Multotec
Multotec is a South Africa-founded (1974) global manufacturer of mineral processing equipment — including screening media, cyclones, spirals, sampling systems and wear linings — serving major mining houses across 100 countries with approximately 1,900 employees.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersGauteng, South Africa
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Multotec does
Multotec is a privately held, South Africa-founded global manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, established in 1974 and headquartered in Kempton Park, Gauteng. The company designs and produces a portfolio of 13+ product families — including screening media (polyurethane, rubber, wedge wire panels, trommels, sieve bends), hydrocyclones, spiral concentrators, magnetic separators, wear and mill/scrubber linings, industrial slurry pumps, solid/liquid separation equipment, conveyor solutions (MATO, Multolag), and sampling systems (including the trademarked RAMA metallurgical accounting platform supplied under license from Siebtechnik GmbH since 1987). Manufacturing is concentrated in South Africa (Kempton Park and Pretoria) and Brazil, with ISO-accredited facilities and SABS-verified local content certification. Multotec serves major diversified miners and regional operators across more than 25 countries via wholly-owned subsidiaries in Africa, Australia, Europe, South America, North America and Asia, supported by bonded warehousing (e.g., Tema Port, Ghana) and 24-hour field service.
The business generates revenue through three streams: one-time equipment sales to mining houses, recurring aftermarket services structured as cents-per-tonne processing contracts (with full-time on-site technicians at sites such as Optimum Coal and Kolomela), and paid test work / metallurgical consulting. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through a 100-country branch network, where metallurgical engineers provide turnkey solutions — flow sheets, equipment selection, installation, commissioning, optimization and condition monitoring. Customers include BHP Billiton, Glencore, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, First Quantum Minerals, Vedanta (Gamsberg Zinc), Sibanye-Stillwater, Northam Chrome, Impala Platinum, Richards Bay Coal Terminal, Fortescue Metals, FQM, Xstrata and a KwaZulu-Natal quarrying operator, spanning commodities from coal, gold and PGM to chrome, copper, iron ore, diamond, bauxite, titanium and mineral sands.
Multotec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Multotec
- Legal name
- Multotec
- Website
- https://multotec.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Multotec is a South Africa-founded (1974) global manufacturer of mineral processing equipment — including screening media, cyclones, spirals, sampling systems and wear linings — serving major mining houses across 100 countries with approximately 1,900 employees.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Multotec industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Mining and Mineral Processing Equipment
- NAICS
- Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131)
- SIC
- Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Crushing, Screening & Mineral Sizing Equipment (IMAKANAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Washing, Scrubbing & Classification Equipment (IMAHAMAI)
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Where Multotec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gauteng
- HQ country
- South Africa
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices45 records
Markets served
Multotec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and selling mineral processing equipment including screening media, cyclones, spirals, pumps, wear linings, and samplers. One-time purchase model with equipment sales to mining houses.
- Aftermarket Services: Field service maintenance, condition monitoring, technical support, and training services. Service contracts based on cents per tonne processing.
- Test Work and Consulting: Research and testing facilities and services for businesses and organisations looking to separate and concentrate particles more efficiently. Metallurgical and engineering support.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom equipment solutions with pricing based on specific requirements |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
Multotec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Multotec designs, manufactures, and services mineral processing equipment for the global mining industry. Its portfolio spans screening media (polyurethane, rubber and wedge wire panels), hydrocyclones, spiral concentrators, magnetic separators, industrial slurry pumps, mill and scrubber linings, wear linings, sampling solutions, and solid/liquid separation equipment, complemented by field service maintenance, condition monitoring, test work, and training.
