Altero Recycling Machinery

What Altero Recycling Machinery does

Altero Recycling Machinery S.L. is a Spanish capital-equipment manufacturer that designs, produces, and commissions complete pelletizing lines for plastic-waste recycling. Its product portfolio is organised around six proprietary lines tailored to distinct waste streams: Velox and Duplo for post-consumer recycling (including highly printed materials); Optima for post-industrial recovery of in-house manufacturing scrap; InLine LW for inline LDPE reprocessing from blown-film and PIR operations; Aqua for PET pelletizing; and the Water-Ring Pelletizer as the company's high-throughput granulation component (rated up to 4,000 kg/h). Altero also offers ALTERO CONNECT, an Industry 4.0 communications module embedded across the installed base for remote monitoring, diagnostics, and lifecycle support.

The company's commercial model is built around custom-configured capital equipment sold to industrial plastic recyclers through direct enterprise sales, complemented by regional channel partners (DOPAK in Poland/Eastern Europe, JBMICHELS in Mexico/LATAM). Customers include post-consumer recyclers, post-industrial manufacturers, PET processors, and emerging chemical-recycling preparers, with verifiable installations in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Poland, and Mexico, and claimed activity in up to 20 countries. Altero is a privately held, founder-led company headquartered in Sentmenat (Barcelona); in March 2024, industrial-automation specialist TEG (Tecno Elèctric Girona) acquired a 33% strategic stake to support international expansion and automation capability.

The business generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of complete pelletizing lines and individual machines, with a secondary stream of professional services covering installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and ongoing technical consulting. Pricing is contact-based and configurations are bespoke, typical of industrial capital-equipment suppliers, with named milestones including a Velox 140 line at Recycling Cube (Tarragona) and a Velox 160 installation in the Netherlands rated at 1,200 kg/h stretch film and 1,700 kg/h LDPE flakes.

Name

Altero Recycling Machinery

Legal name

Aranow Altero Recycling Machinery S.L.

Website

https://alteromachinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Altero Recycling Machinery designs, manufactures, and commissions complete pelletizing lines and recycling machinery for post-consumer, post-industrial, PET, and chemical-recycling plastic waste processors, selling custom-configured capital equipment and lifecycle services to industrial recyclers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recycling Machinery

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Equipment & Turnkey Reprocessing Systems (Extruders, Wash Lines) (IMANAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM), Mechanical Plastics Recycling (Wash/Grind/Flake/Pellet) (IMANAMAC)

Keywords

• Plastic recycling machinery
• Pelletizing lines
• Plastic waste extrusion
• Water ring pelletizer
• Industrial recycling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic recycling pelletizing lines and equipment: ALTERO designs, manufactures, and sells complete pelletizing lines and individual machines (extruders, pelletizers, compactors, water-ring systems) for plastic waste recycling. Revenue is generated through the sale of capital equipment, with custom configurations tailored to each customer's recycling project.
2. Technical services, maintenance, and consulting: ALTERO provides ongoing technical support, maintenance, remote diagnostics, spare parts, installation, and consulting services for optimizing existing customer installations. Services include field technician support, remote assistance, and bespoke process optimization reports.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Altero Recycling Machinery designs, manufactures, and installs complete pelletizing lines for plastic waste recycling, including extruders, water-ring pelletizers, compactors, and integrated systems. The company serves post-consumer recyclers, post-industrial manufacturers, PET processors, and chemical recycling preparers across Europe, the Americas, and other regions. It also provides technical services, spare parts, remote diagnostics via its ALTERO CONNECT Industry 4.0 module, and lifecycle support.

Product overview

Altero Recycling Machinery designs and manufactures complete pelletizing lines for plastic waste recycling. The product portfolio consists of six distinct product lines: Velox and Duplo for post-consumer recycling, Optima for post-industrial recycling, InLine LW for inline processing, Aqua for PET recycling, and the Water Ring Pelletizer as the core granulation component. These systems are designed to process various plastic materials including LDPE, PP, PS, ABS, PC, SAN, PMMA, PVC, and EPS. The company also offers ALTERO CONNECT, an Industry 4.0 communications module integrated into all machines for remote monitoring and optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Velox: Post-consumer recycling extruder systems for various materials including LDPE, PP, EPS, and sanitary materials.
• Duplo
• Optima
• InLine LW
• Aqua
• Pelletizer
• ALTERO CONNECT

