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Labea
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LABEA INGENIERÍA Y SERVICIOS, S.A.
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labea.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1998
Descriptiontext

Labea (LABEA INGENIERÍA Y SERVICIOS, S.A.) is a privately held Spanish engineering services firm that designs custom equipment and provides consulting for companies and suppliers in the steel industry. Its core product offering covers the three principal stages of steelmaking — Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace, and Continuous Casting operations — supported by finite element calculation for structural analysis. The firm operates from Donostia/San Sebastián, with a proprietary workshop in Rentería (Gipuzkoa) that allows it to control the design-to-fabrication process in-house.

The company's revenue model combines one-time custom equipment development projects with engineering consulting services delivered to industrial clients in the steel sector. Its technical capability is anchored by founder Mikel Mendiola, who brings more than 25 years of dedicated steelmaking experience to the firm. Labea also operates under the associated trade name Labecast, extending its footprint beyond pure engineering services into adjacent steel-industry content.

The firm's customer base is concentrated in the Basque Country steel cluster, with a bilingual Castellano/English website suggesting some intent to engage non-Spanish-speaking clients. There is no publicly disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue data, and the company does not surface any AI/ML capability in the available material — its analytical edge is grounded in traditional finite element simulation and proprietary metallurgical engineering know-how rather than data-driven models.

Short descriptiontext

Labea is a privately held Spanish engineering services firm that designs custom equipment and provides consulting for companies in the steel industry, covering Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Furnace, and Continuous Casting operations.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersDonostia-san Sebastián, Spain
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Donostia-san Sebastián
HQ countrystring
Spain
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
steel industry engineering, electric arc furnace equipment, continuous casting solutions, steel mill consulting, industrial equipment revamping
Industry1 code
1Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking (Incl. DRI/HBI-Based)
CodeIMAKABABPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing3339
SIC code2 codes
  • Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens3567
  • Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment3540
Product category
Industrial Engineering Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Custom Equipment Development
TypeOne Time License
Description

Development of new complete equipment or partial modernization (REVAMPINGS) of existing steel industry equipment

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2Engineering Consulting Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Consultancy services including advice on energy consumption, productivity increases, process improvement, and technical advice for new facilities

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Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 record
1Labecast
Description

Related platform/media channel

labea.com
Core offering1 text field

Labea develops custom-designed equipment and revampings (modernization of existing equipment) for steel mills, with focus on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting operations. Complementing this, the firm provides engineering consulting services covering energy consumption advisory, productivity improvements, bottleneck elimination, process improvement, and structural analysis using finite element methods.

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Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Labea offers a portfolio of steel industry equipment and engineering services. Their core offering consists of customized equipment for steel mills—specifically Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting systems—alongside complementary engineering consulting services. They approach projects either through creation of new complete equipment or modernization of existing equipment (revampings), always tailored to each customer's specific needs. The company is led by founder Mikel Mendiola with over 25 years of technical leadership experience in the steel industry.

Product and service2 records
1Steel Industry Equipment & Solutions
CategorySteel Industry Equipment
Description

Custom-engineered equipment and revampings for steel mills, focused on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting operations. Equipment is designed to be simple to use, reliable, and require minimal maintenance, with each solution tailored to the specific needs of the client.

2Engineering & Consulting Services
CategoryEngineering Consulting
Description

Consulting services for steel industry clients including advice on energy consumption, productivity increases, elimination of bottlenecks, process improvement, structural analysis using finite element calculation methods, and technical advisory for new plant development.

Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Peers10 records
1Tenova (Techint Group)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Supplies technologies, plants, and services for the metals and mining industries, including EAF and continuous casting equipment, with comparable customer base in steel producers worldwide.

2Ingeteam
TypeRegional player
Description

Spanish engineering company specializing in electrical equipment, automation, and energy efficiency for industrial sectors including steel. Comparable to Labea as a Basque/Spanish industrial engineering peer, though focused on electrical rather than mechanical equipment.

3Danieli & C.
TypeDirect peer
Description

Italian global supplier of equipment and plants for the steel industry, including EAF, ladle furnaces, and continuous casting — directly comparable to Labea's core product lines but at vastly larger scale.

