Filtron

What Filtron does

Filtron SRL is an Argentine industrial filtration manufacturer founded in 1982 and headquartered in Parque Industrial La Reja, Moreno (Buenos Aires Province), with an additional manufacturing plant in Ituzaingó that has been operational for approximately 30 years. The company designs, produces, and commercializes filters and housings for liquid filtration, air filtration, dust and smoke separation, and paint booth applications, organized across product categories including bag filters, meltblown and wound cartridges, HEPA/ULPA air filters, dust separator cartridges, multi-cartridge housings, and corrosion-resistant FRP housings. A distinctive capability is in-house production of needle-punched non-woven filter media, including activated carbon fabrics, with Filtron claiming to be the first and only Argentine producer of block activated carbon cartridges comparable to US imports.

The company sells primarily through a direct field-sales model with nationwide coverage, free deliveries across Argentina, on-site engineering visits, and technical training. It serves enterprise customers across 12+ verticals — Oil & Gas, Manufacturing & Metalworking, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Mining, Automotive, Water Treatment, Paint & Coatings, Laboratory, and Textile — with named blue-chip accounts including Toyota, Volkswagen, Siemens Energy, Unilever, Mondelez, Arcor, Molinos, Techint, Atanor, Aysa, and the Argentine Navy, and reports presence in more than 80% of Argentina's biodiesel plants. Quality and regulatory credentials include ISO 9001:2015 certification (Bureau Veritas Argentina / OAA) and multiple ANMAT registrations for food-grade filter bags and liquid cartridges, positioning Filtron as an import-substitution supplier of domestically manufactured filtration solutions.

Name

Filtron

Legal name

Filtron SRL

Website

https://filtronsrl.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Filtron SRL is an Argentine industrial filtration manufacturer (founded 1982) that designs and produces liquid, air, dust, and gas filters plus housings for enterprise customers across oil & gas, mining, food, automotive, chemical, and water treatment verticals in Argentina and select export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF), Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC), HVAC Air Filtration & Air Purifier Installation (HSAOAIAC)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration
• Liquid filtration filters
• Dust collection cartridges
• Air filtration systems
• Custom filter manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

La Reja

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Filter Sales: Sale of manufactured industrial filters including bag filters, cartridge filters, air filters, dust collectors, and filter housings. Both standard and custom-developed products.
2. Custom Filter Development: Bespoke filter design and manufacturing services for specific industrial process requirements, often as replacement for imported filters.
3. Technical Support and Training: On-site technical assistance, filter performance monitoring, and customer training services to ensure optimal filter operation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Filtron SRL designs, manufactures, and sells industrial filtration products — including liquid filters (bag filters, meltblown and wound cartridges), dust and smoke separation cartridges, HEPA/ULPA air filters, and filter housings — for industrial customers across oil & gas, mining, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, and water treatment sectors. The company provides custom filter development as a replacement for imported products, supported by in-house non-woven textile manufacturing and on-site technical field service throughout Argentina.

