CITEC Group

What CITEC Group does

CITEC Group is an industrial holding company (legally INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CITEC, S.L.) that designs, manufactures, and distributes precision cartridges, diverters, and accessories used as core subcomponents in faucets and showers. Founded in 2011 in Molins de Rei (Barcelona), Spain, the company operates through two functional hubs: Barcelona serves as group headquarters, commercial direction, and R&D for innovation, while Kaiping, Guangdong, China houses a 28,000+ m2 vertically integrated manufacturing footprint including mold workshop, injection plant, machining, manual and automated assembly, and a technical office for product re-engineering. Its product portfolio comprises five core lines — single lever mixer cartridges, headworks/regulating valves, thermostatic cartridges, diverter cartridges, and accessories (eccentric nuts, rosettes, eco bases, flow reducers, knobs) — supported by more than 35 patents, in-house testing laboratories, and claimed global leadership in customers certified under the French NF ECAU/EChAU sanitary standards alongside NSF certification.

The company's business model is a B2B direct sales motion into OEM faucet and shower manufacturers, offering both fully custom, made-to-measure cartridge solutions and a broad standard catalog. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per customer (not publicly disclosed), with revenue derived from hardware sales of cartridges and components. Commercial coverage spans Europe and the Middle East (serviced from Barcelona) and Asia and the Americas (serviced from Kaiping), supported by regional channel partners alongside the direct enterprise field sales force. Annual production exceeds 25 million units (approximately 9 million headworks and 22 million single lever mixer cartridges and diverters) across 34 plastic injection machines, 38 CNC machining groups, and 50 semi-automatic assembly lines capable of fully automated output above 600 single lever cartridges per hour.

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, no external institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity documented in the available sources. No management team, executive bios, or ownership structure is publicly disclosed beyond the legal entity in Spain. There is no evidence of digital/AI-native capabilities: no app, no public API, no AI/ML-related patents, hires, or partnerships, and the company's differentiation rests on mechanical/hydraulic engineering, certifications, vertical integration, and global logistics rather than software or data assets.

Name

CITEC Group

Legal name

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CITEC, S.L.

Website

https://citecgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CITEC Group is a privately held Spanish industrial holding company (INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CITEC, S.L.) that designs, manufactures, and distributes precision cartridges, diverters, and accessories for OEM faucet and shower manufacturers, operating dual hubs in Barcelona and Kaiping, China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sanitary Plumbing Components

NAICS

Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing (332913), Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing (32612)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMADALAA

Plumbing Fixtures (Faucets, Sinks & Bath Fixtures)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Plumbing Fixtures & Piping Products

SECONDARYIMALAJAB

Dispensing & Pump Systems (Pumps, Sprayers, Misters, Droppers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Cosmetic & Personal Care Packaging

Keywords

• Faucet cartridges
• Plumbing components
• Thermostatic cartridges
• Shower diverters
• Sanitary water control

Headquarters

HQ city

Molíns De Rey

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cartridge and Component Manufacturing Sales: CITEC generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of faucet and shower cartridges (single lever mixer, thermostatic, headworks, diverters) and accessories (eccentric nuts, rosettes, bases, knobs) to plumbing fixture manufacturers. Revenue is primarily from product transactions with both custom (bespoke) and standard product lines.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CITEC Group designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes precision cartridges and components for sanitary plumbing fixtures, including single lever mixer cartridges, thermostatic cartridges, headworks/regulating valves, diverter cartridges, and accessories. Products are sold globally to OEM faucet and shower manufacturers, with both custom made-to-measure solutions and a broad standard catalog portfolio.