Product overview
Multotec is a global manufacturer of mineral processing equipment operating across 100 countries with 1,900 employees. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected mineral processing solutions organized around core product categories: Screening Media (polyurethane, rubber, wedge wire panels, trommels, sieve bends), Mineral Processing Equipment (magnetic separators, spiral concentrators, cyclones, slurry pumps), Sampling Solutions (wet/dry sampling systems including the RAMA automated metallurgical accounting system), Wear Solutions (ceramic, rubber, composite linings), Mill and Scrubber Linings, Solid/Liquid Separation (centrifuges, filters), Conveyor System Solutions, and Armour Protection Products. These products work together to help mining houses maximize plant uptime, process efficiency, product quality, and speed to market across commodities including gold, chrome, copper, PGM, coal, iron ore, diamond, and mineral sands.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MATO Conveyor Solutions: Conveyor system solutions including belt cutters, clamps, lacing systems, belt cleaners and accessories
- Moh-9 ArMohTec
- Multolag Pulley Lagging
- RAMA (Realtime Automated Metallurgical Accounting)
Products and services
- Screening Media A range of polyurethane, rubber and wedge wire modular screen panels, trommels, sieve bends, static screens, centrifuge baskets, interstage screens, frames, rails and accessories used to separate, dewater and classify ore in mineral processing plants. Sold to mining houses and processors worldwide.
- Hydrocyclones / Cyclones Complete range of hydrocyclones with scrolled evolute design for classification, dense medium separation and tailings dam applications in mineral processing, manufacturing, food processing and waste water treatment. Sold to mining and industrial processors.
- Spiral Concentrators (Gravity Concentration) Gravity separation equipment including SC20/7, SC21/5, UX7, and SC21/5 LD spiral concentrators and the SX10 spiral separator for coal fines recovery. Used to concentrate high-value minerals such as copper, lithium, tin, zinc and tantalite. Sold to mining houses.
- Industrial Slurry Pumps Heavy-duty industrial slurry pumps designed to handle medium-duty to heavy-duty and highly corrosive slurries in mining, pulp and paper, and wastewater treatment applications. Sold to mining houses and industrial operators.
- Magnetic Separators Magnetic separators and magnetic drum separators used for density separation in mineral processing operations. Sold to mining processors.
- Sampling Solutions Wet, primary dry, ancillary dry and trace elements sampling systems including 2-in-1, cross-stream, hammer and pressure pipe samplers, supplied under license to Siebtechnik GmbH. Used by mining and engineering companies for accurate mineral sampling and metallurgical accounting.
- RAMA (Realtime Automated Metallurgical Accounting) Online analysis feed preparation system combining metallurgical accounting slurry sampling, sub-sampling and preparation, and controlled feeding of preferred online slurry analysers. Conforms to AMIRA P754 and Theory of Sampling standards; eliminates up to 80% of sampling errors. Sold to mining operators and engineering firms.
- Wear Solutions Rubber, composite and ceramic wear liners for chutes, hoppers, pipelines and transfer points, including engineered ceramic solutions and impact-resistant linings. Sold to mining and industrial material handling operators.
- Mill and Scrubber Linings
Quantifiable outcome
- AUS$1.38 million annual savings achieved by iron ore mine through new screen fastening system
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Companies that use Multotec
Customer profileNamed customers25 records
Segments15 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Multotec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature10 records
Multotec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Siebtechnik GmbHcoreLicensing agreement signed in 1987 for sampling equipment technology. Multotec provides sampling solutions under license from Siebtechnik GmbH of Germany. All sampling solutions are provided through this partnership with manufacturing through ISO 9001:2000 TUV certified facilities in Johannesburg. Collaboration also includes Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for discrete element modelling to improve product performance.
- Clean TeQ Water (Australia)coreClose partnership with Clean TeQ Water in Australia to offer mines across Africa continuous counter current ion exchange technology. Clean TeQ's 'moving bed' solution (Continuous Ionic Filtration - CIF) supplied to African market by Multotec, achieving high recoveries of over 90% for water re-use within mine process circuits.
- ELB Engineering ServicesminorELB Engineering Services is constructing the Gamsberg Zinc project and specified Multotec's sampling equipment for the project.
