Name

Costech Analytical Technologies

Legal name

Costech Analytical Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://costechanalytical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Analytical Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA)

Keywords

• Elemental analysis instruments
• CHNS-O analyzers
• Laboratory consumables
• Autosamplers
• Biomass respirometry

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Analytical Instruments: Sale of elemental analyzers (CHNS-O, CO2 concentrators, mass spectrometers, respirometers) and biomass analysis instruments. Sales through direct contact and quotations.
2. Consumables and Accessories: Sale of consumables including capsules (tin and silver), catalysts, combustion/reduction tubes, absorbing agents, traps, quartz products, and spare parts through e-commerce platform.
3. Technical Support Services: After-sale technical support and application assistance for instrument users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Costech Analytical Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells laboratory instruments and consumables for organic elemental analysis. Its core offering is the ECS-series of CHNS-O elemental analyzers based on the Dumas combustion method with a self-calibrating thermal conductivity detector, complemented by the ECS 8070 Air CO2 concentrator for atmospheric carbon isotope work, a Respirometer for biomass self-heating testing, the EA IDmicro mass spectrometer for nitrogen and carbon isotope analysis, pneumatic and electronic autosamplers, and a broad consumables catalog.

Product overview

Costech Analytical Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of elemental analysis instruments, autosamplers, and consumables for organic elemental analysis. The core product line includes ECS-series elemental analyzers (ECS 8070, 4010, 4024, 8020, 8024, 8040) based on the Dumas combustion method for simultaneous CHNS-O determination, an ECS 8070 Air CO2 concentrator for atmospheric CO2 and isotope analysis, a Respirometer for biomass analysis, and an EA IDmicro mass spectrometer for nitrogen and carbon isotopes analysis. These instruments are supported by a complete ecosystem of autosamplers (Pneumatic PN150, Zero Blank, and Manual), sampling kits, and over 140 consumable products including catalysts, combustion tubes, capsules, reference materials, and spare parts. The company was established in 1990 and collaborates with NC Technologies (over 20 years) and the University of Milan for continuous technology advancement.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• ECS 8020 – CHNSO Dual Furnace A C-H-N-S-O elemental analyzer for organic elemental analysis based on the Dumas combustion method, offering consumables status monitoring for catalyst usage optimization, automatic samplers, oxygen dosage, automatic leak test, and chromatographic separation of CO2, H2O, N2, and SO2 quantified by a high resolution TCD detector.
• ECS 4010 – CHNSO Dual Furnace An elemental analyzer for organic elemental analysis based on the Dumas method for simultaneous CHNS-O determination, featuring a dual furnace configuration with optimized catalyst consumption and chromatographic separation of CO2, H2O, SO2, and N2 at user-selectable temperatures (30–110°C).
• ECS 4024 – CHNSO Single Furnace An elemental analyzer for organic elemental analysis based on the Dumas method for simultaneous CHNS-O determination, in a single furnace configuration optimized for C,S; C,N,S; C,N,H,S, and S analysis, with coupling suitability for isotopic ratio determination of stable isotopes.
• ECS 8024 – NC Soil Special Dual Furnace A specialized nitrogen and carbon elemental analyzer for carbon and nitrogen determination in soils and similar samples, based on the Dumas combustion method with a dual furnace configuration, where CO2 and N2 are separated and quantified by a high resolution TCD detector.
• ECS 8040 – CHNSO Single Furnace A C-H-N-S-O elemental analyzer based on the Dumas combustion method that operates fully automatically from samplers to oxygen dosage, with consumables status monitoring and automatic leak test capabilities.
• ECS 8070 Air CO2 Concentrator A CO2 concentrator and purifier for stable and radiogenic carbon isotope analysis based on the production of high volume of pure CO2 (>10 mg per sample), operating on an adsorption/desorption principle with an innovative purification line that eliminates water, VOC, and NOx, and can be connected to mass spectrometers for carbon stable isotope and radiogenic 14C analysis.
• Respirometer (RDI Instrument) A unique instrument for Respirometric Dynamic Index (RDI) measurements used for biomass self-heating testing and aerobic/anaerobic treatment monitoring, compliant with National Standards (UNI/TS 11184) and International Standards (EN 15590, OUR Test, Self-Heating Test).
