Italrec

What Italrec does

Italrec SRL is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Spirano (Bergamo), that designs and builds turnkey plants for plastic material recycling. The company was spun out of the family-owned recycling business Ecosac Srl and operates a producer-user model in which it develops and tests its own machines on its own production line. Its product portfolio spans more than 20 machine types organized around four processing stages — densification, washing, drying, and separation — plus integrated accessories and specialized systems.

The technological centerpiece is the patented DEC® (Densificatore Estrusore Continuo) continuous extruder densifier, which can process materials with up to 35–40% residual moisture and convert waste otherwise destined for incineration into reusable feedstock for steel, molding, and granulation. Complementing the DEC are HRC Plus horizontal cold washers, LB2/LB4 vertical hot washers, HSC horizontal centrifuges, EL2000/VLPE flotation tanks, buffer-box storage systems, and the Pulper system for paper mills — the only tested-and-certified system of its kind, achieving over 90% material recovery from pulper waste. Italrec holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and markets 100% Made-in-Italy, handcrafted production.

Commercially, Italrec generates revenue primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of machinery and turnkey plants, supplemented by spare parts (stocked in a 1,500 sqm warehouse), customized maintenance contracts, rapid-assistance interventions, and operator training. Go-to-market is predominantly direct enterprise sales through an in-house commercial and technical office team, with a channel partnership with Ressor covering France (announced March 2024). The company has delivered 195 projects to 125 customers across Italy, France, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, and other markets, and currently has 42 DEC densification systems in operation.

Name

Italrec

Legal name

Italrec SRL

Website

https://www.italrec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Italrec SRL is a family-owned Italian manufacturer of industrial plastic recycling machinery, including the patented DEC® densifier, washing, drying, separation, and specialized Pulper systems for paper mills, serving 125 customers globally via direct sales and channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastic Recycling Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)

Keywords

• Plastic recycling machinery
• Densification systems
• Industrial washing equipment
• Material separation systems
• Turnkey recycling plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Spirano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of plastic recycling machinery including complete turnkey systems, densifiers, washers, dryers, and separators. Machines are sold as capital equipment with one-time purchase pricing. Includes installation, commissioning, and operator training services.
2. Spare Parts: Warehouse of over 1,500 square meters with wide range of essential spare parts always available for customer needs. Original ITALREC spare parts ensure 100% quality.
3. Maintenance and Service Contracts: Customized contracts for complete maintenance of machines, rapid assistance interventions, and annual maintenance plans. High-performance service network ensures reliable operation of treatment plants.
4. Training Services: Training courses for operators to help customers optimize their production processes. Technicians support operators during installation for full machine functionality.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Italrec designs and manufactures industrial machinery and turnkey recycling plants for plastic materials, centered on the patented DEC continuous extruder densifier and complemented by washing, drying, and specific-weight separation systems. The company sells complete processing lines for PET, HDPE, PP, film, agricultural plastics, RAEE, and pulper waste, supported by spare parts, maintenance contracts, and operator training services. Customers include paper mills, plastics recycling companies, agricultural operations, and metal recyclers across Europe and North America.

Product overview

Italrec is a manufacturer of industrial machinery and turnkey plants for plastic recycling. The product portfolio centers on the DEC (Densificatore Estrusore Continuo) patented continuous extruder densifier as the flagship technology, complemented by complete washing, drying, and separation systems. The offering spans over 20 machine types including the DEC 500XP and DEC 1000XP densifiers, HRC Plus and LB series washing machines, HSC and TK drying equipment, EL2000 and VLPE flotation tanks, and specialized Pulper systems for paper mills. Accessories include screw conveyors, buffer boxes, calanders, and cooling belts. Italrec provides both standalone machines and integrated turnkey plant solutions for processing PET, HDPE, PP, film, RAEE, and pulper waste. The company operates with a producer-user relationship, developing and testing machines in their own production facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEC: DEC (Densificatore Estrusore Continuo) - A patented continuous extruder densifier system for processing non-rigid plastics and waste materials with high residual moisture (up to 35-40%). The DEC system can work with materials such as PLASMIX, RDF eco-fuels, composite materials, RAEE plastics, and pulper plastics.

