Sinteco

What Sinteco does

Sinteco S.r.l. is an Italian privately held industrial company that operates two integrated divisions: a Products division supplying chemical specialties including HFC and HC refrigerants, blowing agents, propellants, extinguishing gases, and the proprietary Sinteporite molecular sieves; and a Plants division that engineers, fabricates, and commissions turnkey process plants for refrigeration OEM, polyurethane foam manufacturing, plastic extrusion, aerosol filling, LPG purification, and industrial solvent handling. The company complements product and plant supply with the Ri-Value service for HFC and HFO waste management, creating a closed-loop relationship with customers across the refrigerant and polyurethane value chains.

The business serves B2B industrial customers in refrigeration and HVAC, polyurethane foam, aerosol, LPG and hydrocarbon gas, and industrial solvents sectors. Sinteco states 30+ years of operating history, 60,000+ tons of products sold, and 200+ plants built, with the company being a Società a responsabilità limitata with EUR 60,000 of fully paid-in share capital. Operations are certified under PED 2014/68/EU, ATEX 2017/34/EU, Seveso 2012/18/EU, and GDPR, and the company holds HFC Waste Management Authorization (Aut.n.1052/Novara).

Revenue is generated through direct chemical product sales (likely ton-based pricing) and turnkey plant engineering contracts (multi-year, project-based), supplemented by recurring waste management service revenue under Ri-Value. The customer base is primarily European, with project execution extending to Saudi Arabia, USA, Mexico, Spain, and Georgia. The company is responding to the EU F-Gas Regulation phase-down through new low-GWP product offerings (R290/A2L-A3 storage) and has expanded its polyurethanes and LPG processing portfolio through the AGAS partnership entered in January 2024.

Name

Sinteco

Legal name

SINTECO S.r.l.

Website

https://sinteco-srl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sinteco S.r.l. is an Italian B2B industrial company supplying chemical specialties (refrigerants, blowing agents, molecular sieves) and engineering turnkey process plants for refrigeration, polyurethane foam, aerosol, LPG purification, and solvent handling, serving industrial customers primarily in Europe with global project reach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Specialty Chemicals and Gas Handling Plant Engineering

NAICS

Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerants & F-Gas Accounting and Verification (HFCs, Kigali/EU F-gas) (EUAHADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Industrial chemical gases
• Refrigerant gas distribution
• Plant engineering services
• Polyurethane foam systems
• Molecular sieves production

Headquarters

HQ city

Trecate

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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. Chemical Products Sales: Wholesale distribution of chemical products including refrigerant gases (HFC and HC), blowing agents, propellants, extinguish gases, and molecular sieves. Products sold in bulk to industrial customers across the European market.
2. Plant Engineering and Construction: Design and construction of industrial plants for gas storage, transfer, distribution, polyurethane foam production, plastic extrusion, aerosol manufacturing, LPG purification, and solvent handling. Includes safety systems and turnkey solutions.
3. Ri-Value Waste Management Service: Authorized center for HFC and HFO waste management. Collection, transport, analysis and disposal of refrigerant gases. Payment to customers based on weight and product type for their exhaust gas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sinteco S.r.l. is an Italian industrial company that wholesales specialty chemical products (HFC and HC refrigerant gases, blowing agents, aerosol propellants, fire extinguishing gases, and Sinteporite molecular sieves) and designs and builds turnkey industrial plants for refrigeration OEM, rigid polyurethane foam production, plastic foam extrusion, aerosol manufacturing, LPG purification, and solvent handling. The company also operates Ri-Value, an authorized Italian waste management service for HFC and HFO refrigerant gas recovery and disposal.

Product overview

Sinteco is an Italian industrial company specializing in chemical products and plant engineering with over 30 years of experience. The product portfolio consists of two main divisions: Products (divisione prodotti) includes refrigerant gases (HFC/HC), blowing agents, propellant gases, extinguishing gases, and molecular sieves (Sinteporite); Plants (divisione impianti) encompasses refrigeration OEM systems, rigid polyurethane foam plants, plastic extrusion foam plants, aerosol production facilities, LPG purification systems, and solvent handling plants. The company also offers the Ri-Value service for waste management and disposal of HFC/HFO refrigerants. All plant engineering follows PED and ATEX directives for pressure equipment and explosive atmospheres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ri-Value: Waste management service for HFC and HFO gas recovery, disposal, and recycling. Authorized center for handling exhaust refrigerant gases with authorization no. 1052/Novara.

