What Eldan Recycling does

Eldan Recycling A/S is a Danish manufacturer of industrial recycling equipment, founded in 1956 in Copenhagen and headquartered in Faaborg, Denmark. The company designs, engineers, and builds mechanical size-reduction and separation machinery for processing end-of-life materials — primarily end-of-life tyres, but also cables, e-waste, aluminium scrap, lithium and Li-ion batteries, automotive shredder residue (ASR), municipal solid waste, refrigerators, and textiles. Its core technology is an ambient mechanical processing technique that reduces and separates material without melting or chemical treatment, with a product portfolio spanning heavy-duty primary shredders (Super Chopper, Multi Chopper, Ring Shredder), Multi Purpose Raspers, granulators, powderisers (Cracker Mill, Turbo Mill), and separation systems (Light Fraction Sorter, separation tables, water separation, quality upgrading to 99.99% rubber purity, and steel cleaning to 96-99% purity). Optical sorting is integrated through a 2024 strategic partnership with Picvisa, and the company also owns the REDOMA cable-recycling brand acquired in 2016.

Eldan serves exclusively enterprise customers on a project-based, turnkey basis: complete plant systems (A-plant through E-plant) are customized to input material, production capacity (500-20,000 kg/hour), and output specifications. Notable installed-base customers include Finnish Tyre Recycling (20,000-30,000 t/year plant), PVP Triptis GmbH (20,000 t/year), Tyre Crumb Australia (26 million tyres over 16 years), Colorado Industrial Recycling, Sharjah National Rubber Industries, Tyrecycle, Autocycle International, Holoul, and Pyrum Innovations AG. The company is wholly owned by LIFCO AB (a Swedish conglomerate majority-controlled by Carl Bennet AB and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm), and operates a US subsidiary (ELDAN Inc., Sanborn NY, established 2005). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by trade shows (IFAT, ECOMONDO, AWRE), complemented by a global aftermarket stream of spare parts (20,000+ part numbers shipped to ~50 countries within 24 hours) and service contracts. Revenue is generated from equipment and plant sales, spare and wear parts, and recurring service contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Eldan Recycling

Legal name

ELDAN Recycling A/S

Website

https://eldan-recycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eldan Recycling is a Danish manufacturer of industrial mechanical size-reduction and separation equipment for recycling end-of-life tyres, cables, e-waste, aluminium, batteries, and other scrap, selling customized turnkey plants and aftermarket spare parts and service to enterprise recyclers in approximately 50 countries; it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden's LIFCO AB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycling Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tires, Plastics & Glass Recovery from ELVs (Non-metal ELV Streams) (EUAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Tyre recycling equipment
• Cable recycling machinery
• E-waste recycling systems
• Recycling shredders
• Turnkey recycling plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Faaborg

HQ country

Denmark

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recycling equipment and plant sales: Sale of complete recycling plants and individual machines including shredders, granulators, powderisers, and separation equipment. Customized turnkey solutions for tyre, cable, aluminium, e-waste, and other recycling applications.
2. Spare and wear parts: Original spare parts including knives, screens, and customized replacement parts. Extensive stock of over 20,000 part numbers. Parts shipped within 24 hours on bank days. Spare parts contracts with discounts available.
3. Service contracts and maintenance: Service contracts providing regular maintenance visits, preventive maintenance planning, and production loss reduction. AS department offers both service and spare parts contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eldan Recycling designs, manufactures, and installs recycling machinery and complete turnkey plants for processing end-of-life tyres, cables, e-waste, aluminium, batteries, textiles, municipal solid waste, ASR, refrigerators, and other scrap. The portfolio spans primary shredders, granulators, powderisers, and material separation equipment, supported by a global spare parts and service network.

