What Cupori Oy does

Cupori Oy is a Finnish copper tube manufacturer headquartered and produced at a single site in Pori, Western Finland. Founded in 2008 via a management buyout of Outokumpu Oy's copper tube business and acquired by Swedish industrial holding company Lazarus Industriförvaltning AB in 2022, Cupori produces a comprehensive portfolio of copper tube products organized into application-specific families: the 100 series for plumbing and HVAC installations (e.g., Cupori 110 Premium, 120 Chrome, 130 White, 140 Prisol, 150 PlusPrisol), the 200 series for refrigeration including CO2 systems (210 Ref, 221 Ref, 240 Ishol for ice rinks), the 300 series for medical gas installations (310 Medical), and the 400 series for industrial applications including solar collectors and inner-grooved tubes (410/411 Straight, 420/421 Coils, 430/431 LWC, 440 IG, 460/461 Solar, 470/471 Oval). The company's core technology centers on copper tube manufacturing using upcycled primary Grade A copper (99.995%+ purity) via its proprietary Cupori NEXT upcycling process, which achieves a carbon footprint 70% below the European average (0.65 CO2e kg/kg Cu-tube as verified by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and integrated into Finnish and Swedish national carbon databases). Every tube undergoes eddy current testing, and inner-grooved variants deliver 2-3x thermal transmission versus smooth tubes.

Cupori operates a B2B hardware sales model with metal-price-pass-through pricing, regional pricelines updated regularly by country (e.g., installation tubes priceline 430 in Finland, 466 in Sweden, 564 in Norway at the time of source capture), and final pricing confirmed via order confirmation. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through six regional directors covering Finland, Scandinavia, Italy/France, Poland, UK/Ireland, and DACH, supported by order management specialists and five logistics partners enabling domestic overnight delivery and international shipments to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. Customer segments are diversified horizontally across HVAC/plumbing contractors (primary), medical and healthcare facilities, commercial refrigeration, solar/renewable energy installers, industrial manufacturing, and oil and gas — with named reference projects including ice rink facilities in Norway, Sweden, Canada, Japan, and Russia demonstrating the Cupori 240 Ishol CO2 refrigeration solution.

The company employs approximately 120 skilled professionals under CEO Fredrik Pettersson (appointed October 1, 2024), maintains an extensive certification portfolio (ISO 9001/14001/45001, KIWA, TÜV, DVGW, RAL, Sintef, BSI Kitemark, ISO 13485 for medical devices), and publishes Environmental Product Declarations for its major product families. Cupori's competitive differentiation rests on its sustainability positioning (lowest carbon footprint in the market via upcycling), regulatory compliance depth across European markets, and decades of accumulated metallurgical expertise inherited from Outokumpu's copper operations.

Name

Cupori Oy

Legal name

Cupori Oy

Website

https://cupori.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cupori Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of copper tubes for plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, medical gas, solar, and industrial applications, headquartered in Pori, Finland. It sells certified, low-carbon copper tubes (including its NEXT upcycled line with 70% lower CO2 footprint than European average) to B2B customers across 18+ European countries and beyond via regional sales managers and logistics partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Copper Tubes & Pipes Manufacturing

NAICS

Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying (331420)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipes & Tubing (Metal, Plastic & Composite) (IMADALAC)

Keywords

• Copper tube manufacturing
• Plumbing copper tubes
• Refrigeration copper tubes
• Industrial copper products
• Medical gas copper tubing

Headquarters

HQ city

Pori

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Copper Tube Product Sales: Sale of copper tubes and pipe products for HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, medical, solar, industrial and oil & gas applications. Revenue generated from transactional product sales with pricing based on metal prices and manufacturing specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cupori Oy manufactures and supplies an extensive range of copper tubes and pipe products for plumbing installations, HVAC systems, refrigeration and air conditioning, medical gas transport, solar collectors, and industrial applications. The product portfolio includes standard tubes, inner-grooved tubes, chrome-plated tubes, pre-insulated tubes, and specialized industrial tubes, all produced from upcycled primary Grade A copper with 99.995%+ purity. The company operates from its headquarters and production facility in Pori, Finland, serving customers globally through direct sales and logistics partners.

