Ebner

What Ebner does

Ebner GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned industrial plant and apparatus construction company headquartered in Eiterfeld, Hesse, with a sales branch in Oberursel and a registered office in Fulda. Founded in 1965 and led by Managing Partner Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Ebner, the firm has completed more than 500 projects across over 42 countries, serving enterprise customers in the salt and potash, chemical, man-made fiber, nuclear/environmental, and industrial water treatment sectors. Its primary functional role is the engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning of custom evaporation and crystallization plants delivered on a turnkey basis. The company's geographic footprint spans DACH, Western Europe (Austria, France, Netherlands), Eastern Europe (Russia), Asia Pacific (Australia), Asia (Laos), and North America (United States).

The technical core of Ebner's offering is industrial evaporation and crystallization process technology. The company manufactures complete evaporation and crystallization plants as well as the underlying apparatus — shell-and-tube heat exchangers, crystallizers, evaporators, mixing and direct contact condensers, steam jet pumps, stirred tanks, and custom fabrications — primarily in carbon steel, stainless steel, and specialty alloys. Its proprietary process technologies include Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) for energy-efficient vapor reuse, Multiple Effect Evaporators, Vacuum Cooling Crystallizers, Cooling Crystallizers, Flash Evaporators, Circulation Evaporators, Falling Film Evaporators, and Thermal Vapor Recompression. Application pages cover a wide chemistry range including NaCl, KCl (MOP), K2SO4 (SOP), sodium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, magnesium and lithium compounds (LiCl, Li2CO3, Li2SO4, LiOH), aluminate and chloride solutions, and spinning bath regeneration. Notable differentiators include patented spinning bath regeneration know-how (making Ebner the world market leader for viscose fiber processing plants), a Mobile Pilot Plant for on-site customer trials, and required certifications including ISO 9001, AD2000 HP0/DIN 3834-2 pressure vessel certification, and §19I WHG hazardous-substance handling.

Commercially, Ebner operates an enterprise field sales model targeting large industrial buyers with project-based, custom-quoted contracts. Revenue is generated through three streams: industrial plant construction (multi-million euro, multi-year turnkey contracts), apparatus and equipment supply (individual units or sub-packages), and engineering and technical services (including mobile pilot plant rental and commissioning). The firm holds ISO 9001 quality, TÜV Hessen pressure vessel, German WHG water-hazardous substance, and BSFZ research tax credit certifications. In March 2026 Ebner became the manufacturing partner for Endeavour's Pact Systems methane-to-hydrogen and graphite technology targeting AI data centers, and the firm co-organizes the Austrian IPCEI Day 2025 with AT&S, Infineon, NXP, Silicon Austria Labs, and AVL List, indicating active positioning in EU-funded strategic technology ecosystems.

Name

Ebner

Legal name

Ebner GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://ebner-co.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ebner GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned industrial plant and apparatus construction company founded in 1965, specializing in turnkey evaporation and crystallization systems and components for the salt, potash, chemical, and fiber industries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Evaporation and Crystallization Equipment

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC), Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA), Water Systems & Treatment (Pumps/Boilers/Water Heaters/Filtration) (IMAIABAK)

Keywords

• Evaporation plant construction
• Crystallization plant equipment
• Industrial heat exchangers
• Salt processing plants
• Vacuum crystallization systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Eiterfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Plant Construction: Design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning of complete evaporation and crystallization plants. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with industrial clients, typically involving multi-million euro plant construction projects delivered turnkey.
2. Apparatus and Equipment Supply: Manufacturing and supply of custom apparatus including crystallizers, evaporators, heat exchangers, stirred tanks, condensers, and other process equipment. Sold as individual units or as part of larger plant projects.
3. Engineering and Technical Services: Engineering design services, commissioning, technical center piloting, and mobile pilot plant rental for process testing and validation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ebner designs, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and commissions complete evaporation and crystallization plants, plus the related apparatus (heat exchangers, crystallizers, evaporators, condensers, steam jet pumps, agitated vessels, pipelines) primarily in steel and stainless steel. The company supplies both turnkey plants and individual apparatus for the chemical, salt, potash, man-made fiber, pharmaceutical, food, and wastewater industries, using proprietary processes such as Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR), Multiple Effect Evaporation, Vacuum Cooling Crystallization, and Falling Film Evaporation.

