Laroche

What Laroche does

ANDRITZ Laroche SAS is an industrial machinery company specializing in fiber treatment, mechanical textile recycling, and nonwovens processing, headquartered in Cours, France and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANDRITZ Group within its Nonwoven & Textile division since 2021. The company traces its origins to 1926, when it designed the first fraying machine for regenerating textile waste, and over the subsequent sixty years has built specialized capability in opening and cleaning operations for both spinning and nonwovens applications. In the early 1990s, Laroche extended into airlay machinery for nonwovens, covering both durable and disposable end uses including insulation felts.

Its core product portfolio consists of two integrated lines. The first is a turnkey mechanical textile recycling system spanning sorting systems, cutters, blending boxes, tearing machines, and baling presses, available at large, medium, and small capacities for industrial textile recyclers. The second is airlay technology for nonwovens processing, applicable to a range of end products. A Technical Center at the Cours site allows prospective customers to test feedstocks on Laroche equipment before purchase, functioning as a pre-sales validation facility and a process engineering asset.

Laroche sells primarily through enterprise field sales distributed via the ANDRITZ Nonwoven & Textile division's global network, targeting industrial textile manufacturers, nonwovens producers, and textile recyclers. Revenue is generated from one-time capital equipment sales (machines and full turnkey lines) supplemented by engineering services, project management, and ongoing technical support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are handled through direct technical inquiry. The firm's strategic positioning is as a niche world-leader in its machinery categories, with growth prospects tied to circular textile regulations and ANDRITZ's international reach.

Name

Laroche

Legal name

ANDRITZ Laroche SAS

Website

https://laroche.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANDRITZ Laroche SAS is a French industrial machinery subsidiary of ANDRITZ Group, selling turnkey textile recycling lines and airlay equipment for nonwovens production to industrial textile manufacturers and recyclers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Textile Recycling Machinery

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Process Equipment & Automation (Sorting Tech/NIR/Robotics) (IMAOAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled Textile Compounding & Nonwoven Reprocessing (Insulation/Felts/Geotextiles) (IMAOAMAH), Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)

Keywords

• Textile recycling machinery
• Nonwovens processing equipment
• Fiber treatment systems
• Airlay technology
• Industrial recycling lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery & Equipment Sales: Sale of textile recycling equipment including sorting systems, cutters, blending boxes, tearing machines, and baling presses. Also includes airlay machinery for nonwovens processing.
2. Turnkey Project Solutions: Complete turnkey solutions for mechanical recycling process of textiles, including all machinery and equipment from design through installation.
3. Services & Technical Support: Engineering services, project management, and ongoing technical support for nonwovens, textile and recycling operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANDRITZ Laroche designs and manufactures industrial machinery and turnkey solutions for the mechanical recycling of textiles and the production of nonwovens. Its core offerings include complete textile recycling lines (sorting systems, cutters, blending boxes, tearing machines, and baling presses) and proprietary airlay technology for nonwovens processing, sold to industrial textile manufacturers.

Product overview

ANDRITZ Laroche is a world leader in fiber treatment, recycling technologies, and nonwovens, offering a portfolio of specialized machinery and turnkey solutions. The core product portfolio consists of Mechanical Textile Recycling lines (turnkey solutions including sorting systems, cutters, blending boxes, tearing machines, and baling presses) and Airlay Technology (for nonwovens processing in durables and disposables). These products are complemented by the Technical Center Airlay & Textile Recycling, which provides test facilities for customers to validate processing on airlay technology and textile recycling equipment. The company specializes in opening and cleaning operations for spinning and nonwovens applications, with extensive experience in natural fibers developed over 60 years. Since 2021, Laroche has been embedded in the ANDRITZ Group's Nonwoven & Textile division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Textile Recycling Lines Complete turnkey solution for the mechanical recycling of textiles, including all machinery and equipment from sorting systems, cutters, blending boxes, tearing machines to baling press, available in large, medium, and small capacities for industrial textile manufacturers.
• Airlay Technology Proprietary airlay machinery for nonwovens processing, supporting numerous end uses including production of insulation felts, for both durables and disposables applications, sold to industrial nonwovens manufacturers.
• Technical Center Airlay & Textile Recycling Test facilities at ANDRITZ Laroche in Cours, France, enabling customers to test nonwovens processing on airlay technology and textile recycling processing before committing to equipment purchase.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANDRITZ GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2021Since 2021, Laroche is part of the ANDRITZ Group and is embedded in the Nonwoven & Textile division. This acquisition brought together Laroche's expertise in fiber treatment and recycling technologies with ANDRITZ's global industrial machinery capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trützschler: German-based global manufacturer of textile machinery including nonwoven and fiber processing equipment. Closest direct competitor to ANDRITZ Laroche in opening/cleaning, nonwoven forming, and recycling lines for industrial customers.
• Rieter: Swiss-based global leader in textile spinning machinery and components. Adjacent competitor where Laroche's fiber preparation and opening equipment feeds Rieter's downstream spinning systems.
• Oerlikon Nonwoven: Part of Oerlikon Group, supplying meltblown, spunbond, and airlaid nonwoven systems. Directly comparable in nonwoven machinery category and competes for the same downstream customer capex.
• Cormatex: Italian textile machinery manufacturer offering opening, blending, carding, and recycling lines for natural and synthetic fibers. Directly competes in fiber preparation and textile recycling equipment categories.
• Pellenc ST: French-based designer of optical sorting and material-recovery equipment for textiles and waste streams. Directly comparable in mechanical textile recycling infrastructure alongside Laroche's complete recycling lines.
• DiloGroup: German family-owned manufacturer specializing in nonwoven machinery, particularly needling lines and complete nonwoven plants. Competes directly with Laroche's airlay and nonwoven processing offerings.
• ITG (Imsens Technical Group): European textile and nonwoven machinery supplier offering complete lines for fiber processing and recycling. Directly comparable scope of equipment portfolio for textile recycling and nonwoven production.
• Santex Rimar Group: Italian-based manufacturer of textile finishing and nonwoven machinery including drying, heat-setting, and coating lines. Comparable in serving the same nonwoven and textile industrial customer base.

Emerging players

• Matthys Group: European industrial textile machinery specialist with focus on fiber preparation and nonwovens. Comparable in offering modular recycling and processing solutions to mid-sized textile manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• ANDRITZ Nonwoven & Textile Division: The parent division that houses ANDRITZ Laroche, offering broader nonwoven and textile machinery portfolio including spunlace, wetlaid, needlepunch, and calendering lines beyond Laroche's airlay and recycling focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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