Product overview

Eldan Recycling is a Danish recycling equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of recycling solutions and industrial machinery. The company provides turnkey recycling systems across multiple waste streams including tyres, aluminium, cables, e-waste, batteries, textiles, municipal solid waste, ASR, and refrigerators. The equipment portfolio includes primary shredders (Super Chopper, Multi Chopper, Ring Shredder), granulators (Heavy Duty and Fine Granulators), powderisers (Cracker Mill), and material separation equipment (Light Fraction Sorters, Separation Tables, Water Separation Systems). The company also offers optical sorting solutions developed in partnership with PICVISA for cable, e-waste, and non-ferrous metal sorting. Additionally, Eldan acquired Swedish brand REDOMA to expand its cable recycling offerings for small-to-medium applications. All products are designed and manufactured in-house at the company's facility in Faaborg, Denmark, and are supported by global service and spare parts operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tyre Recycling Solutions Complete tyre recycling solutions that turn whole tyres into shreds, chips, and rubber granulate using ambient mechanical size reduction and separation, with no melting or chemical treatment. Systems are available in modular configurations (A-plant through E-plant) for capacities from 500 to 20,000 kg per hour and deliver up to 99.99% rubber purity.
• Cable Recycling Solutions Cable recycling systems for recovering copper and aluminium from end-of-life electrical cables through shredding and separation. Includes the acquired REDOMA range of small and medium-scale cable recycling plants and equipment.
• Aluminium Recycling Solutions
• E-Waste Recycling Solutions Equipment for processing electrical and electronic equipment waste (WEEE) to recover valuable materials, combined with optical sorting technology through the Picvisa partnership.
• Lithium and Li-ion Battery Recycling Solutions Specialized recycling systems for safe processing of lithium and lithium-ion batteries and recovery of valuable materials.
• Municipal Solid Waste Solutions Systems for processing municipal solid waste streams to separate and recover recyclable fractions.
• ASR (Auto Shredder Residue) Recycling Solutions Systems for processing residual materials from automotive shredding operations to recover usable fractions.
• Fridge Recycling Solutions Systems for safe processing of end-of-life refrigerators and freezers, including extraction of climate-damaging refrigerants and recovery of materials.
• Various Scrap Processing Solutions Systems for processing various types of scrap metals and materials outside the dedicated application categories.
• Super Chopper Shredder Heavy-duty primary shredder for processing tyres, cables, and various scrap materials, available in HD, FD, and SD configurations and multiple sizes.
• Multi Purpose Rasper Versatile rasper for processing tyres, cables, non-ferrous scrap, and waste refrigerators. Features the 2+3 knife system for improved performance and reduced power consumption.
• Heavy Duty Granulators Heavy-duty granulators for reducing materials to smaller sizes in various recycling applications.
• High Performance Granulators (HDG) High-performance granulators for demanding recycling applications with enhanced throughput capabilities.
• Fine Granulators Granulators designed for producing fine-grained recycled materials in size-reduction lines.
• Cracker Mill Cracker mill for processing rubber into fine powder form down to 50 Mesh in tyre recycling applications.
• Quality Upgrading Systems Quality upgrading systems that achieve 99.99% pure rubber fractions in tyre recycling, producing 'black gold' granulate.
• Steel Cleaning System Inline and stand-alone systems for cleaning steel wire recovered from tyres, achieving 96-99% clean steel wire purity.
• Water Separation System Water-based density separation system for separating materials in recycling plants.
• Separation Tables Tables for separating materials based on density and other physical properties in recycling plants.
• Light Fraction Sorter (LFS) Suction-based system for separating light fractions from heavier materials in recycling processes.
• Optical Sorting Solutions Optical sorting systems developed in partnership with Picvisa for sorting cables, e-waste, and non-ferrous metals & stainless steel. Includes MPS and SPS sorting lines.
• REDOMA Cable Recycling Equipment Acquired Swedish brand offering cable recycling plants (Firefox, Powerkat, Thunderhawk) and equipment including rough choppers, granulators, and separators for small and medium-sized cable recycling solutions.
• Spare and Wear Parts Original spare parts including knives, screens, and customized replacement parts, with an inventory of over 20,000 part numbers and shipment within 24 hours on bank days. Spare parts contracts with discounts available.