Product overview

Filtron is an Argentine industrial filtration solutions provider with over 40 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of filtration products organized by medium (liquids, air, dust/smoke separation) and application industry. Core product lines include liquid filtration (bag filters, meltblown cartridges, wound filters), dust and smoke separation (filter bags, dust separator cartridges), air filtration (HEPA, ULPA, F and M classifications), and filter housings (FB1L, FB1LS series). The company also produces specialized components including activated carbon filters, hydrocarbon absorbents, and non-woven fabrics. Products serve diverse industries including oil and gas, mining, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automotive, and metalworking, with custom development capabilities and technical support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Liquid Filtration Filters (Filtración de Líquidos)
• Dust and Smoke Separation Filters (Separación de Polvo y Humo)
• Filter Housings (Carcazas)
• Air Filtration Products (Filtración de Aire)
• Mining Filter Bags (Mangas Filtrantes)
• Dust Separator Cartridges for Mining
• MB Line Liquid Filtration Cartridges
• Hydrocarbon Absorbents
• Bag Filters (Filtros Bolsa)
• Paint Booth Filters (Filtros para Cabinas de Pintura)
• Gas Filters (Filtros para Gas)
• Multi-Cartridge Housing (Carcasa Multicartucho)
• Activated Carbon Cassette Filter (Filtro Cassette de Carbón Activado)
• PFH Line Laser-Cut Bag Filters
• CB Line Dust Separator Cartridges
• FRP Housings for Corrosive Liquids
• Custom Filter Development Service
• Technical Support and Training Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Filters functioning without issues in Siemens Energy gas compressor applications since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OTC (Offshore Technology Conference)coreOthers · 4 May 2026Exhibitor at OTC 2026 in Houston, Texas. Part of Argentina's national exhibition pavilion representing the oil & gas sector internationally.
• Argentina Oil & Gas Association (AOG)coreOthersActive participation in Argentina Oil & Gas exhibitions and events. Regular exhibitor at AOG expo with ongoing involvement in the oil and gas industry community.
• FIMAQH (Feria Internacional de la Máquina Herramienta)coreOthersExhibitor at FIMAQH, the International Machine Tool and Production Technologies Fair held in Buenos Aires.
• Bienal MetalMecánicacoreOthersParticipant in the Metalworking Biennale exhibition in Córdoba, a key industry event.
• Filtech ConferenceminorOthersBiannual filtration conference held in Germany. Filtron has maintained consistent participation for over 20 years as a knowledge-sharing and networking platform.
• XIII and XIV Seminario Internacional de LitiocoreOthersOfficial sponsor of the International Lithium Seminar, the key event for lithium industry in Argentina. Active involvement in the growing lithium sector.
• GAPP (Grupo Argentino de Proveedores Petroleros)coreOthersMember of GAPP, the Argentine Group of Oil Suppliers, providing representation in the petroleum sector.
• CAPIPE (Cámara de la Industria del Petróleo, Gas y Biocombustibles)coreOthersMember of CAPIPE, the Chamber of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atlas Copco (Compressor & Vacuum Filtration): Swedish industrial group providing compressors, vacuum solutions, and air treatment including industrial filtration. Comparable because its air filtration and dust collection solutions serve the same mining, manufacturing, and automotive paint-booth segments Filtron addresses, often as OEM-spec.
• MANN+HUMMEL: German global filtration leader serving automotive, industrial, and life-sciences markets with air, liquid, and cabin filtration products. Comparable because it competes with Filtron in HEPA/ULPA air filtration, automotive paint booth filtration, and industrial dust collection cartridges in Argentina and globally.
• Donaldson Company: U.S.-based global leader in industrial filtration (air, liquid, dust) with operations across manufacturing, mining, automotive, and food. Comparable because Donaldson competes directly with Filtron in bag filters, dust cartridges, and liquid filtration across multiple of Filtron's vertical segments, but at vastly larger scale and global reach.
• Cummins Filtration (Fleetguard): Global filtration brand of Cummins Inc., producing air, fuel, lube, and coolant filters for diesel engines and industrial equipment. Comparable because it competes with Filtron in industrial air and liquid filtration, including applications served by Filtron's automotive and biodiesel customers.
• Filtration Group: Global multi-brand filtration platform serving industrial air, liquid, and life-sciences markets. Comparable because its product portfolio (bags, cartridges, housings) directly overlaps with Filtron's core lines across oil & gas, manufacturing, and water treatment verticals.
• Pentair (Water Filtration): Global water treatment and filtration company serving residential, commercial, and industrial segments. Comparable because Pentair's industrial water filtration offerings (housings, cartridges, RO systems) overlap with Filtron's water treatment, RO pre-filtration, and water softener product lines.
• Parker Hannifin (Filtration Division): U.S. industrial conglomerate with a substantial filtration business serving hydraulic, process, and air filtration markets. Comparable because Parker's filtration products overlap with Filtron's process filtration, hydraulic, and gas filtration offerings supplied to oil & gas and industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Boll & Kirch Filterbau: German manufacturer specializing in industrial liquid filtration including automatic and manual filters for water, process, and oil & gas applications. Comparable because its bag and cartridge filtration systems compete with Filtron's liquid filtration line in oil & gas, water treatment, and chemical processing.

Regional players

• Sintered Filter Elements (Argentina regional): Argentine industrial filtration manufacturer serving oil & gas and process industries. Comparable as a direct domestic competitor to Filtron in Argentina, particularly in sintered and specialty filtration elements for the same enterprise customer base.
• Filtros Canton (Argentina): Argentine filter manufacturer with focus on industrial and automotive filtration. Comparable because it competes with Filtron domestically on automotive air filtration, oil filtration, and industrial dust collection across the same Argentine OEM and aftermarket channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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