What MRT System does

MRT System AB, founded in 1979 in Karlskrona, Sweden (with first patent registered in 1978), is a specialist provider of mercury recovery technology serving recycling, oil and gas, mining, construction, and industrial waste operators. The company builds closed-process thermal cleaning and vacuum distillation systems that extract mercury from contaminated materials including soil, sludge, fluorescent lamps, flat panel displays, batteries, thermometers, dental amalgam, and drill cuttings. Its proprietary portfolio comprises Batch Process Distillers (BPD), Rotating Process Distillers (RPD), Lamp Processors (LP and LP HVF), Flat Panel Processors (FPP 60 and FPP 80/100), the Mercury Fine Distiller (MFD 50, up to 99.9999% purity), and the Mercury Stabilization Unit (MSU 1800, converting liquid mercury into HgS/Cinnabar). Supporting equipment includes the Dismantling Table (DMT2), and the company has accumulated more than 300 successful installations across all continents.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales to enterprise customers, supplemented by the MRT Premium™ service program, which offers Connect (remote monitoring via installed routers), Spares (OEM parts), Service (technician support), and Trade (second-hand equipment resale). Go-to-market is executed through a global specialist representative network, with a dedicated Brazil/South America contact. Effective March 1, 2025, the operating business was carved into two German entities—ZETTL GmbH for Batch Process Distillers and ARPE GmbH for Lamp Processors and Flat Panel Processors—while MRT System AB retains ownership under Chairman Rolf Nilsson and the brand/patent portfolio. Key customers include Veolia, GE, Panasonic, Osram, Indaver, GreenWEEE International, Revac AS, Electrorecycling, Immark, and Indumetal.

Name

MRT System

Legal name

MRT System AB

Website

https://mrtsystem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MRT System AB, founded in 1979 in Sweden, specializes in mercury recovery technology—closed-process thermal cleaning and vacuum distillation systems—with more than 300 installations serving WEEE recycling, oil and gas, mining, and industrial waste operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mercury Recovery Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) & Single-Stream Recycling Processing (IMAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial & Industrial (C&I) MRFs (EUAIADAC)

Keywords

• Mercury recovery equipment
• Lamp processing systems
• Industrial distillation units
• Waste recycling machinery
• Flat panel processors

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlskron

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mercury Recovery Equipment Sales: Sale of Mercury Recovery equipment including Batch Process Distillers, Rotating Process Distillers, Lamp Processors, Flat Panel Processors, and related systems for various industries including recycling, mining, oil and gas, and construction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MRT System designs, manufactures, and services industrial equipment for the recovery of mercury from contaminated waste streams, including spent lamps, flat panels, soil, sludge, and batteries. Its portfolio covers batch and rotating process distillers (BPD, RPD), lamp processors (LP, LP HVF), flat panel processors (FPP 60, FPP 80/100), a mercury fine distiller (MFD 50), a mercury stabilization unit (MSU 1800), and a dismantling table (DMT2), backed by an MRT Premium service program covering connectivity, spares, servicing, and trade-in support.

Product overview

MRT System offers a comprehensive Mercury Recovery Technology portfolio consisting of specialized processing equipment designed for mercury extraction from various contaminated materials. The product line includes: Flat Panel Processors (FPP 60, FPP80/100) for disassembling LCD panels and extracting mercury-containing fluorescent lamps; Lamp Processors (LP, LP HVF) for processing fluorescent lamps with high-value fraction separation; Distillers including Batch Process Distillers (BPD), Rotating Process Distillers (RPD), and Mercury Fine Distillers (MFD 50) for thermal mercury extraction and ultra-purification; plus the Mercury Stabilization Unit (MSU 1800) for transforming liquid mercury into safe HgS (Cinnabar). Supporting equipment includes the Dismantling Table (DMT2) for manual panel disassembly. The MRT Premium™ service program provides remote monitoring (Connect), original spare parts (Spares), technical service (Service), and second-hand equipment trade support (Trade). Products are manufactured by ARPE GmbH (Lamp Processors, Flat Panel Processors) and ZETTL GmbH (Batch Process Distillers) following the March 2025 business transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MRT Premium™: Service and support package including MRT Premium™ Connect (remote service/monitoring), MRT Premium™ Spares (original parts), MRT Premium™ Service (technician support), and MRT Premium™ Trade (second-hand equipment resale support).

Products and services

• Batch Process Distiller (BPD) Batch-process thermal distillation unit for recovering mercury from contaminated bulk material; intended for industrial waste management and recycling operators.
• Rotating Process Distiller (RPD) Continuous rotary thermal distillation system for higher-throughput mercury recovery from contaminated waste streams; intended for industrial recycling and remediation operators.
• Lamp Processor (LP) Processor for recovering mercury from spent lamps; intended for lamp recyclers and lighting manufacturers such as GE, Panasonic, and Osram.
• Lamp Processor High-Vacuum Furnace (LP HVF) High-vacuum furnace variant of the Lamp Processor for mercury recovery from spent lamps; intended for industrial lamp recyclers requiring higher-grade vacuum processing.
• Flat Panel Processor 60 (FPP 60) Processor for recovering mercury from flat panel displays (smaller-capacity variant); intended for e-waste recyclers such as GreenWEEE and lighting/display manufacturers.
• Flat Panel Processor 80/100 (FPP 80/100) Higher-capacity Flat Panel Processor for mercury recovery from flat panel displays; intended for industrial e-waste recyclers and display manufacturers.
• Mercury Fine Distiller 50 (MFD 50) Fine distillation unit for purifying recovered mercury to higher purity grades; intended for mercury recovery operators and downstream mercury buyers.
• Mercury Stabilization Unit 1800 (MSU 1800) Stabilization unit that safely stabilizes captured mercury for storage or transport; intended for industrial mercury recovery operators requiring compliant handling of recovered mercury.
• Dismantling Table 2 (DMT2) Pre-processing dismantling table used to break down mercury-bearing items (e.g., lamps, flat panels, batteries) before distillation; intended for industrial recyclers and waste management operators.
• MRT Premium service program Lifecycle service program covering remote connectivity (Connect), spare parts (Spares), on-site servicing (Service), and trade-in/equipment replacement (Trade); intended for owners of MRT System mercury recovery equipment to maximize uptime and lifecycle value.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ successful installations worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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 core.

• ZETTL GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025As of March 1, 2025, ZETTL GmbH (based in Munich, Germany) now handles the Batch Process Distillers (BPD), Rotating Process Distillers (RPD), Mercury Fine Distiller (MFD 50), and Mercury Stabilization Unit (MSU 1800) product lines. ZETTL represents the highest level of technology in this field.
• ARPE GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025As of March 1, 2025, ARPE GmbH (based in Karlstadt, Germany, Heßheimer Weg 4) now handles the Lamp Processors (LP), Lamp Processor High Value Fractions (LP HVF), Flat Panel Processors (FPP 60, FPP 80/100), and Dismantling Table (DMT2) product lines. ARPE represents the highest level of technology in this field.
• GreenWEEE International S.A.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2020GreenWEEE is a long-standing customer of MRT System having bought solutions for lamp recycling for many years. When expanding with process line for opening and recycling of flat panel displays, the FPP60 was shipped from Sweden and installation was completed remotely during Covid-19. GreenWEEE invested more than 25 million EUR in WEEE business since 2009. The relationship is now even stronger following successful remote installation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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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