Product overview

EBNER (Ebner GmbH & Co. KG) is a German medium-sized plant and apparatus construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on evaporation and crystallization technology for the chemical, salt, pharmaceutical, food, and wastewater industries. The portfolio consists of two integrated layers: (1) plant-level systems — Evaporation Plants and Crystallization Plants — which are complete process systems designed and built as turnkey solutions; and (2) apparatus-level components — including Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers, Crystallizers, Evaporators, Agitated Vessels, Mixing & Direct Contact Condensers, Steam Jet Pumps, and Pipeline Construction — which EBNER manufactures in-house and which also serve as the building blocks for its own plant systems. Supporting the equipment portfolio, EBNER offers a suite of services including Engineering & Design, Manufacturing, Assembly & Erection, and Commissioning & Start-up, all delivered through a 'just one source' model. The company also operates a Technical Center and Mobile Pilot Plant for process piloting and customer trials. Process technology offerings include Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR), Multiple Effect Evaporators, Flash Evaporators, Vacuum Cooling Crystallizers, Cooling Crystallizers, and Falling Film Evaporators. EBNER has completed over 500 projects since 1965 across more than 42 countries and serves as the manufacturing partner for Pact Systems, the methane-to-hydrogen clean energy technology developed by Endeavour for AI data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evaporation Plants (Evaporators)
• Crystallization Plants (Crystallizers)
• Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Crystallizers
• Evaporators
• Agitated Vessels and Stirred Tanks
• Mixing & Direct Contact Condensers
• Steam Jet Pumps (Venturi Pumps)
• Pipeline Construction
• Other Apparatus & Custom Constructions
• Engineering and Design Services
• Manufacturing Services
• Assembly and Erection Services
• Commissioning and Start-up Services
• Technical Center and Piloting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through MVR technology compared to conventional steam-powered evaporation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EndeavourcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerEbner serves as the manufacturing partner for Pact Systems, Endeavour's scalable methane-to-hydrogen production technology. Ebner manufactures the Pact system which converts methane into hydrogen fuel and high-quality graphite for AI data centers and heavy industry.
• AT&S AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEbner Group co-organizes the Austrian IPCEI Day 2025 with AT&S, Infineon, NXP, Silicon Austria Labs, and AVL List to showcase microelectronics ecosystem breakthroughs under EU-funded Important Projects of Common European Interest.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GEA Group: GEA is a large global process engineering group with a dedicated separation/evaporation and crystallization portfolio serving the same chemical, salt, food, and dairy customers as Ebner. Overlapping scope in evaporation plants, crystallizers, and heat exchangers makes it the closest direct competitor at the high end of the market.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval manufactures heat exchangers, evaporators, and fluid handling equipment for chemical, food, and industrial customers. Its plate and shell-and-tube heat exchanger lines, plus evaporation solutions, directly overlap Ebner's process equipment offering into overlapping customer segments.
• Andritz Group: Andritz Separation provides evaporation and crystallization plants, including for sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, and lithium compounds, directly competing with Ebner in salt, potash, and chemical process equipment markets.
• Sulzer: Sulzer offers process equipment including pumps, mixing and reaction technology, and separation solutions for chemical and industrial customers. Its centrifugal and process pump portfolio overlaps with Ebner's steam jet pumps and stirred tank offerings in the same plant-construction context.
• Swenson Technology (Spraying Systems): Swenson Technology specializes in evaporation and crystallization equipment for chemical, food, and salt industries, with a focus on sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and sodium sulfate — a near-identical target market to Ebner's potash and salt crystallization plants.
• Dedert Corporation: Dedert designs and supplies evaporation, crystallization, and drying systems for chemical, food, and environmental applications. Its customization model and process technology portfolio make it a direct like-for-like competitor to Ebner in batch and continuous evaporation/crystallization plants.
• HRS Heat Exchangers: HRS manufactures shell-and-tube and scraped-surface heat exchangers for evaporation, crystallization, and chemical processing. Comparable in scale and specialization to Ebner and overlaps directly in heat-transfer equipment supplied to similar industrial customers.
• Ziemann Holvrieka: Ziemann Holvrieka manufactures stainless steel process tanks, vessels, and equipment for the chemical, brewing, and food industries. Its custom agitated vessels and tanks compete directly with Ebner's stirred tank and apparatus offering for the same industrial customers.
• Aqua-Chem (ZwitterChem): Aqua-Chem specializes in evaporation, distillation, and water reuse systems for industrial and offshore applications. Its multi-effect and mechanical vapor recompression evaporation technology directly overlaps Ebner's process portfolio and customer use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Bühler is a large process technology group supplying equipment and plants for food, feed, and advanced materials, with evaporation and crystallization capabilities as part of a much broader portfolio. It competes with Ebner in selected process segments but is much larger and more diversified.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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