Product overview

CITEC Group is a specialized manufacturer of precision cartridges and components for faucets and showers, operating as a vertically integrated company with design, development, and manufacturing capabilities. The product portfolio centers around five core product lines: Single Lever Cartridges (Cartuchos Mezcladores Monomando) for combined flow and temperature control; Headworks (Monturas Reguladoras de Paso) for precise flow regulation; Thermostatic Cartridges for temperature stability; Diverter Cartridges for water redirection in shower systems; and Accessories/Components including eccentric nuts, rosettes, and specialized fittings. All products are focused on the perfect control of sanitary water in residential and commercial plumbing applications, with the company operating R&D centers in both Spain and China to support product innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Lever Mixer Cartridges (Cartuchos Mezcladores Monomando) Single lever mixer cartridges that control both water flow and temperature in a single movement. Available in multiple diameters (Ø25, Ø30, Ø35, Ø40) with various base shapes (SuperBase, Top Seal, Universal) and options including flow reducer, temperature limiter, and water-saving Step 2 configurations. Sold to OEM faucet manufacturers.
• Headworks / Flow Regulating Cartridges (Monturas Reguladoras de Paso) Flow regulation cartridges providing precise piloted flow control. Available in ceramic and conventional types with sizes 1/2", 3/4", and 3/8", featuring 90° and 180° opening angles and left/right configurations. Sold to plumbing fixture manufacturers.
• Thermostatic Cartridges (Cartuchos Termostáticos) Thermostatic cartridges that maintain stable temperature under any circumstances. Available in Ø27 and Ø34 diameters, offered as standalone cartridges or complete sets with handles for precise temperature control in sanitary water applications. Sold to plumbing fixture manufacturers.
• Diverter Cartridges (Cartuchos Distribuidores) Shower diverter cartridges providing precise water guiding and redirection. Available in diameters from Ø22 to Ø40, with flat or high base options and 2-way, 3-way, or 4-way configurations for various shower and faucet applications. Sold to plumbing fixture manufacturers.
• Accessories and Components (Accesorios y Componentes) Supporting accessories and components for faucet and shower systems including eccentric nuts, rosettes, diverters, eco bases, flow reducers, and knobs. Sold to plumbing fixture manufacturers as complementary parts to CITEC cartridge products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces ~9 million headworks and ~22 million single lever mixer cartridges and diverters per year; capacity for 600+ single lever cartridges per hour via automated lines.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LIXIL (Grohe): LIXIL, owner of Grohe and INAX, is a global faucet and shower OEM that also produces cartridges internally, representing both a major customer competitor and an adjacent incumbent shaping cartridge specifications.
• Ideal Standard: Ideal Standard is a European sanitaryware and faucet manufacturer with its own cartridge technology, serving as a broad incumbent in the same OEM customer segment that CITEC supplies.
• Fortune Brands Innovations: Fortune Brands' Moen brand is a major North American faucet OEM that both sources and produces cartridges internally, making it an adjacent incumbent and a comparable OEM counterpart to CITEC's customer base.
• Masco Corporation (Delta Faucet): Masco's Delta Faucet and Peerless brands are large North American faucet OEMs with vertically integrated cartridge production, competing with CITEC as both an OEM customer base and a captive cartridge supplier.

Direct peers

• Sedal Group: Sedal is a Spain-based manufacturer of cartridges and water control components for faucets and showers, the most direct head-to-head competitor to CITEC in single-lever, thermostatic, and diverter cartridges for sanitary OEMs.
• Galatron: Galatron is an Italian producer of cartridges and water control devices for sanitary fixtures, directly comparable to CITEC in cartridge technology, thermostatic regulation, and OEM customer base.
• Kerox: Kerox is a Hungarian manufacturer of ceramic cartridges and faucet components, competing with CITEC in single-lever and thermostatic cartridges for global faucet and shower OEMs.
• Fluida: Fluida is an Italian cartridge manufacturer focused on thermostatic and pressure-balanced cartridges for faucets and showers, overlapping with CITEC's thermostatic and single-lever product lines.
• Hydroplast: Hydroplast is an India-based manufacturer of plumbing cartridges and faucet components, competing with CITEC in standard and custom cartridge supply to global sanitary OEMs.

Emerging players

• Ceraflux: Ceraflux is a European cartridge manufacturer focused on ceramic disc cartridges for sanitary fittings, an emerging specialist peer with partial product overlap to CITEC's single-lever and thermostatic cartridge portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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