- TEMA-SIEBTECHNIKminorShared exhibition booth at World Conference of Sampling and Blending (WCSB9) in Beijing with TEMA-SIEBTECHNIK.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Multotec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- FLSmidth: FLSmidth is a Danish-based global supplier of equipment and services to the mining and cement industries, with direct overlap on crushing, screening, sampling, and slurry handling. Its mission to 'keep mining productive' mirrors Multotec's positioning around plant uptime and process efficiency.
- Metso: Metso is the global leader in mining and metals processing equipment, offering crushing, screening, grinding, flotation, and pumps. It is the most comprehensive competitor to Multotec across the mineral processing value chain and overlaps directly on screens, cyclones, mill liners, and slurry pumps.
- Weir Group: The Weir Group is a UK-based mining technology company specializing in slurry pumps, hydrocyclones, mill liners, and screening. It is Multotec's closest direct competitor on the cyclones, pumps, and mill linings product lines and serves the same enterprise mining customers.
- McLanahan Corporation: McLanahan is a US-based mineral processing equipment manufacturer with a focus on washing, classification, scrubbing, and screening. It directly overlaps with Multotec's cyclones, screening media, and scrubbing solutions.
- Haver & Boecker: Haver & Boecker is a German family-owned manufacturer of screening machines and screen media serving mining, aggregates, and recycling. Its screen media and screening equipment portfolio directly overlaps with Multotec's screen panels and trommel offerings.
- Derrick Corporation: Derrick Corporation is a US-based specialist in fine screening technology (polyurethane and woven-wire screen media), serving mineral processing operations worldwide. It directly competes with Multotec in the screening media category, particularly in fine-screening applications.
- Trelleborg AB (Mining & Mineral Processing): Trelleborg's engineered products division manufactures wear-resistant polyurethane and rubber screening media, mill linings, and cyclones for mineral processing. It directly competes with Multotec's screening media and wear solutions businesses globally.
- Siebtechnik GmbH (TEMA-SIEBTECHNIK): Siebtechnik GmbH is a German manufacturer of sampling and screening equipment that has licensed its sampling technology to Multotec since 1987. Despite the partnership, Siebtechnik/TEMA is also a competing supplier in the global sampling and screening market.
- Eriez Magnetics: Eriez is a US-based manufacturer of magnetic separation, flotation, and sensor-based sorting equipment for mining and mineral processing. It directly competes with Multotec's magnetic separation product line.
Broad incumbents
- Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Sandvik is a diversified Swedish engineering group with a major mining and rock processing division covering drilling, crushing, loading, and screening. Although broader than Multotec, it competes in the screening and mineral processing equipment space serving the same large mining houses.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
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Multotec leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles14 records
Multotec subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries8 records
Multotec funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Multotec M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Multotec
What does Multotec do?
Multotec designs, manufactures, and services mineral processing equipment for the global mining industry. Its portfolio spans screening media (polyurethane, rubber and wedge wire panels), hydrocyclones, spiral concentrators, magnetic separators, industrial slurry pumps, mill and scrubber linings, wear linings, sampling solutions, and solid/liquid separation equipment, complemented by field service maintenance, condition monitoring, test work, and training.
Is Multotec a public or private company?
Multotec is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Multotec founded?
Multotec was founded in 1974. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Multotec based?
Multotec is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa, in the Africa region.
How does Multotec make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are aftermarket Services and test Work and Consulting.
Who are Multotec's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are FLSmidth, Metso, Weir Group, McLanahan Corporation, Haver & Boecker, Derrick Corporation, Trelleborg AB (Mining & Mineral Processing), Siebtechnik GmbH (TEMA-SIEBTECHNIK) and Eriez Magnetics. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Multotec have an API?
No public API is recorded for Multotec.
What industry is Multotec in?
Multotec's product category is Mining and Mineral Processing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKANAD, Crushing, Screening & Mineral Sizing Equipment, with a secondary code of IMAHAMAI, Washing, Scrubbing & Classification Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333131 and its SIC code is 3532.