Products and services

• Refrigerant Gases (HFC and HC) Wholesale supply of HFC and HC refrigerant gases to industrial customers in Europe, focused on quality standards and service reliability for refrigeration and HVAC applications.
• Blowing Agents (Gas Espandenti) Blowing agents for polyurethane foams (XPU-PU) and extruded/expanded plastics (XPS, XPET, XPE, PE, PP), supplied to foam and plastic manufacturers.
• Propellant Gases (Gas Propellenti) Special propellant gases for aerosol and Spray-Aerosol packaging applications, including specialty products and mixtures tailored to different product types.
• Extinguishing Gases (Gas Estinguenti) Fire extinguishing gases used in fire suppression systems, supplied to industrial safety and fire protection customers.
• Sinteporite Molecular Sieves Sinteporite brand molecular sieves (zeolites, sodium aluminum silicate Na86[(AlO2)86(SiO2)106·XH2O) used for dynamic absorption in industrial gas purification and drying applications.
• Refrigeration OEM Plants Turnkey design and construction of refrigeration plants and OEM systems for industrial refrigeration and HVAC applications, delivered to customers worldwide.
• Rigid Polyurethane Foam Plants Design and construction of foaming machines and integrated systems for rigid polyurethane foam products, including storage, transfer, and distribution of blowing agents and polyol.
• Plastic Foam Extrusion Plants Extrusion plants for polyethylene, polystyrene, and polypropylene foam production (XPS, XPE, PE, PP), including re-densifiers for recovery of extruded plastic material scraps.
• Aerosol Production and Filling Plants Design and implementation of plants for the aerosol spray market, including cosmetics, personal care, food, technical products, spray paints, insecticides, and foam spray insulators, with storage, transfer, and distribution of propellant gases and liquid solvents.
• LPG Purification Plants (Depurazione GPL/PURI) Plants for purification of cosmetic-grade LPG, removing odor from sulphides and mercaptans and eliminating humidity down to very few ppm, producing odorless LPG and HC refrigerant gases at 99.9% purity.
• Industrial Solvent Handling Plants Design and construction of plants for storage, transfer, distribution, electronic dosing, and mixing of solvents and liquids for chemical, petroleum, and synthetic industry process applications.
• Ri-Value HFC/HFO Waste Management Service Authorized waste management service for collection, transport, analysis, and disposal of exhaust HFC and HFO refrigerant gases from refrigeration system maintenance, with payment to customers based on weight and product type.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ tons of products sold
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AGAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2024Partnership between Sinteco and AGAS to improve the collection of exhaust HFC gas in Italy. The collaboration aims to enhance the Ri-Value waste management service for proper recovery and disposal of refrigerant gases. Both companies work together to incentivize correct management of used refrigerants for a greener future.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arkema: Arkema is a global specialty chemicals company producing Forane refrigerants and blowing agents for polyurethane foam. Overlaps Sinteco's refrigerant and blowing agent wholesale product lines.
• Air Liquide: Air Liquide is a global industrial gas major with an extensive European refrigerant and specialty gas distribution network. Overlaps Sinteco's refrigerant and HC gas distribution franchise at much broader scale.
• Linde plc: Linde is the world's largest industrial gases company, with a substantial European refrigerant, electronics, and specialty gas footprint that overlaps Sinteco's product lines and end-customer base.
• Messer Group: Messer is the largest family-owned industrial gas company globally, with European breadth and a specialty gas portfolio including refrigerants. Comparable to Sinteco via privately held structure, specialty gas focus, and European-led operations.

Direct peers

• A-Gas: A-Gas is a UK-headquartered specialist in refrigerant gas recovery, reclamation, and resale, operating the most direct analogue to Sinteco's Ri-Value service. As Sinteco's stated Jan-2024 strategic partner for HFC collection in Italy, the two share business model and customer base.
• SOL Group: SOL Group is a publicly listed Italian industrial and medical gas distributor serving Italian and European manufacturers with refrigerants, specialty gases, and homecare. Closest large Italian-listed peer to Sinteco's wholesale gas distribution business.
• Hennecke Group: Hennecke is a German manufacturer of polyurethane processing machinery and turnkey foam plants, including storage and dosing systems for blowing agents. Directly comparable to Sinteco's rigid-PU foaming plant engineering offering.
• Cannon Group: Cannon designs and builds industrial plants and dosing/mixing equipment for polyurethane foam, elastomers, and composites. Direct competitor to Sinteco's rigid-PU foam plant engineering line with overlapping end-customer base.
• Bitzer Group: Bitzer is a leading global manufacturer of refrigeration and HVAC compressors and system components, serving the same downstream refrigeration/HVAC OEMs that are Sinteco's chemical gas and plant customers.
• SIAD Group: SIAD is an Italian-owned industrial and specialty gas producer distributing refrigerants, propellants, and related chemicals across Europe. Closely comparable to Sinteco's chemical products division in geography, customer segments (refrigeration, aerosol, foam), and product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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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