Lindner Recyclingtech

What Lindner Recyclingtech does

Lindner Recyclingtech is a privately held, fourth-generation Austrian family-owned manufacturer of industrial shredding technology and integrated recycling systems, headquartered in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, with a second Austrian production site in Feistritz an der Drau. Founded in 1948 as a machine builder for the wood industry, the company has evolved into a specialist producing stationary and mobile shredders (Jupiter, Alcor, Komet, Antares, Micromat IV, Polaris, Universo, Urraco EVO, Merak 2800, Merak 2800 DT) and complete system solutions for plastics recycling, alternative fuels (SRF/RDF), waste wood processing, metal recycling, and paper recycling — serving waste management companies, municipalities, plastics recyclers, cement and energy producers, metal recyclers, and waste wood/paper processors in over 90 countries.

The company's technology stack spans mechanical shredding drives (including a 97%-efficient drive in the Micromat Series IV and the first diesel-powered mobile single-shaft shredder, Merak 2800 DT), the Lindner Nexus digital service platform with tiered annual subscriptions (Basic/Standard/Premium) for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance, and the Flexloop solvent-based mechanical recycling process licensed exclusively worldwide from Procter & Gamble. Through its jointly controlled subsidiary Lindner Washtech (a partnership with EREMA Group covering washing, extrusion, and end-to-end process integration) and its wholly owned Lindner LATAM subsidiary founded in June 2025, Lindner delivers full feedstock-to-recyclate process coverage, with 250+ washing plants installed globally and customers including Srichakra Polyplast (India), Grupo Ecological (Brazil), and Polymer Matters (Northern Ireland).

Lindner monetises through three streams: capital equipment sales of shredders and system solutions manufactured exclusively in Austria; recurring service, maintenance, spare parts, and training contracts (including 24/7 emergency hotlines across Europe, North America, and Asia); and technology licensing revenue from Flexloop. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales from offices in Austria, Germany, the USA, Singapore, and India with regional channel partners in Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, and Latin America. The company employs more than 350 people worldwide, is led by CEO Matthias Egarter, and has no disclosed institutional or private equity ownership.

Name

Lindner Recyclingtech

Legal name

Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH

Website

https://lindner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Lindner Recyclingtech is a fourth-generation Austrian family-owned manufacturer of industrial shredders and integrated recycling systems for plastics, waste wood, alternative fuels, metal, and paper, serving waste management firms, municipalities, and recyclers across 90+ countries via direct sales and channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Machinery

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM)

Keywords

• Industrial shredding equipment
• Recycling machinery manufacturing
• Plastics recycling systems
• Waste processing solutions
• Alternative fuel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Spittal An Der Drau

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Shredder and Recycling Equipment Sales: Sale of stationary and mobile shredding machines and complete system solutions for plastics recycling, alternative fuels, waste wood processing, metal recycling, and paper recycling. Machines are manufactured exclusively in Austria using high-quality European components.
2. Service, Maintenance, and Spare Parts: Comprehensive service contracts for stationary and mobile equipment, spare parts supply, machine checks and revisions, training programmes, and retrofit packages. Maintenance contracts include regular inspections, worn component replacement, software updates, and operator training. Service hotline available across Europe, Germany, North America, and Asia.
3. Technology Licensing (Flexloop): Exclusive worldwide licensing of Flexloop solvent-based mechanical recycling technology from Procter & Gamble, with industrial scaling for the circular economy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lindner Recyclingtech designs, manufactures, and sells industrial shredding machinery and complete recycling system solutions manufactured exclusively in Austria. The portfolio spans stationary and mobile two-shaft and single-shaft shredders (Jupiter, Atlas AS, Alcor, Komet, Komet HP, Antares, Micromat Series IV, Universo, Polaris, Urraco EVO, Merak 2800, Merak 2800 DT) plus integrated washing systems for plastics recycling (Lindner Washtech), substitute fuel production systems, and the Lindner Nexus digital service platform. The company also holds an exclusive worldwide license for Procter & Gamble's Flexloop solvent-based mechanical recycling technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lindner Washtech: Joint venture with EREMA for washing systems in plastics recycling. One of the world's leading manufacturers of washing systems for the plastics processing industry with more than 250 projects implemented worldwide.

