What URSA Iberica does

URSA Iberica Aislantes, S.A. is the Spanish operating entity of URSA, the Insulation division of Belgian industrial conglomerate Etex Group (integrated in 2022). The company manufactures thermal and acoustic insulation products for the European construction industry, operating 11 production centers and serving more than 40 countries through a network of distributors, installers, architects, and developers. Its product portfolio spans glass mineral wool (the URSA TERRA family of 30+ SKUs), extruded polystyrene (URSA XPS / URSA INDUSTRY, 13 SKUs), blown-in mineral wool (URSA PUREFLOC), and HVAC duct panels (URSA AIR), supplemented by installation accessories (URSA SECO, URSAFIX, SIDERISE fire barriers, SPIT fixings).

The underlying technology centres on mineral-wool spinning from high recycled-content inputs (80% recycled glass in mineral wool and 82% recycled polystyrene in XPS in 2024, supporting a stated 80%-by-2030 recycled-material target) and proprietary systems such as URSA InCare for indoor air quality, PUREFLOC for blown-in cavity insulation, and Open BIM/IFC-integrated URSA AIR duct modelling. The business operates under a B2B hardware-sales model, with revenue tied to insulation-material and accessory sales; professional training through the URSA Desarrollo Profesional online platform functions as a community-building and specification-channel mechanism rather than a material revenue stream. Pricing is quote-based with a price-list PDF made available to registered users, and the division's stated revenue is €542 million (URSA division total), with 1,500 collaborators worldwide.

URSA Iberica's commercial motion blends enterprise field sales (with dedicated regional General Managers), distributor-led channel sales, content and event-driven demand generation (C&R IFEMA Madrid, Rebuild, Passivehouse.training), and a community-led training ecosystem targeting the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations) professional audience. The company's competitive position rests on the depth of its certification stack (Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort GOLD, Blue Angel, EUCEB, AENOR, ACERMI, multiple EPDs), brand heritage dating to 1949, and integration into Etex Group's corporate and sustainability framework (SBTi-aligned, 35% Scope 1+2 reduction target by 2030, 23.7% carbon-footprint reduction achieved between 2019 and 2024).

Name

URSA Iberica

Legal name

URSA IBÉRICA AISLANTES, S.A.

Website

https://ursa.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

URSA Iberica manufactures glass mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS), and blown-in mineral wool insulation for thermal and acoustic applications in European buildings, serving distributors, installers, architects and developers across 40+ markets as the Spanish entity of Etex Group's Insulation division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insulation material sales (B2B): Core revenue from sale of glass mineral wool (URSA TERRA), extruded polystyrene (URSA XPS/URSA INDUSTRY), blown-in wool (URSA PUREFLOC), HVAC insulation panels (URSA AIR) and accessories to construction-industry buyers (distributors, installers, developers, industrial buyers) across 40+ European markets. Reported total URSA revenue of €542M.
2. Accessories and complementary products: Sales of complementary installation accessories (URSA SECO adhesives, tapes, membranes; URSAFIX; SIDERISE fire barriers; SPIT VENTO fixations; installation kits) that complement the core insulation range.
3. Professional training services (URSA Desarrollo Profesional): Online training offering for installers, architects and AECO professionals covering acoustics, duct construction, condensation, thermal bridges, blown-in wool installation, and the URSA MUR system; delivered through an external platform (ursadesarrolloprofesional.com).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

URSA Iberica manufactures and sells building insulation materials — primarily glass mineral wool (URSA TERRA family), extruded polystyrene (URSA XPS / URSA INDUSTRY), blown-in glass mineral wool (URSA PUREFLOC), and HVAC duct insulation panels and accessories (URSA AIR) — together with complementary installation accessories (URSA SECO, URSAFIX, SIDERISE fire barriers, SPIT VENTO fixings) and a free professional training offering (URSA Desarrollo Profesional). The company sells through distributors, installers, architects and developers in more than 40 European markets, supported by 11 European production centres and a portfolio of more than 40 SKUs across mineral wool and XPS ranges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• URSA TERRA: Glass mineral wool (lana mineral de vidrio) product line for thermal and acoustic insulation across multiple applications.
• URSA TECTONIC
• URSA XPS
• URSA INDUSTRY
• URSA AIR
• URSA PUREFLOC
• URSA PUREONE
• URSA PULS'R
• URSA SECO
• URSAFIX

