What Louritex does

Louritex, Lda is a privately held, family-owned Portuguese industrial-equipment manufacturer headquartered in Lourinhã, Portugal, operating on a 120,000 sqm property with a 20,000 sqm working area. Founded in 1974 as the successor to Matos & Frade Lda (1968), the company originally produced ploughs and agricultural equipment before pivoting in 1989 to machinery for scrap metal recycling—a segment that now constitutes its core business. Following a 1995 partnership restructuring in which five sons of the founders became the main partners, Louritex transitioned to family ownership and began exporting; it now serves customers across more than 28 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania through a network of regional agents.

The company's product portfolio centers on heavy-duty equipment for the scrap-recycling and waste-processing industries, including mobile, portable, and static shears (120T–2500T cutting force), a full range of balers (CAR BALERS, RX3, 3RB, 2W, 3LB, 2LB series), and complementary equipment such as grabs, engine crushers, tire-rim separators, cable strippers, and container carriers. Manufacturing uses CNC machines and integrates Parker Hannifin hydraulic pumps and valves; the company also offers a proprietary remote machine control and maintenance capability that allows technicians to diagnose, check, and repair units from the factory via cable connection to any global customer site. Supporting the equipment business, Louritex operates a spare-parts warehouse, custom hydraulic cylinder manufacturing, and a repair service (both in-house and on-site), plus a refurbished/second-hand equipment line covering its own brand and competitors such as Lefort, Lindemann, Moros, Jherma, and Arnold.

Louritex monetizes primarily through one-time hardware sales of high-ASP industrial equipment, supplemented by recurring spare-parts supply, technical-assistance contracts, custom hydraulic cylinder orders, and refurbished equipment sales. Pricing is opaque—buyers must submit a Request Information form rather than view public pricing—and the go-to-market relies on a global agent/distributor network supplemented by direct enterprise sales to marquee customers such as ILE DE FRANCE RECYCLAGE (France), AF OFFSHORE DECOM (Norway, offshore platform dismantling), and HTS (Poland). The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified by TUV Rheinland (since February 2020) and has received EU co-financing through Portugal 2020, COMPETE 2020/2030, and the Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência. It participates actively in major international exhibitions—IFAT (Munich), ISRI (Las Vegas), MRAI (India), Exposucata (Brazil), Metal-Expo (Russia), and Resource and Waste Management (UK)—most recently in Birmingham in September 2025.

Name

Louritex

Legal name

Louritex, Lda

Website

https://louritex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Louritex is a Portuguese family-owned manufacturer of heavy-duty scrap-recycling equipment—shears, balers, briquetting machines, and complementary tools—serving enterprise scrap recyclers and waste-management operators across more than 28 countries through a global agent network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211), Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (3362), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Forklifts & Industrial Trucks (IC & Electric) (IMAHABAA)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling equipment
• Industrial hydraulic machinery
• Waste processing machinery
• Metal balers and shears
• Forestry and agriculture equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lourinhã

HQ country

Portugal

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. Heavy Equipment Sales: Louritex designs, manufactures, and sells industrial equipment including shears, balers, briquetting machines, engine crushers, and tire-rim separators. Equipment ranges from 120 to 2500 tonnes of force.
2. Spare Parts: The company maintains an extensive spare parts warehouse for their equipment, providing replacement components to customers.
3. Refurbished Equipment: Louritex sells second-hand/refurbished equipment including their own brand and other manufacturers (Lefort, Lindemann, Moros, Jherma, Arnold).
4. Custom Hydraulic Cylinders: Design and manufacture of custom hydraulic cylinders for their equipment and other applications.
5. Technical Services and Repairs: Technical assistance, repairs, and servicing of hydraulic equipment either at customer facilities or in their own workshops.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Louritex designs, manufactures, and services heavy industrial equipment for the scrap recycling and waste processing industries. Core products include mobile and static shears (120-2500 tons cutting force), metal balers, briquetting machines, engine crushers, tire-rim separators, hydraulic grabs, and custom hydraulic cylinders. The company also offers spare parts, technical assistance, on-site and in-house repairs, and refurbished second-hand equipment.

Product overview

Louritex is a Portuguese manufacturer of industrial recycling and waste processing equipment with a diversified product portfolio spanning multiple categories. The core offering consists of balers (CAR BALERS, RX3, 3RB, 2W, 3LB, 2LB series) for compressing metals and materials into transportable bales; shears (MOBILE, PORTABLE, and STATIC variants in WING and SIDE SQUEEZE configurations) ranging from 120 to 2500 tons cutting force for scrap processing; and complementary equipment including GRABS, ENGINE CRUSHERS, TIRE-RIM SEPARATORS, CABLE STRIPPERS, and CONTAINER CARRIERS. The company also manufactures FOREST and AGRICULTURE equipment as part of its heritage product line. Supporting the equipment sales, Louritex provides comprehensive after-sales services including Technical Assistance, Parts Warehouse, Hydraulic Cylinder manufacturing, and Repairs. The company additionally deals in second-hand/refurbished equipment. With a working area of 20,000 sqm on 120,000 sqm of company-owned property, Louritex exports to markets across Europe, Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Products feature Parker hydraulic components and CNC-manufactured parts, with capabilities for remote diagnostics and long-distance maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Balers (PHE/CB Series)

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment cutting forces up to 2500 tonnes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Parker HannifincoreTechnology or IntegrationLouritex signed a commercial contract with Parker Hannifin, one of the largest hydraulic component suppliers globally. This partnership ensures quality hydraulic components (pumps and valves) in Louritex equipment and enables fast spare parts replacement using Parker's global agent network worldwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Danieli & C. Italian global plantmaker with scrap recycling equipment units. Far larger than Louritex but offers overlapping products (shears, balers) within a much broader metals and industrial portfolio.
• Metso Metal Recycling (formerly Lindemann): After acquiring Lindemann, Metso became the largest player in scrap recycling equipment. Provides scale-backed competition to Louritex in mid- and high-capacity shears and balers globally.
• Caterpillar (Cat Scrap & Demolition): Global heavy equipment OEM with scrap and demolition shear product lines. Indirectly competes with Louritex's mobile shears via its integrated carrier-and-attachment offerings.

Direct peers

• JMC Recycling Systems: UK-based manufacturer of metal balers, shears, and briquetting presses. Comparable product line and customer base focused on scrap recyclers and demolition contractors.
• Lindemann (Metso Metal Recycling): German manufacturer of scrap shears, balers, and shredders, now part of Metso. Directly competes with Louritex across the full range of metal recycling equipment and is the most established incumbent in the category.
• Lefort: Belgian manufacturer of shears, balers, and metal processing equipment. Closely comparable product range and customer base to Louritex, including mobile and static shears and balers sold via an international agent network.
• Moros Industrial: Spanish manufacturer of shears, balers, and briquetters for the scrap metal industry. Iberian regional peer with similar product positioning and export-oriented distribution model to Louritex.
• Bronneberg Group: Dutch manufacturer of shears, balers, and recycling machinery. Direct overlap in product range and serves similar European scrap metal recycling customers.

Emerging players

• Genox Recycling Tech: China-based manufacturer of shredders, balers, and granulators for metal recycling. Emerging global competitor offering lower-priced equipment with growing international reach.

Regional players

• Copex (Grupo Copex): Spanish/Iberian manufacturer of scrap shears and balers. Regional peer with overlapping products and customer base, but primarily focused on the Iberian and Latin American markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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