Products and services

• Jupiter Stationary Primary Shredder Stationary primary shredder used for primary size reduction of municipal solid waste, commercial waste, and bulky industrial inputs as the first stage of recycling system solutions.
• Atlas AS Stationary Primary Shredder Stationary primary shredder for waste management companies and recyclers needing robust primary size reduction of heterogeneous waste streams.
• Alcor Stationary Primary Shredder Stationary primary shredder for primary size reduction in recycling system solutions across waste management and recycling applications.
• Komet Stationary Secondary Shredder Stationary secondary shredder used after primary shredding to achieve defined output particle sizes for downstream sorting, washing, or further processing.
• Komet HP Stationary Secondary Shredder High-performance stationary secondary shredder for higher-throughput secondary size reduction in recycling plants.
• Antares Stationary Universal Shredder Stationary universal shredder for flexible processing of diverse material streams including wood, plastics, paper, and light scrap.
• Micromat Series IV Stationary Universal Shredder Stationary universal shredder with energy-efficient drive concept achieving up to 97% efficiency, designed for maximum material versatility across waste, plastics, wood, and other recyclables.
• Universo Stationary Universal Shredder Stationary universal shredder for versatile processing of mixed waste streams in stationary recycling applications.
• Polaris Stationary One-Step Shredder Stationary one-step shredder that combines primary and secondary shredding into a single pass to achieve final output specification, reducing plant footprint and process complexity.
• Urraco EVO Series Mobile Two-Shaft Shredder Mobile two-shaft shredder series for on-site shredding of wood, plastics, domestic and commercial waste, scrap metal, mixed scrap, and aluminium, featuring modular design, hydrostatic drive, and fast-exchange cutting system that enables full cutting system replacement in under two hours.
• Merak 2800 Mobile Single-Shaft Shredder (Electric) Mobile electric single-shaft shredder for versatile processing of waste wood, plastics, industrial and commercial waste, and household waste in mobile operations.
• Merak 2800 DT Mobile Single-Shaft Shredder (Diesel) Mobile diesel-powered single-shaft shredder offering complete independence from the electricity grid with hydrostatic drive for mobile universal shredding of waste wood, plastics, industrial and commercial waste, and household waste.
• Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling System Solution Integrated system solution combining Lindner shredding, washing, and downstream processing for recycling post-consumer plastics into food-grade rPET, rHDPE, and other recyclate for regulated packaging applications.
• In-House Plastics Recycling System Solution Integrated system solution for in-house plastics recycling enabling plastics converters and manufacturers to reprocess their own production scrap and post-industrial plastic waste into reusable recyclate.
• SRF for Main Burners System Solution Complete system solution for the production of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) from commercial and industrial waste streams for use as alternative fuel in main burners of cement kilns, power plants, and calciners as a substitute for coal, petcoke, or natural gas.
• SRF for Calciners System Solution Complete system solution for production of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) tailored for use in calciners, supporting alternative fuel substitution in cement and lime production.
• Waste Wood Recycling System Solution Complete system solution for processing waste wood into reusable material or alternative fuel, serving waste wood recyclers and particleboard/chipboard producers.
• Light Scrap Metal Recycling System Solution Complete system solution for metal recyclers processing light scrap, mixed scrap, aluminium waste, and challenging materials such as decommissioned wind turbine blades.
• Paper Recycling & Product Destruction System Solution Complete system solution covering paper recycling plus secure product destruction for organisations requiring compliance-grade document and product disposal.
• Flexloop Solvent-Based Mechanical Recycling Technology Solvent-based mechanical recycling technology licensed exclusively worldwide from Procter & Gamble that removes impurities including NIAS, odours, adhesives, and printing inks from polymer chains without damaging them, enabling post-consumer recyclate for sensitive packaging in food, cosmetics, and personal care sectors. Can be retrofitted into existing Lindner recycling systems.
• Lindner Nexus Digital Service Platform Subscription-based digital service platform providing real-time machine data monitoring, performance analytics, optimization explorer, custom dashboards, GPS tracking, predictive maintenance, and direct Lindner support for owners and operators of Lindner shredding equipment, offered in Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers.
• Service & Maintenance Contracts Comprehensive service contracts for stationary and mobile Lindner equipment, including spare parts supply, machine checks, revisions, training programmes, retrofit packages, and 24/7 international emergency hotline support across Europe, Germany, North America, and Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Urraco EVO fast-exchange system (FX) combined with Skyflap enables full cutting system replacement in under two hours, reducing downtime and operating costs.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Srichakra PolyplastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Lindner Washtech and Srichakra Polyplast (India's leading plastics recycler and operator of India's first food-grade rPET facility) entered a partnership in June 2026 for the supply of two advanced washing lines for processing post-consumer recycled film and rigid plastic waste. The greenfield project supports Srichakra's expansion in high-quality plastics recycling. Lindner provides equipment, technical expertise, and ongoing project lifecycle support through its local India team.