• EA IDmicro Mass Spectrometer A nitrogen and carbon isotopes analysis mass spectrometer with an integrated magnet automatically fixed in correct position, featuring automated peak center, calibration with reference gases, and linearity, with data exportable to Microsoft Excel, Access Database, or LIMS and bundled with the EA IsoDelta software suite.
• Pneumatic Autosampler PN150 The most used Costech sampler; a pneumatic sampler activated by compressed air with a standard 50-position carousel upgradeable to 147 positions, compatible with all ECS models.
• Zero Blank Autosampler An electronic autosampler directly connected to the instrument and software, with a standard 50-position carousel and optional 100- and 32-position carousels.
• Manual Sampler A manual sampler providing the simplest and lowest-cost option for capsule and sample injection into Costech elemental analyzers.
• Sampling Kits Accessory sampling kits available in Small (for small amounts of solid and liquid samples), Big (for large amounts of samples), and Deluxe (for any amount of sample with a special capsule locking device) configurations.
• Consumables Catalog A complete line of consumables and spare parts for elemental analysis, including absorbing agents (3 products), capsules for solid and liquid samples (21 products), catalysts (14 products), combustion and reduction tubes (27 products), high performance copper catalysts (14 products), organic reference materials (7 products), quartz products (4 products), spare parts (32 products), and traps for gas absorption (14 products), sold via the e-commerce shop with PayPal acceptance.
• Technical and Application Support Services After-sale technical support and application assistance for users of Costech elemental analyzers, autosamplers, and consumables, provided via [email protected] and the company phone line.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NC TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCostech Analytical Technologies and its partner NC Technologies have collaborated for more than 20 years providing the full spectrum of instrumentation for efficient, precise and consistent organic elemental analysis. NC Technologies develops elemental analyzers used in several application fields.
• University of MilancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year collaboration (more than 20 years) with the University of Milan for refining biomass respirometry technology and Respirometric Dynamic Index (RDI) measurement technique. The technique and technology have been refined through this academic partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Elementar: German-headquartered direct manufacturer of CHNS/O elemental analyzers using Dumas combustion — the closest like-for-like competitor to Costech's ECS-series instruments across academic, environmental, and industrial labs.
• LECO Corporation: US-based manufacturer of organic elemental analyzers (CHNS/O) and combustion-based instrumentation, directly competing with Costech in routine and research elemental analysis.
• NC Technologies: Italian developer of elemental analyzers and Costech's 20+ year co-development partner — a peer in product capabilities and a critical commercial counterpart in Costech's instrument supply chain.
• EuroVector: Italian manufacturer of elemental analyzers and isotope ratio mass spectrometry front-ends; directly comparable to Costech's CHNS-O and IRMS-coupling offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified analytical instrument incumbent whose Flash Smart CHNS/O analyzers and broader lab portfolio overlap with Costech's offerings across research and industrial QC markets.
• Agilent Technologies: Large analytical instrument provider with mass spectrometry and lab measurement capabilities that overlap Costech's IRMS-coupling and elemental analysis use cases.
• PerkinElmer: Broad lab instrument and consumables supplier with elemental analysis products and consumables ecosystems that compete with Costech's full instrument-plus-consumables stack.

Emerging players

• Sercon: UK-based specialist in isotope ratio mass spectrometry and elemental analyzer interfaces, comparable to Costech's IRMS-coupling and stable isotope analysis positioning.
• Velp Scientifica: Italian manufacturer of analytical instruments including elemental analyzers and digestion units — a niche competitor with overlapping product categories in CHNS determination.
• Isotope Tracer Technologies (IsoTRAIN): European academic spinoff from the University of Milan ecosystem working on isotope and environmental analytical instrumentation — comparable to Costech's University-of-Milan-rooted biomass and isotope product lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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