GHI Smart Furnaces

What GHI Smart Furnaces does

GHI Smart Furnaces (legal entity GHI Hornos Industriales S.L.U.) is a Spanish private industrial-equipment manufacturer founded in 1937 and headquartered in Galdakao, Basque Country. The company designs, manufactures, and installs tailor-made industrial plants and furnaces for melting, holding, and heat-treating non-ferrous metals, with a strategic focus on aluminium recycling. Its core product portfolio is organized around four smart-plant systems targeting distinct recycling streams—Recycall (scrap-to-molten), Recycoil (coil processing), Recycan (can recycling), and Recybillet (billet production)—combined with industrial melting/holding and heat-treatment furnaces and auxiliary equipment. Differentiated offerings include digitalized monitoring and control (the "Digitalize" pillar), decarbonization-aligned furnace design targeting net-zero aluminium by 2050, and a newer plasma furnace technology for aluminium recycling.

GHI operates a sales-led, direct B2B go-to-market targeting enterprise aluminium producers and recyclers globally, with no channel intermediaries. Commercial contact is via phone, email, and a website contact form, and the company discloses a customer base of 8,000+ across 50+ countries, including global majors such as ALCOA, Norsk Hydro, Constellium, Speira, and Befesa. Revenue mechanics rest on three one-time capital-sale streams (furnaces, tailor-made plants, auxiliary equipment) supplemented by ongoing customer-care and professional services; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The installed base processes more than one million tons of recycled aluminium per year in GHI equipment.

The company entered a new strategic chapter in January 2025 with the appointment of José Berasategui as CEO and the launch of the Blueprint 2025-2022027, structured around three pillars (recycle, decarbonize, digitalize). Execution milestones since include the March 2025 launch of the GHI DOJO training program, an August 2025 plasma furnace launch, a digital-transformation initiative in April 2026, and two regional ESG/sustainability recognitions in 2026 (Premio Euskadi Agenda 2030 and Basque Hidden Champions). Headcount is in the 51-100 range, the entity remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or M&A activity in the source material, and there is no public revenue disclosure.

Name

GHI Smart Furnaces

Legal name

GHI Hornos Industriales S.L.U.

Website

https://ghihornos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GHI Smart Furnaces is a privately held Spanish industrial-equipment manufacturer (founded 1937, Galdakao) that designs, builds, and installs tailor-made smart plants and furnaces for aluminium recycling, melting, and heat treatment, selling directly to enterprise aluminium producers and recyclers across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Aluminium Furnaces and Recycling Plants

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Treatment & Thermal Processing Furnaces (Hardening, Annealing, Induction) (IMAHADAI), Aluminum Smelter/Refinery Technology, Equipment & Refractories (IMAKACAL), Secondary Aluminum Smelting & Recycling (Remelt) (IMAKACAD), Aluminum Project Development, Engineering & EPC (Smelters/Refineries) (IMAKACAO)

Keywords

• Industrial furnace manufacturing
• Aluminium recycling plants
• Heat treatment equipment
• Smart industrial furnaces
• Decarbonization metal processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Furnace Sales: Sale of smart industrial furnaces for melting, holding, and heat treatment of aluminium. Products include melting and holding furnaces and heat treatment furnaces.
2. Tailor-Made Industrial Plant Solutions: Custom-designed aluminium recycling plants including Recycall, Recycoil, Recycan, and Recybillet systems. Complete plant engineering and delivery.
3. Auxiliary Equipment: Supporting equipment for industrial furnace operations and aluminium processing.
4. Customer Care and Support Services: Ongoing customer support and care services for installed equipment and plants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GHI Smart Furnaces designs, manufactures, and installs tailor-made industrial furnaces and complete aluminium recycling plants (Recycall, Recycoil, Recycan, Recybillet), including melting and holding furnaces, heat treatment furnaces, and auxiliary equipment. The company delivers customized engineering, commissioning, and ongoing customer care to aluminium producers and recyclers worldwide, with a current emphasis on digitalization and decarbonization of aluminium processing.

