BTA International

What BTA International does

BTA International GmbH, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, is a privately held German engineering company and a subsidiary of the Agraferm Group specializing in wet mechanical pre-treatment and anaerobic wet digestion of organic waste. Its core offering is the proprietary BTA® Process, which combines hydromechanical pre-treatment (Waste Pulper, Grit Removal System, LRS Rake/Screw, mixing systems, heat exchangers, and process control) with anaerobic wet digestion in fully mixed fermenters to convert organic waste into biogas and high-quality digestate. The company's stated footprint includes 55+ reference plants worldwide and 140+ plant locations across BTA and Agraferm, collectively processing approximately 4 million tonnes of input material per year and producing over 200 million m³ of biogas with up to 15 MW of electrical generation capacity.

BTA generates revenue through five interlocking streams: turnkey plant construction, supply of proprietary key components, engineering and consulting services (process and detail engineering through commissioning), licensing of the BTA® Process to licensees such as CCI BioEnergy, and after-sales service (spare parts, biological support, maintenance, and a biennial BTA symposium). The company sells primarily via enterprise field sales to municipalities, waste management companies, and industrial operators on a project-based, quote-driven basis, with presence in 11+ countries across Western, Southern, Northern, and Central Europe plus Canada. Customer projects include the Granollers (Spain) plant expansion to 100,000 t/yr, the Valorlis (Portugal) MBT expansion, the upcoming Gennevilliers (France) biomethanation facility with Paprec/Ar-Val/Syctom/Sigeif, and the Gello di Pontedera (Italy) facility. BTA markets through its multilingual website (DE/EN/FR/IT), IFAT Munich and other trade fairs, LinkedIn, YouTube, a newsletter, and a downloadable resource library; the company is led by Managing Directors Eike Liekweg and Roland Pellegrini with Stephan Schulte as Head of Sales.

Name

BTA International

Legal name

BTA International GmbH

Website

https://bta-international.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BTA International GmbH is a German engineering company, founded in 1984 and part of the Agraferm Group, that designs, licenses, and builds proprietary wet mechanical pre-treatment and anaerobic wet digestion plants for organic waste, serving municipalities, waste operators, and industrial clients across Europe and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Treatment & Biogas Plant Engineering

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic Waste Transfer & Pre-processing (Depackaging, Grinding, Contaminant Removal) (EUAIAEAB), Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Anaerobic digestion plants
• Biogas plant engineering
• Waste treatment technology
• Hydromechanical pretreatment
• Mechanical-biological treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Pfaffenhofen An Der Ilm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Plant Construction: Complete design, engineering, supply, installation, and commissioning of waste treatment plants according to BTA® Process. Projects range from complete plant construction to partial installations.
2. Key Components Supply: Supply of proprietary BTA® components including Waste Pulper, Grit Removal System, LRS systems, mixing systems, and control units. Flexible project scope from single components to complete process stages.
3. Engineering and Consulting Services: Process engineering, detail engineering, technical supervision, cold and warm commissioning support, and process guarantees. Full project lifecycle support.
4. Licensing and Technology Transfer: Licensing of BTA® Process and technologies to partners and licensees. Technology protected by international patents and trademarks.
5. After-Sales Service: Spare parts, wear parts supply, technical service, biological support, training, and maintenance services for existing plant operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BTA International engineers, supplies, and builds turnkey organic waste treatment plants based on its proprietary BTA® Hydromechanical Pre-Treatment and BTA® Anaerobic Wet Digestion processes. The company delivers key components (waste pulpers, grit removal, mixing and heat exchange systems), full process stages, complete plant construction, engineering and commissioning services, refurbishment of existing plants, and after-sales support including spare parts and biological service. Customers are municipalities, waste management firms, and industrial operators running anaerobic digestion and mechanical-biological treatment plants globally.

Product overview

BTA International offers a modular portfolio of industrial waste processing solutions centered on its proprietary BTA® process for biotechnical recycling. The core offering consists of BTA® Hydromechanische Aufbereitung (Hydromechanical Pre-Treatment) — comprising the BTA® Waste Pulper, BTA® Grit Removal System, and BTA® Compact Serie — which prepares organic waste for anaerobic digestion by efficiently separating impurities. This feeds into the BTA® Anaerobe Nassvergärung (Anaerobic Wet Digestion) system, which uses mixing technology to convert organic matter into biogas. The company layers on engineering services (Ingenieurleistung und Knowhow), key component supply, complete process stages, turnkey plant construction, refurbishment, and after-sales support. The portfolio functions as an integrated process chain: pre-treatment prepares the substrate, anaerobic digestion produces biogas, and the service offerings support the entire plant lifecycle from design through operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BTA® Process: Patented wet mechanical treatment and anaerobic digestion process for organic waste processing
• BTA® Hydromechanische Aufbereitung
• BTA® Waste Pulper
• BTA® Grit Removal System
• BTA® Compact Serie

