IFAB

What IFAB does

IFAB (legal entity Skandinaviska IFAB Filtrering AB) is a privately held Swedish manufacturer and distributor of liquid filtration solutions, headquartered in Gothenburg (Torslanda) with a second office in Växjö. Founded in 1960, the company supplies a broad portfolio of filter components and systems — including proprietary-design bag and cartridge filter housings (IFAB 207, 115, 112, CFH 106 series), filter bags (BPONG, BOOST BAG, BMAXPONG, ABS, BPENG, BPOMF OA, BPLPE), filter cartridges (CMIF melt-blown, Ryton PPS high-temperature, CESPL polyethersulfone membrane), activated carbon and ion exchange resin media, self-cleaning automatic filters (AMIAD, TEKLEEN, proprietary IFAB WWF), complete filter systems (Haddock 600, SMF 4, TMF 4, TERSUS 600), bow screens, and accessories — manufactured primarily from 304/316L stainless steel and certified to ISO 9001:2015, PED 2014/68/EU, ATEX, WRAS, FDA, and CE standards.

The company serves industrial customers across at least seven verticals: general manufacturing, food and beverage (including brewing stabilization with BG-6 silica gel and PVPP), automotive paint and electrocoating, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, water and wastewater treatment, and chemical/petrochemical processing. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of filter components and systems, supplemented by an OEM/Private Label service (OEM-Paket) that lets resellers rebrand IFAB-manufactured products, and by custom-engineered filter solutions. Sales are conducted via direct sales offices in Sweden, a European reseller network covering Europe/Asia/Africa/America, and quote-based ordering through the company website.

The business has grown through selective acquisitions: filter media inventory and customers from Industrimineral BQ AB in 2018, the liquid filtration business of Metodsvets Filter AB, and full ownership of stainless steel fabricator Argona Rostfria AB in November 2019 — the latter providing vertical integration for complete filter system production. CEO Anders Mattsson leads a 11-50 employee organization with no disclosed institutional or private equity ownership. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

IFAB

Legal name

Skandinaviska IFAB Filtrering AB

Website

https://ifab.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFAB is a Swedish manufacturer (founded 1960) of liquid filtration components and systems — filter housings, bags, cartridges, automatic filters, and complete filtration systems — sold to industrial customers across pharma, food and beverage, automotive, water treatment, chemical, and pulp/paper sectors through direct sales and a European reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Torslanda

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Filter Product Sales: Sales of filter components including filter housings, filter bags, filter cartridges, automatic filters, and accessories. Products are sold directly through sales offices and via resellers across Europe.
2. OEM / Private Label: Custom branding solutions where IFAB customizes products for customers' own branding, ensuring repeat customers through the OEM-Paket (OEM Package)
3. Custom Filter Solutions: Tailor-made filter solutions designed and delivered based on customer-specific requirements, including complete filter facilities and systems

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IFAB designs, manufactures, and supplies complete liquid filtration solutions for industrial customers, including proprietary-design filter housings in stainless steel (IFAB 207, 115, 112, CFH 106 series), filter bags (polypropylene, polyester, oil-absorbing, absolute), filter cartridges (melt-blown, pleated, high-temperature, PES membrane), self-cleaning automatic filters, complete filter systems, bow screens, activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and beer stabilizers. The company also offers OEM/private label customization and tailor-made filter solutions, with products ranging from single components to complete filter facilities.