Product overview

Cupori Oy is a leading manufacturer of copper tubes in the Nordic region and one of the largest in Europe. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of copper tube products organized into product families based on application areas: the 100 series for plumbing applications (Cupori 110 Premium, 120 Chrome, 130 White, 140 Prisol, 141 Fincu, 150 PlusPrisol), the 200 series for refrigeration (Cupori 210 Ref/Frigo, 221 Ref), the 300 series for medical (Cupori 310 Medical), the 400 series for industrial applications (Cupori 410/411 Straight, 420/421 Coils, 430/431 LWC, 440 IG, 460/461 Solar, 470/471 Oval), and the specialized 240 (Ishol) for ice rink applications. The company also offers NEXT generation copper as a sustainable sub-brand featuring upcycled copper with the lowest carbon footprint in the market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cupori NEXT: Next generation copper product line featuring upcycled copper with 99.995%+ purity and the lowest carbon footprint in the market. Represents the company's sustainability-focused product offering.

Products and services

• Cupori 110 Premium

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% lower CO₂-footprint than European average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 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.

• VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVTT conducted carbon footprint calculation study for Cupori's copper tubes, verifying 0.65 CO2e kg/kg Cu-tube. Results integrated into Finnish and Swedish national carbon databases, providing third-party validation of sustainability claims.
• IUC of Sweden (Industrial Development Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Swedish IUC for development of Cupori 240 (Ishol) ice rink tubes. Joint development resulted in plastic-coated tubing that can be laid under ice in concrete without extra insulation for CO2 refrigeration systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Halcor (ElvalHalcor): Halcor, the copper tubes division of ElvalHalcor in Greece, is one of Europe's leading copper tube producers serving HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, and industrial gas applications. Comparable product portfolio to Cupori, with similar European distribution and similar scale (hundreds of millions EUR in copper tube segment).
• Wieland Group: Wieland is one of Europe's largest manufacturers of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products, including tubes for plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration. Directly comparable to Cupori across the same end-markets and product formats, though Wieland operates at significantly larger scale and a broader product portfolio.
• Cerro Flow Products: Cerro Flow Products is a US manufacturer of copper tube products serving plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial markets under the Cerro and Mueller brands. Directly comparable product offering to Cupori with similar end-use applications in fluid and gas transport.
• Golden Dragon Copper: Golden Dragon Copper is one of China's largest manufacturers of copper tubes and copper alloy products, serving HVAC, plumbing, and industrial applications globally. Comparable product portfolio and scale to Cupori with strong presence in European and emerging markets.
• KME Group: KME (part of Aurubis/De Agostini ownership history) is a major European manufacturer of copper and copper-alloy tubes and fittings serving HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, and industrial applications. Closely comparable to Cupori in product mix, customer base, and geographic footprint.
• Mitsubishi Materials (Mitsubishi Shindoh): Mitsubishi Shindoh (a Mitsubishi Materials group company) is one of Asia's leading manufacturers of copper and copper alloy tubes, including seamless and inner-grooved tubes for HVAC and refrigeration. Comparable product technology to Cupori, particularly the inner-grooved tube offerings for high-efficiency heat exchange.
• Mueller Industries: Mueller Industries is a major US-based manufacturer of copper, brass, and aluminum products including copper tubes for plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration. Comparable product lines to Cupori with similar applications, though primarily North American in geographic mix.

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis AG: Aurubis is Europe's largest copper producer and one of the world's leading copper recyclers, with a downstream rod and specialty products business including copper tubes via its KME heritage. Comparable in materials science and recycling capability but operates at much broader scale across the full copper value chain.

Others

• Outokumpu Oyj (legacy copper): Outokumpu is the Finnish stainless steel producer from whose copper tube business Cupori was originally spun out in 2008. No longer a copper tube peer, but historically and culturally connected as Cupori's founding parent, and a potential reference point for industrial competitive dynamics in the Nordics.

Regional players

• Fittingland (Frial) / Termotech: European specialist in pre-insulated copper pipe systems for plumbing and HVAC. Comparable product offering to Cupori's PlusPrisol/Prisol lines, focused on Nordic and DACH geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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