• EREMA GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2025Lindner Washtech operates in a technology partnership with EREMA Group, combining Lindner's mechanical processing expertise (shredding, washing) with EREMA's extrusion technology to offer a complete end-to-end recycling solution from feedstock to finished recyclate. The partnership enables integrated process solutions with standardised interfaces, coordinated project management, and joint first-level support. The joint 'Added Values' project optimises material flow, energy efficiency, plant availability, and process stability.
• Procter & GamblecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 November 2025Lindner obtained exclusive worldwide licensing rights from Procter & Gamble for Flexloop, a solvent-based mechanical recycling technology. Lindner has scaled Flexloop for industrial use, enabling extraction of impurities (NIAS, odours, adhesives, printing inks) from polymer chains without damaging them. The technology can be retrofitted into existing Lindner recycling systems at lower capital and operating costs compared to chemical recycling, enabling post-consumer recyclate for cosmetics and personal care packaging.
• RyohshinminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Ryohshin serves as Lindner's sales partner in Japan, representing and distributing Lindner mobile shredding equipment to customers in the Japanese market.
• RotochopperminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Rotochopper serves as Lindner's sales partner in the USA, distributing Lindner equipment and providing local customer support, particularly for heavy-duty applications such as wind turbine blade shredding.
• Van der SpekminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Van der Spek serves as Lindner's sales partner in the Netherlands, providing sales and support for Lindner mobile shredding solutions to the Dutch market.
• Lindner LATAM (Subsidiary)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Lindner founded Lindner LATAM in June 2025 as a wholly owned subsidiary to expand worldwide market presence and deliver innovative recycling solutions for waste processing in Latin America together with local partners.
• Cesaro Mac ImportminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Lindner expanded market presence in Italy by onboarding Cesaro Mac Import as a new sales partner. The partnership focuses on the new universal shredder and other system solutions for the Italian recycling market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hammel Recyclingtechnik: Hammel is a German manufacturer of slow-speed and high-speed shredders for metal, wood, MSW, and scrap, directly competing with Lindner across heavy-duty mobile and stationary shredding applications.
• Eldan Recycling: Eldan Recycling is a Danish manufacturer of recycling machinery for tires, cables, e-waste, and metals, providing comparable size-reduction and separation equipment to similar industrial recycling customers globally.
• Untha Shredding Technology: Untha is an Austrian/German manufacturer of industrial shredders for wood, waste, and metals, directly overlapping with Lindner's shredder portfolio and serving comparable waste management, recycling, and alternative fuel customers.
• EREMA Group: EREMA Group is Lindner Washtech's JV partner and a global leader in plastics recycling extrusion systems. While they partner on integrated solutions, EREMA also competes as a standalone recycling equipment provider, making them the closest peer and partner/competitor hybrid in the plastics recycling machinery space.
• SSI Shredding Systems: SSI Shredding Systems is a US-based manufacturer of industrial shredders and size reduction equipment for waste, recycling, and metals, directly overlapping with Lindner's mobile and stationary shredder products and competing for similar municipal solid waste and metal recycling customers.
• Vecoplan AG: Vecoplan is a German manufacturer of shredders and recycling machinery for wood, plastics, paper, and waste, directly competing with Lindner across stationary and mobile shredding product lines serving similar municipal and industrial recycling customers.
• WEIMA: WEIMA is a German manufacturer of single-shaft and four-shaft shredders, briquette presses, and recycling machinery for plastics, wood, and waste, directly competing with Lindner's shredder lines across similar industrial and municipal customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Metso is a major Finnish industrial machinery group with significant presence in recycling and metals processing equipment, competing with Lindner for large-scale shredding and recycling plant orders as part of a broader aggregates/minerals portfolio.
• Andritz: Andritz is a large Austrian industrial group offering separation and recycling technologies among its broader pulp, paper, metals, and biomass processing portfolio. While Lindner focuses narrowly on shredders and washing, Andritz competes on larger integrated recycling and alternative fuels projects.

Regional players

• Rotochopper: Rotochopper is a US-based manufacturer of grinding and shredding equipment for wood waste, organics, and recyclables, serving as Lindner's US sales partner and competing in the same US horizontal grinder/shredder market for similar waste wood and recycling customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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