4Sarralle
TypeDirect peer
Description

Spanish engineering company specialized in equipment, revampings, and services for steelworks, headquartered in the Basque Country. Labea's closest geographic and product peer, competing for the same regional steel-mill clients.

5SMS group
TypeDirect peer
Description

German family-owned engineering group supplying metallurgical plant and equipment, covering EAF, ladle metallurgy, and continuous casting — directly overlapping with Labea's product scope and customer base.

6Primetals Technologies
TypeDirect peer
Description

Provider of integrated plant solutions and equipment for steelmaking, including EAF and continuous casting. Competes in the same downstream steel-equipment value chain as Labea, though primarily on greenfield and large revamp projects.

7Fives Group
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

International industrial engineering group with a dedicated Steel/Metals division offering EAF, ladle heating, and continuous casting equipment. Comparable offering, but operates as a much larger, multi-industry incumbent.

8Midrex Technologies
TypeEmerging player
Description

Specializes in direct reduction iron (DRI) technology feeding EAF steelmaking. Adjacent to Labea's EAF focus as DRI-HBI inputs become increasingly important to the same customer base, though Midrex operates upstream of EAF equipment.

9ANDRITZ Metals
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Supplies equipment and services for metals processing including steelmaking. Overlaps with Labea in steel-mill equipment and revamps but as part of a much larger, diversified industrial group.

10Paul Wurth (SMS group)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Subsidiary of SMS group focused on ironmaking and steelmaking technologies, including EAF-based routes. Comparable in equipment scope and steel-industry customer base to Labea.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks7 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Has app

Feature3 records

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Profiles1 record

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Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Labea

Industrial Engineering Serviceslabea.com

Labea is a privately held Spanish engineering services firm that designs custom equipment and provides consulting for companies in the steel industry, covering Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Furnace, and Continuous Casting operations.

What Labea does

Labea (LABEA INGENIERÍA Y SERVICIOS, S.A.) is a privately held Spanish engineering services firm that designs custom equipment and provides consulting for companies and suppliers in the steel industry. Its core product offering covers the three principal stages of steelmaking — Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace, and Continuous Casting operations — supported by finite element calculation for structural analysis. The firm operates from Donostia/San Sebastián, with a proprietary workshop in Rentería (Gipuzkoa) that allows it to control the design-to-fabrication process in-house.

The company's revenue model combines one-time custom equipment development projects with engineering consulting services delivered to industrial clients in the steel sector. Its technical capability is anchored by founder Mikel Mendiola, who brings more than 25 years of dedicated steelmaking experience to the firm. Labea also operates under the associated trade name Labecast, extending its footprint beyond pure engineering services into adjacent steel-industry content.

The firm's customer base is concentrated in the Basque Country steel cluster, with a bilingual Castellano/English website suggesting some intent to engage non-Spanish-speaking clients. There is no publicly disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue data, and the company does not surface any AI/ML capability in the available material — its analytical edge is grounded in traditional finite element simulation and proprietary metallurgical engineering know-how rather than data-driven models.

Labea firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Labea
Legal name
LABEA INGENIERÍA Y SERVICIOS, S.A.
Website
https://labea.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1998
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Labea is a privately held Spanish engineering services firm that designs custom equipment and provides consulting for companies in the steel industry, covering Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Furnace, and Continuous Casting operations.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Labea industry classification

Industry
Product category
Industrial Engineering Services
NAICS
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)
SIC
Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)
akta.pro primary industry
Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking (Incl. DRI/HBI-Based) (IMAKABAB)

Keywords

  • Steel industry engineering
  • Electric arc furnace equipment
  • Continuous casting solutions
  • Steel mill consulting
  • Industrial equipment revamping

Where Labea is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Donostia-san Sebastián
HQ country
Spain
HQ region
Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Labea business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Custom Equipment Development: Development of new complete equipment or partial modernization (REVAMPINGS) of existing steel industry equipment
  2. Engineering Consulting Services: Consultancy services including advice on energy consumption, productivity increases, process improvement, and technical advice for new facilities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Labea product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Labea develops custom-designed equipment and revampings (modernization of existing equipment) for steel mills, with focus on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting operations. Complementing this, the firm provides engineering consulting services covering energy consumption advisory, productivity improvements, bottleneck elimination, process improvement, and structural analysis using finite element methods.

