What ETIA Ecotechnologies does

ETIA Ecotechnologies (legal entity: ETIA S.A.S.) is a French engineering group founded in 1989 and headquartered in Lacroix-Saint-Ouen near Paris, specializing in continuous thermal-treatment equipment and turnkey plants for industrial clients. Since 2019 it has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOW ASA, a Norwegian publicly-listed decarbonization group. The company's core platform is Spirajoule, a patented electrically heated screw conveyor that uses Joule (resistive) heating through a hollow shaft to deliver precise temperatures from 20°C to 750°C in oxidizing, reactive, or inert atmospheres. This single mechanism underpins the Biogreen pyrolysis process (operating since 2003), the Safesteril continuous dry-steam sterilization line (75+ plants, 200,000 tons/year across 38+ countries), a customizable Screw Heat Exchanger, and the Kenki sludge dryer distributed under license from Kenki Corporation of Japan. ETIA maintains a dedicated in-house heat-treatment testing center where 150+ feedstocks have been validated up to 800°C.

ETIA's commercial model is enterprise B2B project-based engineering: feasibility studies and pilot trials de-risk projects, after which the company designs, manufactures core components in Switzerland, assembles plants in France, and commissions them on customer sites. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales, professional services (feasibility, pilot, engineering), and recurring licensing/royalty streams from patented technologies. Customers are industrial and municipal buyers across three primary segments: environment and waste management (biomass pyrolysis, end-of-life tires, sewage sludge), food/feed/pharmaceuticals (sterilization, drying, pasteurization via Safesteril), and heavy industries such as cement, steel, and chemicals seeking biocarbon substitution for fossil coke. Notable enterprise customers and partners include Murfitts Industries (ELT pyrolysis), Repsol (Plastics2Olefins consortium pilot), NSR (biomass pyrolysis), and unnamed Japanese municipal operators for sewage-sludge conversion.

Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise field sales, participation in international circular-economy and waste-valorization exhibitions (bio360 Expo, n-expo Japan), dedicated product websites, and LinkedIn. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. The company has delivered more than 150 machines in 35 countries on 5 continents, and operates manufacturing in Switzerland and final assembly in France. BPI France has publicly recognized ETIA's innovative approach to durable industrial solutions.

Name

ETIA Ecotechnologies

Legal name

ETIA S.A.S.

Website

https://etia-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ETIA Ecotechnologies is a French engineering group (founded 1989) that designs and delivers patented, electrically heated continuous thermal-treatment plants — including Spirajoule, Biogreen pyrolysis, and Safesteril sterilization systems — for industrial and municipal customers in food, waste-to-energy, and heavy-industry decarbonization across 35 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Thermal Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Thermal treatment equipment
• Electrically heated screw conveyors
• Industrial pyrolysis systems
• Continuous sterilization equipment
• Waste valorization technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Compiègne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: ETIA designs and delivers turnkey production plants for food, biomass and waste valorisation. The company provides custom-made thermal treatment solutions from individual components to complete plants. Sales supported by feasibility studies, pilot plants, and research services.
2. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional assistance at every project stage from feasibility study and proof of concept through to machine implementation. Services include expertise in creating high added value products, feasibility studies and analysis, and pilot plant research services.
3. Technology Licensing: ETIA licenses its proprietary technologies including Biogreen (patented since 2003) and Spirajoule (patented) for various thermal treatment applications including pyrolysis, calcination, sterilization, and debacterization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ETIA Ecotechnologies designs, manufactures and commercializes industrial equipment and processes for continuous thermal treatment. Its offering centers on a patented electrically heated screw conveyor (Spirajoule) used as the core heat-transfer element in turnkey plants for drying, calcination, pyrolysis, and sterilization, with components manufactured in Switzerland and assembled in France.

