What Rondol Industrie does

Rondol Industrie is a privately-held French deeptech engineering firm founded in 2012 and headquartered at the Institut Jean Lamour campus in Nancy, France. The company designs and manufactures small-scale twin-screw extruders for hot melt extrusion (HME), serving pharmaceutical manufacturers (brand and generic), contract development and manufacturing organizations, and research institutions across six countries (Canada, England, France, Germany, Northern Ireland, USA). Its core customers use the equipment to formulate poorly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients into stable amorphous solid dispersions, with additional applications in solid-state battery R&D, materials science, cosmetics, and specialty food.

The product portfolio centers on five micro twin-screw extruder configurations: one vertical machine (10.5 mm, 40:1 L/D) and four horizontal variants (10.5 mm at 25:1 and 40:1; 21 mm at 30:1 and 40:1), plus a full range of ancillaries (upstream feeders, dies, cooling systems, downstream haul-offs, pelletizers, presses). The flagship Vertical All-in-One 10.5 mm extruder, protected by an EU patent granted in 2019 and a US patent granted in 2021 (2016 filing), uses a 0.5 m² footprint with gravity-assisted feeding, eight independent temperature-controlled zones (standard 15-300°C, optional to 450°C), modular segmented screws, swappable die heads (strand, cast film, strip, co-extrusion, swan-neck), and a removable-liner barrel designed for rapid GMP cleaning. Demonstrated capabilities include API loadings up to 50% with high reproducibility and dissolution performance roughly 3.5x that of reference tablets.

Rondol operates an engineering-led direct-sales model: hardware sales of custom-quoted extruders, installation and qualification services (IQ, OQ, SAT), ongoing maintenance, training, and spare parts, supplemented by paid laboratory trials and grant-application support run on the company's machines in Nancy. Go-to-market relies on conference presence (AAPS PharmSci 360, CPHI Frankfurt), peer-reviewed publications, and joint research with universities and material suppliers including BASF Pharma Solutions, Arkema, SEQENS, and Queen's University Belfast. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed, and deal sizes are lumpy because machines are GMP-capital equipment with multi-quarter qualification cycles, while recurring services and consumables provide a stabilizing layer on top of the discrete equipment revenue.

Name

Rondol Industrie

Legal name

Rondol Industrie

Website

https://rondol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rondol Industrie designs and manufactures patented micro-scale twin-screw hot melt extruders for pharmaceutical development and adjacent R&D applications in batteries, materials science, cosmetics, and food, selling directly to drug manufacturers, CDMOs, and research institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nancy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hot Melt Extruder Sales: Sale of proprietary twin-screw extruder machines in various configurations (vertical and horizontal, 10.5mm and 21mm screw diameters). Machines are designed and built in-house by Rondol engineers.
2. Engineering and Installation Services: On-site installation, setup, and qualification services including IQ, OQ, and SAT. Training services for customer staff conducted virtually or on-site.
3. Maintenance and Spare Parts: Ongoing maintenance services and supply of spare parts for existing machines. Just-in-time spare parts supply for current machines and new parts for future projects.
4. Academic and Research Services: Laboratory trials on Rondol's vertical extruder in Nancy, supporting grant applications with technical documents and feasibility studies. Joint publications resulting from collaborative research.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rondol Industrie designs and manufactures small-scale twin-screw hot melt extruders (in vertical and horizontal configurations) plus ancillary equipment and engineering services for pharmaceutical formulation, materials science, battery research, cosmetics, and food applications. The flagship product is a patented Vertical All-in-One twin-screw extruder with a 0.5 m² footprint, eight independent temperature-controlled zones, and GMP-compliant removable liner design, sold primarily to pharmaceutical companies, CDMOs, and academic research institutions.

Product overview

Rondol Industrie is a privately-owned deeptech engineering firm specializing in hot melt extruders for pharma, materials science, energy storage, cosmetics, and food industries. The product portfolio consists of five core twin-screw extruder models: three Horizontal extruders (10.5mm 25:1, 10.5mm 40:1, 21mm 30:1, and 21mm 40:1) and the flagship Vertical All-in-One 10.5mm 40:1 (patented in EU and US). The Vertical All-in-One is the company's key innovation, offering a uniquely small 0.5 m² footprint compared to 2.5 m² for horizontal machines. Beyond extruders, the portfolio includes comprehensive ancillary equipment (cooling systems, presses, dies, upstream and downstream ancillaries) and a full range of services (installation, maintenance, training, spare parts, laboratory trials, grant support, and joint publications). The company focuses on micro-scale extrusion adapted to Pharma standards with GMP compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vertical All-in-One Twin-Screw Extruder 10.5 mm TSE 40:1 (L/D) Patented flagship vertical twin-screw extruder with 0.5 m² footprint, 8 independent temperature-controlled zones, plug-and-play feeding, and easy-to-clean barrel with removable liners. Designed for pharmaceutical GMP applications and battery R&D; supports API loadings up to 50% with high reproducibility in amorphous solid dispersion production.
• Horizontal 10.5 mm Twin-Screw Extruder 25:1 (L/D) Compact desktop micro twin-screw extruder designed for small-scale applications requiring minimal footprint.
• Horizontal 10.5 mm Twin-Screw Extruder 40:1 (L/D) Horizontal twin-screw extruder for R&D compounding applications, with a longer barrel offering enhanced mixing and processing capabilities.
• Horizontal 21 mm Twin-Screw Extruder 30:1 (L/D) Horizontal 21mm twin-screw extruder with 30:1 L/D ratio, configured for R&D and manufacturing applications as a mid-range option.
• Horizontal 21 mm Twin-Screw Extruder 40:1 (L/D) Full-size horizontal 21mm twin-screw extruder for continuous pharmaceutical manufacture, offering maximum processing capacity and versatility.
• Upstream Ancillaries Ancillary equipment for material preparation and feeding upstream of the extruder.
• Dies Modular die options for Rondol extruders, including strand die (standard), cast film, strip, co-extrusion, and swan-neck dies.
• Cooling Systems Downstream cooling ancillaries including air cooling rings and optional stainless steel cooling systems for extruded products.
• Downstream Ancillaries Downstream equipment including haul-off winders for filament/film/strip, calendaring systems, and standard varicut pelletizers.
• Presses Downstream ancillary equipment for pressing operations in the extrusion process.
• Installation and Qualification Services On-site installation, setup, and qualification of Rondol extruder machines by experienced engineers, including IQ, OQ, and SAT support.
• Maintenance Services Equipment maintenance services to keep Rondol extruders in optimal working condition.
• Training Services Training sessions for customer staff to ensure proper operation of Rondol extruders, delivered virtually or on-site.
• Spare Parts Supply Supply of specific or spare parts for current Rondol machines and parts for future projects, including just-in-time delivery.
• Laboratory Trials and Shared Research Conducting trials on the laboratory vertical extruder in Nancy, allowing partners to experiment and generate data for grant applications and feasibility studies.
• Grant Application Support Provision of detailed technical documents and feasibility studies to support partners in applying for research grants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dissolution performance 3.5-fold better than Riamet tablets after 6 months aging
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and key account.

• ArkemacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2023Five-year collaborative agreement for battery research. Partners are combining efforts to explore PEXBASO extrusion process for production of innovative rechargeable battery components. Arkema provides materials expertise as a worldwide leader in specialty materials.
• Concordia UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2023Part of five-year collaborative agreement with Arkema for battery research. Concordia contributes research infrastructure and expertise as part of Canada First Research Excellence Fund Electrifying Society initiative.
• BASF Pharma SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2022Joint research collaboration with Queen's University Belfast and Rondol to develop child-friendly dosage forms based on anti-malarial APIs using BASF excipients and hot-melt extrusion technology. Goal is to improve treatment efficacy while reducing costs for malaria-stricken communities.
• SEQENScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEQENS has developed extrusion capabilities for Early Clinical Formulation Service using Rondol technology in both France and US. Partnership enables SEQENS to provide HME services for amorphous solid dispersion formulation to improve API bioavailability.
• Corealis Pharma Inc.key accountTechnology or IntegrationSuccessful installation of Rondol Group Vertical extrusion line at Corealis Pharma in Laval, Québec (January 2025). New milestone for cooperation on improved drug formulation.
• University of Chicago (Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering)key accountTechnology or IntegrationInstallation of 1st Vertical Line for Research on Solid State Battery applications in the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion (LESC) at the reference US lab in Solid State Batteries (January 2025). Ran thin film trials successfully with Arkema polymers.
• University of Birminghamkey accountTechnology or IntegrationCrawford group twin-screw extruder installed and running for sustainable manufacture research. Represents partnership for pharmaceutical extrusion research capabilities.
• Institut Jean Lamour (IJL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated at Institut Jean Lamour campus in Nancy, France. Active collaboration on joint research publications and Proof of Concept development for pharmaceutical applications. Pascal Boulet at IJL collaborates with Rondol on hot melt extrusion research.
• Queen's University BelfastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUB has been first to install each generation of Rondol micro extruder since 2011 - from horizontal 20/1 to horizontal 25/1, horizontal 40/1 and vertical 40/1. Long-standing partnership for joint research on child malaria and amorphous solid dispersions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker Perkins: Process equipment supplier for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical extrusion. Adjacent peer with overlap in pharma processing machinery but broader industrial focus.
• Coperion: Large-scale compounding and extrusion equipment maker serving plastics, food, and pharma. Overlaps with Rondol in pharma HME but specializes in higher-throughput production-scale systems.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life-sciences instrument giant offering Pharma 11/16/24 twin-screw extruders for HME. Competes in pharma formulation R&D with a much wider product portfolio and installed base.
• GEA Group: Large process technology group supplying equipment and lines for pharma, food, and dairy. Overlaps with Rondol at the high end of pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Xtrutech: UK manufacturer of small-scale twin-screw extruders for compounding and research applications. Closely comparable in micro-scale extrusion positioning and target customer base.
• Steer Engineering: Indian twin-screw extruder manufacturer with dedicated pharma and food extrusion platforms. Directly comparable in pharma HME applications and global commercial reach.
• Leistritz: German manufacturer of twin-screw extruders with a dedicated pharmaceutical line (Nano-series). Direct competitor in pharma HME with broader screw diameter range and established global service footprint.
• Entek: US twin-screw extruder manufacturer focused on battery separator production. Directly relevant to Rondol's emerging battery materials use case via solid-state and electrode film extrusion.

Emerging players

• 3P Innovation: UK-based developer of pharmaceutical processing and containment equipment. Comparable as a niche pharma processing specialist with a focus on small-batch and aseptic manufacturing solutions.
• HME Technologies (Sprout Matador): Specialized provider of hot melt extrusion technology and equipment for pharmaceutical applications. Direct niche competitor focused on continuous manufacturing and process development services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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