Product overview

GHI Smart Furnaces offers a portfolio of smart industrial plants and furnaces for the aluminium industry. The core offerings include four Recycle plant solutions (Recycall, Recycoil, Recycan, Recybillet) for different aluminium recycling applications, combined with Industrial Furnaces (melting, holding, and heat treatment furnaces) and Auxiliary Equipment. The company differentiates through digitalization and decarbonization services that help customers improve recycling efficiency and achieve net-zero emissions targets by 2050.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Recycall: Aluminium recycling smart plant for efficient metal recovery.
• Recycoil
• Recycan
• Recybillet

Products and services

• Recycall Smart aluminium recycling plant solution designed for efficient processing of aluminium scrap into molten aluminium for casting operations, sold to aluminium recycling companies and manufacturers.
• Recycoil Smart plant solution for recycling aluminium coiled materials, part of GHI's Recycle product line for the aluminium industry.
• Recycan Smart plant solution for aluminium can recycling, enabling efficient recovery and processing of aluminium beverage cans and similar packaging.
• Recybillet Smart plant solution for producing aluminium billets from recycled aluminium, supporting the circular economy in aluminium manufacturing.
• Melting and Holding Furnaces Industrial furnaces for melting and holding aluminium at required temperatures for various aluminium processing operations, sold to aluminium manufacturers.
• Heat Treatment Furnaces Industrial furnaces designed for heat treatment processes of aluminium, providing precise temperature control for material property enhancement.
• Auxiliary Equipment Supporting equipment and systems that complement the main furnace and plant solutions, enhancing operational efficiency and automation for aluminium processing operations.
• Plasma Furnaces for Aluminium Recycling Advanced plasma furnace technology applied to aluminium recycling processes, offered to aluminium recycling companies seeking novel processing methods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000,000 tons of aluminium recycled per year in GHI Smart Furnaces equipment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nabertherm: German industrial furnace manufacturer with a broad portfolio including heat treatment and melting furnaces for non-ferrous metals, overlapping with GHI's melting and heat treatment product lines.
• StrikoWestofen: Germany-based StrikoWestofen (Striko Group) is a direct competitor to GHI Smart Furnaces, manufacturing melting and holding furnaces for aluminium die-casting and recycling with similar tailor-made engineering and global industrial customers.
• Ipsen: Global manufacturer of industrial heat treatment furnaces and atmosphere systems, with overlap in aluminium heat treatment furnace technology and similar capital equipment sales motion.
• ALD Vacuum Technologies: Specialist in thermal processing and vacuum metallurgy furnaces for non-ferrous metals; comparable in producing custom heat treatment and melting systems used by aluminium and specialty alloy producers.
• Seco/Warwick: Polish-listed manufacturer of industrial heat treatment and metallurgy furnaces, overlapping with GHI in heat treatment furnace design and serving similar aluminium and metallurgy end-customers globally.
• Otto Junker GmbH: German manufacturer of induction melting and holding furnaces for non-ferrous metals, including aluminium, with comparable tailor-made plant engineering and overlap in smelter/recycler customer base.
• Wagstaff: US-based specialist in aluminium casting and melting technology, including furnaces and molten metal handling, addressing the same aluminium plant operators and recyclers as GHI.

Broad incumbents

• Danieli: Large Italian metals plant builder with aluminium melting, holding, and casting furnace offerings; broader portfolio than GHI but competes on integrated plant solutions for aluminium producers and recyclers.
• Inductotherm Group: Large global incumbent supplying induction melting and heating equipment across metals including aluminium; competes with GHI in furnace technology but serves a broader metals portfolio and scale.

Others

• Pyrotek: Global supplier of engineered materials and equipment for the aluminium industry, including melting and casting solutions; not a direct furnace competitor but serves the same aluminium smelter and recycler customer set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ghismartfurnaces
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ghi-smart-furnaces
• Xx.com/ghihornos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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