Products and services

• URSA TERRA (glass mineral wool system) Glass mineral wool (lana mineral de vidrio) panels, rolls and manta with kraft, aluminium and reinforced facings, engineered for thermal, acoustic, fire safety and energy-efficiency performance across partitions, ventilated facades, SATE (ETICS), industrial roofs and more than 20 application types. Targeted at architects, distributors, installers and developers building or renovating residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Europe.
• URSA XPS and URSA INDUSTRY (extruded polystyrene) 13-product extruded polystyrene (XPS) range combining high thermal insulation with exceptional compressive strength, water resistance and freeze-thaw cycle resistance, for foundations, roofs, floors, facades and industrial applications including cold-storage rooms, refrigerated trucks and prefabricated panels (URSA INDUSTRY). URSA XPS SATE PLUS is designed for External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems.
• URSA PUREFLOC (blown-in glass mineral wool) White blown-in glass mineral wool installed via insuflado (blowing) into hard-to-reach cavities (attics, exterior wall air chambers, false ceilings) without reducing usable space, achieving homogeneous coverage without thermal bridges. Targeted at renovation contractors, installers and homeowners undertaking energy-efficient refurbishment of existing buildings.
• URSA AIR (HVAC duct panels and accessories) Mineral wool panels and accessories (Zero IN, Manta aluminio, Panel Alu-Alu, Panel Alu-Tech2, Naval) for construction, exterior and interior insulation of air-conditioning ducts, providing thermal, acoustic and fire-safety performance. Includes Open BIM IFC-integrated duct modelling for specifiers. Targeted at HVAC installers, mechanical contractors and industrial buyers.
• URSA SECO and URSAFIX installation accessories Complementary installation accessories including URSA SECO double-sided adhesive, strip adhesive, universal adhesive tape, sealant and membrane, plus URSAFIX mechanical fixings and third-party SIDERISE fire barriers and SPIT VENTO fixations for facade systems. Targeted at installers and contractors fitting URSA insulation systems.
• URSA Desarrollo Profesional (online training platform) Free online training offering for installers, technical specifiers, architects and AECO construction professionals covering acoustics, duct construction, condensation, thermal bridges, blown-in wool installation and the URSA MUR system. Delivered through an external platform (ursadesarrolloprofesional.com).
• URSA InCare indoor air quality technology URSA-developed proprietary technology designed to improve indoor air quality by reducing the proliferation of microorganisms inside buildings, applicable to URSA insulation products including URSA AIR duct panels.
• Complemento URSA for CE3X (energy certification plugin) Technical support plugin for CE3X, the energy certification tool widely used in Spain, plus the Open BIM IFC-integrated URSA AIR duct modelling application and CYPETHERM HE Plus / CYPETHERM Loads calculation tools, designed to help specifiers and energy assessors use URSA product data in building energy-efficiency workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 7x lifetime energy savings per euro invested in insulation (per EURIMA study cited by URSA)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship (parent), core and minor.

• Etex Groupflagship (parent)Strategic or Co-development PartnerURSA is the Insulation division of Etex Group, a Belgian industrial group, since 2022. Etex provides corporate governance, financial backing, R&D synergies, and access to the Etex Way code of conduct; URSA's sustainability credentials are included in the Etex Annual Report.
• Passivehouse.trainingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerURSA sponsors the thermal and acoustic insulation area of the Passivehouse.training online education platform, with presence both online and in recorded lecture and practical videos.
• Aldes, BionM and Soudal (AECO training programme)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerURSA has joined a multi-company training alliance with Aldes, BionM and Soudal to deliver a joint training programme for promoters, builders, engineering/architecture firms and other AECO professionals; presented at the Rebuild trade event.
• Fundación Empresa & Clima (FEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerURSA is a member of the Fundación Empresa & Clima and ascended to the GOLD category in March 2026 in recognition of its climate-change and sustainability work.
• Fundación Avintia (Casa Avintia project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerURSA signed a collaboration agreement with the Avintia Foundation and donated in 2024 more than 630 m² of URSA TERRA MUR P1281 for the expansion of the Casa Avintia centre housing families of hospitalised patients in Madrid.
• CYPE (CYPETHERM HE Plus, CYPETHERM Loads)coreTechnology or IntegrationURSA provides calculation tools (CYPETHERM HE Plus, CYPETHERM Loads) integrated with the Open BIM IFC workflow via CYPE, allowing specifiers to certify building energy efficiency and load calculations using URSA product data.
• Magyar Építő Zrt. (Casa de la Música de Hungría)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor for the 9,000 m² Casa de la Música de Hungría project (opened 2022, Budapest) that installed URSA FDP2 Vr glass wool in the sound dome, working with architects Sou Fujimoto & M-Teampannon Kft.
• Piraccini + Potente Architettura (Shell Passive House)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture and consulting partner for the Shell Passive House in Cesena, Italy (2020), designing and specifying a Passivhaus-standard envelope using URSA XPS NIII, URSA XPS PLUS, URSA XPS NV L and URSA TERRA MULTISOL.
• MITECO (Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico)minorOthersURSA is registered in the MITECO Carbon Footprint Registry and received the 'Calculo' and 'Reduzco' seals (recognition 9 February 2026) for carbon-footprint measurement and reduction.
• EUCEB (European Certification Board for Mineral Wool Products)minorOthersURSA is certified by EUCEB, which guarantees proven, reliable quality of URSA mineral wool products according to a defined monitoring and control system.
• EurofinscoreOthersURSA holds Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort GOLD certification for its URSA PUREONE, URSA GEO, and (since 11 July 2025) its full URSA XPS range, demonstrating the lowest VOC emissions.
• Blue Angel / Blauer Engel (Germany)minorOthersGerman eco-label awarded to URSA PUREONE and URSA GEO products in recognition of their contribution to indoor air quality and low emissions.
• AENOR / ACERMI (product certification bodies)coreOthersURSA holds multiple AENOR and ACERMI certificates (e.g., ACERMI URSA XPS RG, AENOR URSA TERRA VENTO P4252, AENOR URSA XPS NIII PR) for its mineral wool and XPS products; 45 AENOR certificates listed in the documentation library.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Owens Corning:
• Kingspan Group: Large Irish building-envelope group whose insulation boards (Kooltherm, Kingspan Therma) overlap URSA XPS and rigid-foam applications; broader portfolio across insulated panels and roofing gives it incumbent scale but with a different chemistry mix than URSA's glass wool.

Direct peers

• Rockwool International: Global leader in stone wool insulation for buildings, industry and HVAC; competes head-to-head with URSA's glass mineral wool (URSA TERRA) across European residential, commercial and industrial applications, with comparable product portfolios and certification positioning.
• Knauf Insulation: Knauf's mineral wool and XPS insulation business, a direct European competitor with comparable glass wool, blowing-wool and SATE-system offerings and a similar pan-European plant and distributor network.
• Saint-Gobain Isover: Saint-Gobain's glass mineral wool and XPS insulation brand; directly overlaps URSA's portfolio across 40+ European markets and shares the same distributor/installer/specifier GTM channels and EU/national energy-code positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@URSAIberica
• Xx.com/URSAiberica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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