Products and services

• BTA® Hydromechanical Pre-Treatment (BTA® Hydromechanische Aufbereitung) Wet mechanical pre-treatment system that separates impurities (heavy materials such as glass, stones, metals; light fractions such as plastics and textiles; and grit) from organic waste to produce a clean organic suspension for downstream anaerobic digestion. Built on proprietary BTA® technology and serves as the front end of the BTA® Process for municipalities, waste management companies, and industrial operators.
• BTA® Waste Pulper (BTA® Abfall Pulper) Central component of the BTA hydromechanical pre-treatment system that dissolves the fermentable organic fraction and separates impurities via an integrated heavy material trap. Sold as a key component within BTA's hydromechanical pre-treatment offering.
• BTA® Grit Removal System System that separates grit fractions smaller than 2mm (sand, glass splinters, shell residues) from the organic solution and washes them to recover adhering organic matter. Sold as a key component within BTA's hydromechanical pre-treatment offering.
• BTA® Compact Serie Compact version of the BTA hydromechanical pre-treatment system designed for smaller-scale operations. Sold as an integrated pre-treatment solution for lower-capacity waste treatment plants.
• BTA® Anaerobic Wet Digestion (BTA® Anaerobe Nassvergärung) Anaerobic wet digestion process for treating the organic fraction of waste, converting organic matter into biogas while producing high-quality digestate. The process ensures maximum biogas yield through complete mixing in fully mixed fermenters and is sold as the core biological step paired with BTA's pre-treatment systems.
• Mixing System for Anaerobic Digestion (Mischsystem für die anaerobe Vergärung) Mixing system for anaerobic digesters that ensures complete mixing of the organic suspension within the fermenter for optimal biogas production. Sold as a key component within BTA's anaerobic wet digestion offering.
• Complete System Steps (Komplette Anlagenstufen) Delivery of complete process stages including reception and pre-treatment stages, full digestion lines, or hygienization stages, offered as turnkey process modules that customers can procure as standalone building blocks of a BTA® plant.
• Supply of Key Components (Lieferung von Schlüsselkomponenten) Supply of BTA® proprietary key components including waste pulpers, LRS systems, grit removal, thickeners, mixing systems, heat exchangers, and process water management systems. Sold as a flexible procurement scope from single components to complete process stages.
• Engineering Performance and Know-How (Ingenieurleistung und Knowhow) Comprehensive engineering services including process engineering, detail engineering, technical monitoring during assembly, cold and hot commissioning support, and process guarantees, delivered as a standalone engineering package or as part of plant delivery.
• Turnkey Plants According to BTA® Process (Schlüsselfertige Anlagen nach dem BTA® Prozess) Complete turnkey plant construction services for waste treatment facilities according to the BTA® Process, covering engineering, equipment supply, installation, and commissioning as a single contracted deliverable for municipalities, waste management firms, and industrial operators.
• After-Sales Service (Service après-vente) After-sales support package for existing BTA plant operators including spare parts and wear parts supply, technical and biological service, maintenance, operational support, biological assistance, and the biennial BTA Symposium.
• BTA® Process Technology Licensing Licensing of the BTA® Process and component technologies to partners and licensees (e.g., CCI BioEnergy in Canada), protected by international patents and trademarks, enabling third parties to operate BTA-based plants under license.

Quantifiable outcome

• High operational safety through minimized equipment wear after pre-treatment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EFACEC Sistemas e Engenharia, S.A.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 September 2021Partnership for MBT plant construction and expansion projects. Joint consortium for VALORLIS plant expansion in Portugal (awarded September 2021). EFACEC serves as engineering and construction partner alongside BTA International.
• CCI BioEnergycoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensee partner operating Toronto Disco Road and Dufferin organic processing facilities. CCI BioEnergy uses BTA technology under license for organic waste processing in Canada.
• Ar-Val SmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner alongside BTA for the Gennevilliers biomethanation project in France. Ar-Val and BTA are responsible for design, supply, assembly, and commissioning of the major part of the process from waste reception to biogas upgrading.
• Syctom (L'Agence métropolitaine des déchets ménagers Île-de-France)majorOthersJoint project with Syctom and Sigeif for the Gennevilliers biomethanation facility. Syctom is the metropolitan waste management agency for Greater Paris.
• Sigeif (Service public du gaz, de l'électricité et des énergies locales en Île-de-France)majorOthersJoint project with Syctom and BTA for the Gennevilliers biomethanation facility. Sigeif is the public service for gas, electricity and local energies in Greater Paris.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anaergia: Canadian AD technology provider serving North American municipal organics facilities, including competing for Toronto-area contracts; comparable in offering AD turnkey plants and operating reference facilities.
• Schmack Biogas (Eisenmann/Schmack): German biogas plant specialist offering wet and dry fermentation AD systems, agricultural and municipal co-digestion plants; competes head-to-head in the DACH organic-waste AD market.
• Cambi: Norwegian thermal hydrolysis process (THP) provider for sludge and organic waste pre-treatment, a competing pre-treatment approach for AD feedstocks; serves overlapping municipal wastewater and organics customers.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova: Switzerland-based engineering firm and direct competitor in anaerobic digestion and biogas plant construction for municipal organic waste, with overlapping wet-digestion technology and similar European municipal customer base.
• Eggersmann Group: German engineering company offering composting, MBT, and AD technologies for municipal and commercial waste; competes with BTA for German and European municipal organic-waste tenders.
• Komptech: Austrian/German manufacturer of mechanical-biological waste treatment equipment and AD plant components, overlapping with BTA in the pre-treatment and MBT plant segments across Europe.
• Valorga International: French-origin dry anaerobic digestion technology provider competing for European municipal biowaste and MBT projects; overlapping customer base with BTA in France, Spain, and Portugal.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia (Environmental Solutions): Global waste management incumbent that owns and operates organic waste treatment facilities, including AD plants, and competes as both customer and integrator for municipal biowaste tenders across BTA's geographies.
• SUEZ: Large European environmental services group that operates AD and mechanical-biological treatment facilities, acting as both a competitor and potential client for AD technology providers like BTA.

Regional players

• WABAG (VA TECH WABAG): Austrian-headquartered water and wastewater treatment specialist with growing exposure to sludge and organic-waste AD, comparable in project-based engineering model though primarily serving municipal water authorities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@btainternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bta-international-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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