What Europur does

Europur s.r.o. is a privately held Slovak industrial manufacturing company founded in November 1998, headquartered in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia, with a registered office in Púchov. The company operates two integrated business divisions: (1) metal surface treatments, including aluminum anodizing (natural, hard, and colored variants), aluminum passivation, electroless nickel plating of steel, and Cerakote ceramic polymer coatings; and (2) polyurethane products manufacturing, including polyurethane tires, foam-filled pneumatic tires using a proprietary U410 formulation, complete wheel assemblies, cast elastomers, and rigid integral foams.

The company operates what it claims to be the most modern customer-oriented automatic anodizing line in Central Europe, commissioned in 2017, capable of processing workpieces up to 3200 x 1700 x 800 mm. Europur has developed proprietary process technologies including Nano matte blasting (2017) for precision matte aluminum finishes and combined hard anodizing with penetrated or thermoset Teflon coatings (developed since 2010, specified to Mil-A-63576A and SAE AMS2482 standards). It is the official Cerakote application partner for Slovakia as of October 2021 and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, with aerospace industry supplier approval for aluminum anodizing.

Europur generates revenue through fee-for-service surface treatment work and product sales of manufactured polyurethane goods, serving over 700 customers across automotive (BMW, motorsports), aerospace (Honeywell, aerospace suppliers), construction (Paládium Praha), and industrial mobility equipment sectors. The company is the European leader in polyurethane tire production capacity for wheelchairs at 1 million units per year and employs 50-99 people. It maintains a direct B2B sales model with technical consultation, distributes through trade exhibitions (MSV Brno, Strojársky Veľtrh Nitra), and operates a multilingual web presence across Slovak, English, German, Hungarian, and Polish markets. The company appears to be founder/owner-managed with no external investors, public listing, or parent company identified.

Name

Europur

Legal name

EUROPUR s.r.o.

Website

https://www.europur.sk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Europur is a Slovak industrial manufacturer specializing in aluminum anodizing, chemical nickel plating, Cerakote ceramic coatings, and polyurethane tire production for wheelchairs, serving 700+ industrial customers across Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Rubber Product Manufacturing (3262)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment) (IMAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive & Transportation Coatings (IMAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Aluminum anodizing services
• Metal surface treatment
• Polyurethane tire manufacturing
• Electroless nickel plating
• Ceramic coating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kocevska Reka

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surface treatment services: Provides aluminum anodizing (natural, hard, colored), aluminum passivation, chemical nickel plating of steel, and Cerakote ceramic coating applications as fee-for-service surface treatment work.
2. Polyurethane products manufacturing: Manufactures and sells polyurethane tires, foam-filled tires, complete wheels, cast elastomers, and rigid integral foams. Product-based revenue from manufactured goods.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Europur is a Slovak industrial manufacturer offering aluminum surface treatment services — anodizing, chemical passivation, electroless nickel plating, and Cerakote ceramic coatings — alongside in-house production of polyurethane components including solid tires, foam-filled pneumatic tires, complete wheels, cast elastomers, and rigid integral foams. The company operates the largest and most modern hard anodizing line in Central Europe and serves more than 700 industrial customers across five countries, with an annual polyurethane tire capacity of one million units.

Product overview

EUROPUR is a manufacturing company offering surface treatment services for metals and polyurethane products. The company operates two main divisions: (1) Surface treatments including anodizing of aluminum, aluminum passivation, chemical nickel plating, and Cerakote ceramic coatings; and (2) Polyurethane products including polyurethane tires, foam-filled pneumatic tires, complete wheels, cast elastomers, and rigid integral foams. The company operates the most modern anodizing line in Central Europe with maximum part dimensions of 3200 x 1800 x 800 mm. EUROPUR serves over 700 customers from 5 countries and is Europe's largest manufacturer of polyurethane wheelchair tires with capacity of 1 million tires per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum Hard Anodizing

Quantifiable outcome

• European leader in polyurethane tire production with 1 million tires/year capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CERACOTEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 October 2021Official partner for application of CERACOTE ceramic coating brand from USA. As of October 2021, EUROPUR is the official partner for Slovakia for applying CERACOTE ceramic coating. Cerakote is widely used across industries including automotive, aerospace, armament, and 3D printed products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote plc: Bodycote is one of the world's largest providers of heat treatment and metal surface treatment services, including anodizing, for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. Highly comparable to Europur's surface treatment business in service model, customer types, and end-markets, but operates globally and at a much larger scale.
• Aalberts Surface Technologies: Aalberts Surface Technologies (formerly Imtech) provides metal surface treatments including anodizing, passivation, and plating for European industrial and automotive customers. Directly comparable service offering and customer base to Europur, but Aalberts operates across multiple European countries with significantly larger scale.
• Oerlikon Balzers: Oerlikon Balzers provides surface solutions and coatings (PVD, CVD, and related technologies) for automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers globally. Comparable to Europur's industrial coatings business in customer segments, though focused on physical vapor deposition technologies rather than electrochemical anodizing.
• Element Solutions (Atotech): Element Solutions (parent of Atotech) is a global specialty chemicals leader supplying surface finishing chemistry and equipment for electronics, automotive, and industrial applications. Adjacent to Europur's coating services business as a chemistry supplier and process licensor, comparable in end-markets but operating as a chemistry manufacturer rather than applicator.
• Henkel AG (Loctite / Bonderite): Henkel's Bonderite brand provides metal surface treatment chemistry (passivation, cleaning, conversion coatings) widely used in European automotive and industrial finishing — Europur uses Bonderite N2040. Comparable in product category and end-customers, though Henkel is a chemistry supplier rather than coating applicator.

Direct peers

• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies provides specialty metal surface treatments and coatings, with strong aerospace and defense certifications, similar to Europur's aerospace-approved anodizing. Highly comparable in the aerospace/defense coatings niche, though operates at a larger scale in North America and Europe.
• SurTec International: SurTec International supplies chemistry and process technology for surface treatment including aluminum passivation and pre-treatment — Europur uses SURTEC 650 in its passivation line. Comparable to Europur's metal passivation business in technology and customer profile, though SurTec primarily sells chemistry while Europur applies coatings.

Regional players

• Phönix Group: Phönix Group operates metal surface treatment and finishing facilities across Germany and Central Europe for automotive and industrial customers. Comparable to Europur's anodizing and chemical nickel plating services in offerings and regional positioning, with similar European industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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