Product overview

Labea offers a portfolio of steel industry equipment and engineering services. Their core offering consists of customized equipment for steel mills—specifically Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting systems—alongside complementary engineering consulting services. They approach projects either through creation of new complete equipment or modernization of existing equipment (revampings), always tailored to each customer's specific needs. The company is led by founder Mikel Mendiola with over 25 years of technical leadership experience in the steel industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Labecast: Related platform/media channel

Products and services

  • Steel Industry Equipment & Solutions Custom-engineered equipment and revampings for steel mills, focused on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting operations. Equipment is designed to be simple to use, reliable, and require minimal maintenance, with each solution tailored to the specific needs of the client.
  • Engineering & Consulting Services Consulting services for steel industry clients including advice on energy consumption, productivity increases, elimination of bottlenecks, process improvement, structural analysis using finite element calculation methods, and technical advisory for new plant development.

Companies that use Labea

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Labea technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Labea partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Labea competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Tenova (Techint Group): Supplies technologies, plants, and services for the metals and mining industries, including EAF and continuous casting equipment, with comparable customer base in steel producers worldwide.
  • Danieli & C. Italian global supplier of equipment and plants for the steel industry, including EAF, ladle furnaces, and continuous casting — directly comparable to Labea's core product lines but at vastly larger scale.
  • Sarralle: Spanish engineering company specialized in equipment, revampings, and services for steelworks, headquartered in the Basque Country. Labea's closest geographic and product peer, competing for the same regional steel-mill clients.
  • SMS group: German family-owned engineering group supplying metallurgical plant and equipment, covering EAF, ladle metallurgy, and continuous casting — directly overlapping with Labea's product scope and customer base.
  • Primetals Technologies: Provider of integrated plant solutions and equipment for steelmaking, including EAF and continuous casting. Competes in the same downstream steel-equipment value chain as Labea, though primarily on greenfield and large revamp projects.
  • Paul Wurth (SMS group): Subsidiary of SMS group focused on ironmaking and steelmaking technologies, including EAF-based routes. Comparable in equipment scope and steel-industry customer base to Labea.

Regional players

  • Ingeteam: Spanish engineering company specializing in electrical equipment, automation, and energy efficiency for industrial sectors including steel. Comparable to Labea as a Basque/Spanish industrial engineering peer, though focused on electrical rather than mechanical equipment.

Broad incumbents

  • Fives Group: International industrial engineering group with a dedicated Steel/Metals division offering EAF, ladle heating, and continuous casting equipment. Comparable offering, but operates as a much larger, multi-industry incumbent.
  • ANDRITZ Metals: Supplies equipment and services for metals processing including steelmaking. Overlaps with Labea in steel-mill equipment and revamps but as part of a much larger, diversified industrial group.

Emerging players

  • Midrex Technologies: Specializes in direct reduction iron (DRI) technology feeding EAF steelmaking. Adjacent to Labea's EAF focus as DRI-HBI inputs become increasingly important to the same customer base, though Midrex operates upstream of EAF equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Labea social profiles

Digital presence

Labea financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Labea leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Labea funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Labea M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Labea

What does Labea do?

Labea develops custom-designed equipment and revampings (modernization of existing equipment) for steel mills, with focus on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Furnace (LF), and Continuous Casting operations. Complementing this, the firm provides engineering consulting services covering energy consumption advisory, productivity improvements, bottleneck elimination, process improvement, and structural analysis using finite element methods.

Is Labea a public or private company?

Labea is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Labea founded?

Labea was founded in 1998. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Labea based?

Labea is headquartered in Donostia-san Sebastián, Spain, in the Europe region.

How does Labea make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Custom Equipment Development is the primary driver. The others are engineering Consulting Services.

Who are Labea's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Tenova (Techint Group), Danieli & C., Sarralle, SMS group, Primetals Technologies and Paul Wurth (SMS group). Ingeteam is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Fives Group and ANDRITZ Metals. Midrex Technologies is listed as an emerging player.

Does Labea have an API?

No public API is recorded for Labea.

What industry is Labea in?

Labea's product category is Industrial Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKABAB, Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking (Incl. DRI/HBI-Based). Its NAICS code is 3339 and its SIC code is 3567.

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