Plamen

What Plamen does

Plamen d.o.o. is a Croatian privately held cast iron foundry and household heating appliance manufacturer established in 1922 and headquartered at Njemačka ulica 36, Požega, in the Slavonia region. The company operates as a vertically integrated industrial manufacturer: its in-house foundry produces iron castings to EN-GJL 200 and EN-GJL 250 quality grades, with a specialization in thin-wall castings used as components for cookstoves, heating stoves, and boilers, and a stated production capacity of up to 20,000 tons per year. The finished-goods product line consists of solid fuel burning appliances, namely heating stoves, cookstoves, fireplaces, and boilers, with annual appliance output reaching up to 40,000 units. The company operates under EN ISO 9001:2015 and EN ISO 14001:2015 quality and environmental management certifications.

The business model combines captive component production with third-party casting sales. More than 90% of casting output is exported to the EU market, with the remainder feeding Plamen's own appliance assembly. Appliances are distributed through EU distributors and service partners (the company maintains dedicated Distributors and Service Partners web pages) and serve residential customers seeking solid fuel heating solutions. Customer segmentation is horizontal by geography, focused on EU residential heating demand. The company maintains multi-language catalogs in Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Ukrainian, signaling broad European market reach with particular attention to Eastern European markets. Revenue figures are not disclosed; ownership is not publicly known beyond the d.o.o. limited liability structure; no funding rounds, acquisitions, or leadership changes are on record.

Name

Plamen

Legal name

Plamen d.o.o.

Website

https://plamen.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plamen d.o.o. is a Croatian cast iron foundry and household heating appliance manufacturer founded in 1922, producing solid fuel stoves, cookstoves, fireplaces, and boilers for EU residential and B2B casting customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cast Iron Foundry and Household Heating Appliances

NAICS

Iron Foundries (331511), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443)

akta.pro primary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Cast iron foundry
• Household heating appliances
• Solid fuel stoves
• Iron castings manufacturing
• Cast iron boilers

Headquarters

HQ city

Pozega

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Plamen operates an integrated cast iron foundry producing thin-wall castings in EN-GJL 200 and EN-GJL 250 grades (up to 20,000 tons/year) and manufactures solid fuel burning household heating appliances including heating stoves, cookstoves, fireplaces, and boilers (up to 40,000 units/year). The foundry supplies components for the company's own heating appliances and to external customers, with over 90% of casting output exported to the EU market.

Product overview

Plamen is a foundry and household heating appliance manufacturer based in Požega, Croatia, established in 1922. The company operates as a single-product-line manufacturer with an integrated foundry producing cast iron components (EN-GJL 200 and EN-GJL 250 grades) used in its own heating appliances, reaching annual output up to 40,000 units. The product portfolio includes Heating Stoves, Cookstoves, Fireplaces, and Boilers—all solid fuel burning appliances. The foundry also produces components for external customers, with over 90% of casting output exported to the EU market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heating Stoves Cast iron heating stoves for residential heating, featuring solid fuel burning technology. Designed for European household solid fuel heating applications.
• Cookstoves Cast iron cookstoves combining cooking functionality with heating capabilities, designed for solid fuel burning. For residential kitchens requiring combined cooking and heating.
• Fireplaces Cast iron fireplaces for residential heating, utilizing solid fuel combustion technology. For residential homes requiring solid fuel heating with fireplace aesthetics.
• Boilers Cast iron boilers for heating systems, designed for solid fuel burning applications. For residential and commercial heating systems using solid fuel.
• Cast Iron Castings Thin-wall cast iron castings used as components for heating appliances, available in EN-GJL 200 and EN-GJL 250 quality grades, with annual production up to 20,000 tons. Supplied to external industrial customers and used internally for the company's own heating appliance production.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brunner: German maker of fireplace systems, stoves, and heating technology. Comparable in residential solid fuel and cast iron heating segment, serving similar EU customers as Plamen.
• Palazzetti: Italian producer of wood stoves, fireplaces, and pellet heating appliances. Directly competes with Plamen in EU solid fuel and cast iron heating segment serving residential customers.
• Edilkamin: Italian manufacturer of stoves, fireplaces, and pellet heating products with EU-wide distribution. Directly competes with Plamen in residential solid fuel and cast iron heating category.
• Invicta: French manufacturer of cast iron wood and coal stoves, fireplaces, and heating appliances. Highly comparable product line (cast iron solid fuel heating) with similar EU market focus as Plamen.
• Supra: French producer of wood-burning stoves, fireplaces, and inserts with EU distribution. Comparable cast iron and solid fuel heating appliance product line directly competing with Plamen in residential markets.
• Spartherm: German manufacturer of premium fireplaces, stoves, and tunnel hearths. Competes in EU residential heating market with overlapping cast iron and solid fuel product offerings to Plamen.
• MCZ Group: Italian heating appliance company producing wood, pellet, and gas stoves plus fireplaces with EU distribution. Serves similar residential customers as Plamen in the solid fuel and cast iron heating category.
• Heta: Slovenian manufacturer of cast iron solid fuel stoves, cookstoves, and fireplaces. Directly competes with Plamen in Central European residential solid fuel heating market with similar product positioning.
• La Nordica-Extraflame: Italian manufacturer of wood and pellet stoves, fireplaces, cookstoves, and boilers. One of Europe's largest cast iron heating appliance producers, directly competing with Plamen in EU residential solid fuel and cast iron heating segments.
• Thorma: Slovak manufacturer of cast iron wood and solid fuel stoves, cookstoves, and fireplaces. Direct peer in Central European residential heating market with overlapping product line to Plamen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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