Products and services

• Impianti Completi (Complete Systems) Turnkey recycling plants integrating densification, washing, drying, and separation stages for processing PET, HDPE, PP, film, RAEE, and pulper waste. Targeted at plastics recyclers, paper mills, and industrial processors globally.
• DEC (Densificatore Estrusore Continuo) Densifier Systems Patented continuous extruder densifier for processing non-rigid plastics and combined materials. Reduces residual moisture (up to 35-40%), weight, and volume while transforming waste into reusable materials. Can process PLASMIX, RDF eco-fuels, composite materials, and plastics considered non-recyclable. Product family includes the compact DEC 500XP and the larger industrial-scale DEC 1000XP. Includes co-rotating screws machined from solid with special coating and patented valve technology.
• Washing Systems (Lavaggio) Washing equipment including horizontal cold washers (HRC Plus) with special rotor that mechanically rubs pre-ground material without hot water or additives, vertical hot washers (LB2, LB4) for elimination of residual adhesives from PET bottle labels in food-grade applications, plus pre-wash trommels and reactors. Used by plastics recycling companies for high-purity output requirements including bottle-to-bottle flake.
• Drying Systems (Asciugatura) Drying equipment including horizontal centrifuges (HSC 1000, HSC 1500) with rotors developed using precision anometers for stringent residual moisture parameters in rigid plastics, film, and stretch (LDPE and LLDPE), plus TK screw press and hot air trommels. Reduces residual moisture in processed plastics to meet quality standards for downstream extrusion and granulation.
• Separation Systems (Separazione) Flotation tanks (EL2000, VLPE series) that separate plastics based on specific weight, recovering floating polyolefin-based plastics (specific weight greater than 1) and sinking materials (styrene, PVC, PET, specific weight less than 1). Designed with attention to geometry, dimensions, type of spirals, and passage sections.
• Sistema Pulper Cartiere (Paper Mill Pulper System) Specialized system for treating pulper waste from paper mills, positioned as the only tested and certified system for this application. Recovers over 90% of material previously destined for landfill as raw material for the paper mill or as marketable product. Separates multiple waste elements from pulper rejects.
• Accessories (Accessori) Functional accessories including screw conveyors in 304 and 316L stainless steel, dosing systems, storage systems, and buffer boxes. Customized solutions for hourly capacity, space optimization, and energy efficiency.
• DEC Accessories (Accessori DEC) DEC system accessories including Buffer Box, Cutting system, Calandra (calender) with adjustable roller machined from solid, Doser Belt with connective module for direct command signals from DEC pulpit, and Cooling Belt. Designed for energy savings and maximizing production efficiency of the DEC densifier.
• Metal Waste Washing System Metal waste washing system tested to operate with water temperatures up to 75 degrees Celsius and chemical mixing capabilities for optimal cleaning power in metal recycling operations, with verified performance also achievable using cold water without chemical additives.
• Italrec Services (Servizi) Comprehensive service offerings including study and design, technical consultancy, spare parts from over 1,500 sqm warehouse, revamping of existing installations, rapid assistance interventions, annual maintenance contracts, and operator training courses with technician support during installation for full machine functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% waste recovery rate for paper mill pulper waste - materials previously destined for landfill now recovered as raw materials or sellable products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RessorflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 8 March 2024Italrec and Ressor, a leading company in the negotiation of technological systems in France, announced a new commercial partnership for the sale of all products and services of the Italian technological company. France is an essential priority for the diffusion of Italrec's brand and high quality technologies. Ressor was chosen as the business partner for their experience, quality, and optimal characteristics to propose Italrec's innovative treatment systems for plastic materials. The partnership creates a high-quality network at both sales and technical support levels.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EREMA Group: EREMA is an Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling machinery (extrusion, filtration, degassing, recycling systems). It is the most direct competitor to Italrec in turnkey plastic-recycling lines, including densification and washing technologies serving similar recyclers and converters.
• Sorema: Sorema is an Italian supplier of washing, separation, and drying systems for plastic recycling, headquartered near Bergamo. It directly overlaps with Italrec's washing (HRC/LB), drying (HSC), and separation (flotation) portfolio and serves the same European plastics-recycler customer base.
• Starlinger: Starlinger's "recycling technology" division supplies extrusion and recycling lines for polyolefins (including film and rigid plastics), making it a directly comparable equipment vendor for PET/HDPE/PP recyclers and overlapping with Italrec's DEC densification and downstream processing line.
• Lindner-Recyclingtech: Lindner manufactures shredders, granulators, and washing systems for plastics and mixed waste. It overlaps with Italrec on the size-reduction and washing side of plastic-recycling lines and competes for similar industrial-recycler customers.
• PELLENC ST: PELLENC ST designs optical sorting and separation systems for plastics, including sink/float and near-infrared technologies. It is a directly comparable vendor for the separation stage of a plastic-recycling line, where Italrec's flotation tanks compete.
• Gamma Meccanica: Gamma Meccanica is an Italian manufacturer of granulation, washing, and drying lines for plastic recycling (rPET, HDPE, film). It is a directly comparable domestic peer, similar in size and product scope to Italrec, serving Italian and European recyclers.

Broad incumbents

• TOMRA: TOMRA is a Norwegian sensor-based sorting incumbent whose recycling-sorting division competes with Italrec's flotation/specific-weight separation and supplies much larger MRF customers. It is a broader incumbent operating across multiple waste streams rather than plastics-only.
• Vecoplan: Vecoplan is a German manufacturer of shredders, conveyors, and recycling systems serving plastics, wood, and waste. It overlaps with Italrec on size-reduction and downstream processing but operates at a much broader scope and larger scale.
• Sesotec: Sesotec is a German metal-detection and sorting-equipment vendor whose plastics-recycling product line (e.g., VARISORT) competes with Italrec's separation stage. It is a broader industrial-sensing incumbent rather than a plastic-only specialist.

Emerging players

• Redwave: Redwave is an Austrian-based provider of optical sorting and recycling systems focused on plastics, MSW, and C&I streams. It competes in the same separation/sorting niche as Italrec's flotation tanks but emphasizes sensor-based rather than specific-weight separation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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