Products and services

• Velox Post-consumer plastic recycling extruder system for processing various post-consumer materials including LDPE film, EPS, sanitary materials, and stretch film, with throughputs up to 1,700 kg/h on the Velox 160.
• Duplo Post-consumer recycling system specifically designed for processing highly printed plastic materials.
• Optima Post-industrial plastic recycling system for recovery of internal wastes, including PP and PE blends with various additives. Optima HW 60 achieves outputs up to 160 kg/h.
• InLine LW Inline recycling system for processing LDPE from blown film equipment and PIR reel equipment. Optima In-Line 50 achieves productions up to 40 kg/h.
• Aqua PET pelletizing system designed for processing PET materials, including bottle and flake recycling for food-grade and non-food-grade applications.
• Pelletizer (Water Ring) Water ring pelletizer capable of production up to 4,000 kg/h for materials with MFI lower than 50. Compatible with PE, PP, PS, ABS, PC, SAN, PMMA, and PVC. Features variable speed based on pressure, closed-loop water circuit, adjustable pellet length, and compatibility with all extruders.
• ALTERO CONNECT Communications module integrated in all ALTERO machines that enables real-time management of installations, remote analysis and diagnostics, and ongoing customer support for production line optimization.
• Technical Services and Spare Parts Ongoing technical support, maintenance, remote diagnostics, spare parts, installation, commissioning, training, and consulting services for optimizing existing customer installations, including field technician support and bespoke process optimization reports.

Quantifiable outcome

• Optima In-Line 50 achieves up to 40 kg/h with LDPE inline recycling
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FYCH TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025ALTERO announced a strategic partnership with FYCH Technologies, an Alicante-based startup with patented technology. The collaboration produced a new technology that eliminates unpleasant odors and cleans processed plastics, enabling the market reintroduction of plastic waste that previously could not be utilized. The partnership was officially announced at PRSE25 Amsterdam.
• JBMICHELSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2025JBMICHELS partnered with ALTERO at PLASTIMAGEN MEXICO 2025 to represent ALTERO's extrusion and pelletizing solutions in the Mexican and Latin American market. This partnership marks ALTERO's strategic expansion into Latin America.
• DOPAKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2024DOPAK is ALTERO's official technical and commercial representative in Poland, with over 30 years of experience in the plastics processing machinery sector. DOPAK provides in-depth market knowledge, a well-established technical structure, and a first-class sales network for ALTERO's pelletizing solutions in the Polish and Eastern European markets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ICOM: Italian producer of extrusion and compounding/granulation lines for plastics recycling. Comparable in scale and customer profile (European plastics recyclers) to Altero.
• Lindner: German manufacturer of shredders and recycling technology for plastics and other waste streams. Competes with Altero for integrated recycling line projects, particularly as a downstream complement/competitor.
• WEIMA: German manufacturer of shredders, granulators, and briquette presses widely used in plastics recycling operations. Comparable customer profile (industrial recyclers) and overlapping parts of the recycling-line value chain.
• Reduction Engineering: US-based manufacturer of plastic pelletizing and densifying equipment. Direct competitor in extrusion/pelletizing lines, particularly relevant as Altero expands commercial activity into the United States.
• Next Generation Recycling Machines (NGR): Austrian maker of plastic recycling extrusion and pelletizing lines (P:REACT, etc.). Direct competitor to Altero's Velox and Optima product families for post-consumer and post-industrial film/waste streams.
• Gamma Meccanica: Italian manufacturer of plastic recycling and pelletizing lines, including compact systems and dedicated PET lines. Closely comparable on technology, customer type, and Mediterranean market reach.
• Starlinger: Austrian manufacturer of plastics recycling and processing machinery (including the recoSTAR PET/recycling lines). Competes with Altero's Aqua PET and Velox/Duplo post-consumer lines on similar customer RFPs.
• EREMA Group: Austria-based global leader in plastics recycling machinery, including pelletizing and extrusion systems. Directly competes with Altero across post-consumer and post-industrial pelletizing line segments.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss multi-industry processing equipment manufacturer; relevant via its polymer processing/compounding capabilities and global service footprint. Overlaps indirectly with Altero in industrial pelletizing/processing lines.
• TOMRA: Norwegian sensor-based sorting and recycling technology leader. Competes indirectly on recycling-line projects and is often a complement to (or alternative procurement alongside) Altero pelletizers in MRF/recycler builds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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