hydrolyzer Efficient hydrolysis of poultry feathers or hog hair with full process control for better-quality output.
• Continuous Blood Coagulator Steam-injection system for cost-effective heating and coagulation of animal and poultry blood prior to mechanical separation.
• Continuous Cooker Continuous cooker for removing water from animal by-products such as meat, bone, and fat.
• Horizontal Hydrolyzer Easy-to-operate hydrolyzer for processing wet feathers into feed meal.
• Batch Cooker Batch cooker for pressure cooking, hydrolysis, or drying a wide range of animal and poultry by-products.
• Spin Flash Dryer System Rapid, gentle milling and drying of coagulated animal blood, protecting high-value protein chains.
• Rotary Drum Dryer Safe, economical drying and granulation of municipal sludge to produce Class A biosolids.
• Continuous Coil Dryer Continuous drying of low-fat, non-sticky products such as fish meal, blood, and feathers.
• Rotating Strainer Mechanically removes liquid from cooked meat or fish material before pressing.
• Dry Vibrating Screen Easy removal of foreign matter from poultry meal.
• Rotative Fat Drainer Separates fats from solids in cooked greaves or fat and sludge from screw presses.
• Fat Filtrator Effective removal of solids in fatty sludge from screw presses.
• Metal Detectors Removes metal foreign objects from raw or cooked meat, poultry, and fish.
• Fat Screw Press ST Continuous pressing of fat from cooked and dried animal and poultry by-products.
• Hog Hair Press Removes water from hog hair from slaughter lines.
• Feather Press Removes water from chicken, goose, and turkey feathers.
• Twin-screw Press Extracts liquids from cooked fish or meat in wet rendering processes.
• FSP3500 High-capacity twin-screw press for extracting liquids from cooked fish or meat in wet rendering processes.
• Meal Cooler Continuous cooler that keeps the temperature of meal products stable after drying.
• Air Washer Ensures air flows from rendering operations have the right humidity levels and impurities are removed.
• Chemical Scrubber Addresses VOC-related odor problems when processing meat and fish by-products.
• Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer Eliminates odor problems from rendering and processing meat and fish by-products and other industrial processes.
• Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Combats VOC-related odor problems in rendering and processing of meat and fish by-products and other industrial processes.
• Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Condenses vapors from cookers and dryers used in meat rendering and fish meal plants, using liquid as the cooling medium.
• Air-Cooled Condenser Condenses vapors from cooking or drying meat or fish by-products, using air as the cooling medium.
• Fish Draining and Weighing System Drains and weighs fish catches as an onshore part of unloading systems.
• Tallow Pump Reliable equipment for pumping viscous animal fat.
• Unloading Pump Compact, high-capacity pump for gentle, effective unloading of fish from a ship's hold.
• Screw Conveyor Versatile, reliable, and hygienic way to move material between process steps.
• Falling Film Evaporator (Waste Heat Evaporator) Cools process gases from industrial operations, releasing heat of condensation which may be recovered and utilized elsewhere.
• CORE Software Patented adaptive controller software that uses core process history information and adapts to variations before they impact production, resulting in leaner production, higher yields, and improved end-product quality.
• Haarslev Connect Data-driven decision platform that links results to causes and identifies the source of performance inconsistencies, potential problems, and equipment incompatibilities in rendering operations.
• Flexicon Sealing Solution Patented sealing technology for screw conveyors that removes radial forces causing leaks, extends braided packing service life, reduces CO2 footprint, and minimizes product waste.
• Eco Lamella Pump Next-generation pump technology for rendering and processing operations, designed for lower energy costs, less downtime, and longer lifespan.
• Global Services Comprehensive lifecycle services including planning, project management, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, site inspections, 24/7 software support, spare parts, repairs, refurbishments, and improvements for rendering and processing operations.
• 360° Field Service Comprehensive maintenance and professional training program providing regular site inspections, priority access to support, process and mechanical training, and special rates on spare parts and field service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% faster cooking with Compact Coagulator resulting in gentler product handling and better meal and oil quality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Delta Trading Middle EastminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent agent representing Haarslev in the Middle East region
• KABO-SPEZII LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Ukraine/Eastern Europe
• Dragisa BadrljicaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Serbia
• Roots Animal Farming ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in UAE
• Fish Process Engineering ASminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Morocco
• Factory Factor SolutionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Nicaragua
• DFS Process SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in South Africa
• FEYZI A.S.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Turkey
• P&N Agro Business Company Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Vietnam
• PROSEIN LTDAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Chile
• PURAC AB – LundminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Sweden
• Aviantec S.R.LminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Argentina
• Riva, srlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Romania
• Nordra SrlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Italy
• Itochu Machine-Technos Corp.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Japan
• Eu-Co BridgeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in South Korea
• ATP Intertech Co., Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Thailand
• Radion Engineering Company LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Israel
• HD EHFminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Iceland
• Machine Communication Co., Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Bangladesh
• AgfatechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Haarslev in Pakistan

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stord: Norway-based Stord is Haarslev's most direct competitor in fish meal and fish oil processing plants, particularly for ship-based and land-based pelagic fish operations. Both companies supply cookers, dryers, presses, and complete fish meal plants to the same global fishing and aquaculture customers.
• Dupps: US-based Dupps is a long-standing direct competitor in rendering equipment, supplying cookers, presses, and complete rendering plants to meat and poultry processors in North America. It competes head-to-head with Haarslev's meat rendering line and shares similar enterprise field-sales go-to-market.
• Mavitec: Netherlands-based Mavitec is a direct peer in animal byproduct processing, offering rendering and protein recovery systems (including the Green Fat Saver) for slaughterhouses and food processors. It targets the same poultry and meat rendering customer base as Haarslev, particularly in Europe.
• Anco-Eaglin: US-based Anco-Eaglin designs and builds rendering process equipment and complete plants for the meat, poultry, and fish industries, with a strong installed base in North America. It overlaps directly with Haarslev's cooker, press, and drying product categories.
• Sperling: Germany-based Sperling supplies rendering plants and process equipment for slaughterhouse byproducts, including cookers, dryers, and presses. As a fellow German-speaking European specialist, it competes with Haarslev in the same meat and poultry rendering niche.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Switzerland-based Bühler is a much larger food processing equipment OEM serving grain, feed, and protein processing globally. While broader than Haarslev, it overlaps in animal feed and protein processing lines and competes for large enterprise F&B capex budgets.
• GEA Group: Germany-based GEA is a large incumbent in food processing and separation technology, with overlapping capabilities in rendering, separation, and drying. It serves a broader portfolio than Haarslev but competes for the same protein-processing customers' capital budgets.
• Alfa Laval: Sweden-based Alfa Laval is a major incumbent in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling — categories that overlap with Haarslev's heat exchangers, separators, and pumps. It sells into many of the same food and protein processing customers but as part of a much wider industrial portfolio.
• Andritz: Austria-based Andritz supplies process equipment for feed, biomass, and food industries, with rendering and drying technologies that compete with Haarslev's fish meal and meat rendering lines. It operates at much larger scale across pulp, metals, and feed.

Emerging players

• JBT Corporation: US-based JBT provides food processing technology with growing exposure to protein and rendering applications. It is a more emerging/adjacent competitor in the rendering niche, broader in protein processing but less specialized in fish meal and rendering plants than Haarslev.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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