Product overview

ETIA is a French engineering company that provides industrial thermal treatment equipment and turnkey plants for processing biomass, food products, and industry residues. The product portfolio centers on Spirajoule (electrically heated screw conveyor) as the core technology platform, which enables various thermal processes including pyrolysis (via Biogreen), sterilization (via Safesteril), heat exchange, and calcination. The Kenki sludge dryer is distributed as an authorized add-on. The company also offers testing services, feasibility studies, and pilot plant development. All products support the circular economy through waste valorization and decarbonization applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safesteril: Continuous dry steam sterilization process which is totally electrical, designed for food product safety while maintaining high quality.
• Biogreen

Products and services

• Spirajoule
• Biogreen
• Safesteril Sterilization system based on Spirajoule electrically heated screw conveyor technology, delivering continuous thermal sterilization for industrial customers handling heat-sensitive or biological materials.
• Screw Heat Exchanger
• Kenki (sludge dryer)
• Testing Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ( Standing Ovation case using similar fermentation technology)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plastics2Olefins (P2O) ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project gathering 13 partners aiming to demonstrate production of new plastic from non-recyclable plastic streams. ETIA has provided a pilot operated by Repsol.
• RepsolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner for Plastics2Olefins project where ETIA's pilot is operated by Repsol to demonstrate production of new plastic from plastic waste.
• Murfitts IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration with Murfitts Industries to prove and develop ELT (End-of-Life Tire) pyrolysis. A 80kg/h pilot has been installed and operated for more than 3 years with promising results especially regarding rCB quality.
• Kenki CorporationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorETIA is an authorised European distributor of Kenki dryers - special sludge drying equipment developed by Japan-based Kenki Corporation for sticky and pasty materials.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pyrum Innovations: German-listed continuous pyrolysis company focused on end-of-life tire pyrolysis. Directly comparable to ETIA's Biogreen ELT application (e.g., Murfitts Industries pilot), with similar process logic and customer overlap in tire-derived rCB/recovered Carbon Black.
• Harper International: US-based supplier of industrial thermal processing systems including continuous furnaces, kilns, and pyrolysis equipment. Closely comparable to ETIA's process furnace/oven offerings with a similar specialty-engineering, custom-engineered plant business model.
• Thermcraft: US manufacturer of industrial process furnaces, ovens, and heat treatment equipment. Comparable to ETIA's process furnace offerings for thermal treatment up to similar temperature ranges, with a comparable custom-engineering sales motion to industrial customers.
• BT-Wolfgang Binder: Austrian specialist in continuous thermal processing systems for food, feed, and industrial applications. Highly comparable to ETIA's Safesteril and Spirajoule product lines in continuous heat treatment of bulk products, with overlapping food-industry customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Austrian global engineering group supplying biomass drying, pyrolysis, and pulp-and-paper process equipment. Overlaps with ETIA's Biogreen biomass and heat-treatment product lines, though Andritz operates at much larger scale across many process technologies.
• Metso: Finnish-listed process equipment major covering mining, metals, and chemical processing with thermal processing systems. Comparable to ETIA's industrial calcination and pyrolysis offerings for heavy industries, but serves a much broader customer portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in food and feed processing equipment, including thermal sterilization/drying of bulk ingredients. Directly comparable to ETIA's Safesteril continuous sterilization technology and food-industry customer base, though Bühler operates across a much wider product portfolio.

Others

• Hosokawa Micron: Japanese powder and particle processing equipment supplier (referenced by ETIA as a Hosokawa testing partner). Provides adjacent thermal processing and material handling technologies comparable to ETIA's continuous heat treatment lines, more of a technology ecosystem peer than direct competitor.
• Komptech: Austrian manufacturer of waste and biomass processing machinery (shredders, screens, drying). Comparable end-customers (waste management, biomass operators) and complementary to ETIA's biomass pyrolysis plants, though Komptech focuses on feedstock preparation rather than thermal conversion.

Emerging players

• Pollutec (Groupe Elipse): French engineering firm developing continuous thermal desorption and pyrolysis systems for contaminated soils and waste. Comparable to ETIA's Biogreen process on feedstock-agnostic continuous thermal treatment, focused on niche remediation applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etia
• Xx.com/etia_group

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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