Product overview

IFAB (Skandinaviska IFAB Filtrering AB) is a Swedish supplier of complete liquid filtration solutions serving industries worldwide since the 1960s. The company operates a total filter management model, designing, producing, and delivering filter components, filter systems, and complete filter facilities. The product portfolio is organized around several core categories: (1) Filter Housings - container units in stainless steel (304/316L) including bag filter housings (IFAB 207, 205, 206, 209, 202, PBH) and cartridge filter housings (IFAB 112, 115, 113, 116, 119, 120, CFH 106, Plastic housings); (2) Filter Bags - including BPONG, BPENG, BPLPE, BOOST BAG, BMAXPONG, BPOMF OA, ABS, and BNMO for various micron ratings and applications; (3) Filter Cartridges - standard, pleated, stainless steel, melt blown (CMIF), high temperature (RYTON PPS), and specialty cartridges (CESPL, CTEPL); (4) Activated Carbon Products - bulk carbon and carbon cartridges for adsorption; (5) Ion Exchange Resin for water treatment; (6) Automatic Filters (AMIAD, TEKLEEN, IFAB WWF) with self-cleaning backwash; (7) Complete Filter Systems (Haddock 600, SMF 4, TMF 4, TERSUS 600); (8) Specialty products including Bow Screens, Beer Stabilizers (BG 6, PVPP), and accessories. IFAB also offers OEM/Private Label customization services. The company has expanded through acquisitions of Argona Rostfria AB (stainless steel specialist, 2019), Industrimineral BQ AB (filter media, 2018), and Metodsvets Filter AB's liquid filtration business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filter Housings
• Filter Bags
• Filter Cartridges
• Automatic Filters
• Filter Systems
• Bow Screens / Bågsil
• Activated Carbon
• Activated Carbon Cartridge
• Ion Exchange Resin
• Beer Stabilizer (BG 6 and PVPP)
• OEM / Private Label
• Custom Filter Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimal delivery times through distributor network and own offices

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Argona Rostfria ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2019IFAB acquired all shares in Argona Rostfria AB, a company founded in 1972 specializing in stainless steel work and craftsmanship. This strategic acquisition brings a key subcontractor in-house and secures production of complete filter systems.
• Industrimineral BQ ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2018IFAB acquired filter media inventory and customer base from Industrimineral BQ AB, including Celatom, Dicalite, and Pre Floc products. This extends IFAB's filter media offerings and customer base.
• FTI (Svenska Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen)minorOthersIFAB is connected to FTI, the business packaging recycling system for responsible packaging disposal and environmental compliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Filtration Group: Global filtration platform focused on industrial and life sciences markets. Directly comparable to IFAB in offering filter cartridges, housings, and private-label/OEM solutions, but with a larger M&A-built footprint.
• Boll & Kirch Filterbau: German manufacturer of industrial liquid filtration systems including automatic self-cleaning filters and cartridges. Closely comparable European specialist competitor to IFAB in industrial process filtration.
• AMIAD Water Systems: Specialist in automatic self-cleaning water filters. IFAB distributes AMIAD in the Nordics, making it a direct peer and channel partner; their automatic filters overlap with IFAB's own WWF self-cleaning line.
• TEKLEEN Water Filters: Manufacturer of automatic self-cleaning water filters. Distributed by IFAB in the Nordic market, making it a directly comparable peer in the automatic filtration segment served from IFAB's Växjö service center.

Broad incumbents

• Mann+Hummel: Global filtration specialist with broad industrial and automotive filtration portfolios. Comparable to IFAB as a multi-vertical liquid and air filtration supplier serving manufacturing, water, and process customers, but at vastly greater scale.
• Donaldson Company: Large diversified filtration manufacturer serving industrial, engine, and process customers. Overlaps with IFAB's industrial liquid filtration bag/cartridge/housing offering but with global manufacturing footprint and broader product lines.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control technologies giant with a substantial filtration division. Competes with IFAB in industrial process filtration and offers housings, cartridges, and complete systems, though as part of a much wider portfolio.
• 3M Purification: Large industrial conglomerate with a purification division serving food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial customers. Overlaps with IFAB's cartridge and bag filtration portfolio at higher specification tiers.
• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Filtration, separation and purification major serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial customers. Overlaps directly with IFAB's higher-purity cartridge and membrane offerings (e.g., CESPL polyethersulfone).
• Eaton: Multinational power management company with a filtration business producing housings, bags, and cartridges. Competes with IFAB in industrial liquid filtration applications across similar end markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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