• Service and Maintenance Contracts Service contracts providing regular maintenance visits, preventive maintenance planning, and production loss reduction for installed Eldan equipment, delivered by a global service team.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment processing capacity ranging from 500 to 20,000 kg input per hour
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• PicvisaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Landmark partnership announced January 2024 to revolutionize recycling solutions. Eldan integrates Picvisa's unique optical sorting technology into its processes, leading to development of new sorting plants (MPS and SPS lines) for efficient sorting in WEEE, NF metals, and mixed metal scrap applications. Picvisa formally launched metals vertical at IFAT 2026 integrating Eldan's processing equipment.
• Pyrum Innovations AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Expanded collaboration on ELT recycling and pyrolysis. Both companies incorporate each other's products into their complete recycling solutions. Eldan provides shredding equipment that produces optimal input for Pyrum's tyre pyrolysis plants. Pyrum ordered a new higher-capacity shredder from Eldan to triple their ELT processing capacity to up to 7,000 pieces per day. Distribution entity established where both companies actively market each other's products.
• Redoma Recycling ABcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Swedish cable recycling equipment manufacturer acquired by Eldan in 2016 to expand Eldan's cable recycling portfolio for small and medium-sized cable recycling solutions. Part of ELDAN Group.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vecoplan AG: German-headquartered manufacturer of shredders, grinders, and turnkey size-reduction systems for waste, wood, plastics, and recycling applications. Closely comparable to Eldan in product category (industrial shredders) and target customers (recycling plant operators), with overlapping vertical focus on plastics and waste-to-value applications.
• SSI Shredding Systems: US-based shredder and size-reduction equipment manufacturer serving MSW, tyre, metal, and industrial waste recyclers. Highly comparable to Eldan's shredder portfolio, with similar turnkey systems for automotive shredder residue (ASR) and scrap metal processors.
• UNTHA Shredding Technology: Austrian manufacturer of industrial shredders and rotary shears for waste wood, plastics, MSW, metal, and recycling streams. Direct peer to Eldan's Super Chopper and Twin Shaft Shredder lines, serving the same recycling/processing operator base across Europe and globally.
• Forrec Srl: Italian manufacturer of industrial shredders, granulators, and separation systems for recycling, refrigeration disposal, WEEE, and tyre recycling. Directly competes with Eldan across multiple product categories, especially in European MSW, fridge, and tyre processing plants.
• Weima Group: German manufacturer of single-shaft and four-shaft shredders, briquette presses, and granulators serving plastics, wood, MSW, and metal recyclers. Direct peer in size-reduction equipment with overlapping customer profiles and similar European-manufacturer DNA as Eldan.
• Wendt Corporation: US-based manufacturer of scrap metal and tyre recycling equipment, including shredders, granulators, and separation systems. Direct peer to Eldan's tyre and scrap metal recycling solutions with significant overlap in the North American recycling equipment market that Eldan targets via its Sanborn, NY office.

Broad incumbents

• Metso Corporation: Finnish industrial machinery conglomerate with recycling and metal-recycling equipment offerings. Adjacent peer overlapping with Eldan's metal shredding and tyre shredding segments, but operating at much greater scale and across mining, aggregates, and flow control.
• ANDRITZ Group: Austrian-headquartered industrial group with a recycling and environmental technology division providing shredders, separation, and turnkey recycling plants. Significant overlap with Eldan in fibre, tyre, and metal recycling equipment, but as part of a much broader capital-equipment portfolio serving pulp/paper and hydropower.
• TOMRA Sorting Solutions: Norwegian-headquartered global leader in sensor-based optical sorting for recycling, mining, and food applications. Broader incumbent than Eldan with deeper software/AI capabilities, increasingly overlapping with Eldan's new MPS/SPS optical sorting lines integrated via the Picvisa partnership.

Regional players

• Brentwood Recycling Systems: Australian recycling equipment manufacturer specializing in MSW and C&I waste processing with Australian-region focus. Comparable to Eldan's MSW and ASR solutions but primarily serving the ANZ market, where Eldan also has presence via customers Tyrecycle, Tyre Crumb, and Autocycle International.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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