What Hydratec Industries does

Hydratec Industries N.V. is a Dutch public industrial technology holding company (Euronext Amsterdam: HYDRA; ISIN NL0009391242) founded in 1962 and headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Through six independent operating subsidiaries—Royal Pas Reform, Lan, Rollepaal, Eqraft, Timmerije, and (until its 2026 divestiture) Helvoet—the group delivers industrial systems and high-tech plastic components to OEM customers across three end markets: Food (integrated poultry hatchery solutions, agro handling for the onion and potato sector, convenience food processing), Health (micro-molding and precision injection molding for medical device applications), and Mobility (lightweight plastic components for automotive and two-wheeler OEMs). Operations span approximately 10 countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, India, Brazil, and the United States, with roughly 2,500 employees.

The group's core technologies include high-end injection molding of thermoplastics and thermosets, specialized micro-molding for microfluidics, diagnostics, and drug delivery, and fully automated assembly using robotics and machine vision. Operating subsidiaries function as OEMs selling complete systems and components under their own brand names directly to enterprise customers, with revenues generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales (industrial systems) and high-volume hardware sales (components), supplemented by aftermarket services and customer-operations deepening. The group is organized to allow each subsidiary to maintain specialized, agile customer engagement while benefiting from the holding company's scale and corporate resources.

Hydratec is majority-owned by Ten Cate Investeringsmaatschappij B.V. (69.9% stake as of March 2017), with co-CEOs B.F. Aangenendt and E.H. Slijkhuis RA (who also serves as CFO). For FY2025 the company reported net revenue of approximately €259.6 million and net profit of €24.1 million (up from €18.2 million in FY2024). Strategic actions in 2025–2026—the €90 million divestiture of Helvoet to Kimball Electronics, the €8.8 million step-up to 80% ownership in Proqraft Holding, and the closure of the Helvoet Hellevoetsluis site—reflect an active portfolio-rationalization cycle aimed at focusing the group around industrial systems and higher-margin component businesses.

Name

Hydratec Industries

Legal name

Hydratec Industries N.V.

Website

https://hydratec.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hydratec Industries is a Dutch public industrial technology holding company (Euronext: HYDRA) operating through independent subsidiaries that manufacture industrial systems and high-precision plastic components for OEM customers in the food, health, and mobility markets across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Systems: Revenue from industrial systems including integrated hatchery solutions, handling technologies, pipe extrusion technology, and agro handling solutions. Companies operate as OEMs selling complete systems under their own brand names with services.
2. Hightech Components: Revenue from manufacturing complex plastic parts and assemblies for OEMs, particularly in health, mobility, and food industries. Includes high-precision injection molding, automated assembly with robotics and vision technology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hydratec Industries N.V. is a Dutch industrial technology holding company that, through its operating subsidiaries, designs and manufactures industrial systems and high-tech plastic components. Its Industrial Systems segment delivers integrated hatchery solutions, industrial handling technologies, pipe extrusion systems, and agro handling solutions. Its Hightech Components segment produces precision-injection-molded and micro-molded technical polymer parts and assemblies for OEM customers in food, medical, mobility, and other industries.

Product overview

Hydratec Industries N.V. is a Dutch industrial technology company operating through two main segments: Industrial Systems and Hightech Components. The Industrial Systems segment includes Royal Pas Reform (integrated hatchery solutions), Lan (handling technologies), Rollepaal (pipe extrusion technology), and Eqraft (agro handling solutions for onion and potato sectors). The Hightech Components segment includes Timmerije (hightech plastic components via injection molding) and Helvoet (high precision components for medical applications). Note: Helvoet was divested to Kimball Electronics in July 2026 for approximately $103 million. The company serves three core markets: Food, Health, and Mobility, contributing to sustainable food production, healthcare through medical components, and mobility through lightweight plastic parts for automotive and two-wheelers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eqraft: Agro Handling Solutions for the onion and potato sector
• Lan
• Royal Pas Reform
• Rollepaal
• Helvoet
• Timmerije

Products and services

• Royal Pas Reform Integrated Hatchery Solutions Complete sustainable industrial systems for poultry hatchery operations, including integrated hatchery equipment and related services for poultry producers worldwide.
• Lan Handling Technologies Industrial handling technologies, including automated and robotic handling solutions for manufacturing lines and assembly processes used by industrial OEMs.
• Rollepaal Pipe Extrusion Technology Pipe extrusion systems and technology for the industrial production of pipes, serving pipe manufacturers and water pipeline applications.
• Eqraft Agro Handling Solutions Agro handling solutions and equipment designed for the onion and potato sector, covering storage, processing, and handling operations for agri producers.
• Timmerije Hightech Plastic Components Injection-molded technical polymer parts and assemblies manufactured just-in-time for OEM customers in food & agro, mobility, and other industrial markets.
• Helvoet High Precision Components High-precision polymer components and assemblies using micro-molding and precision injection molding, primarily for medical device OEMs in microfluidics, diagnostics, and drug delivery applications. Note: subsidiary divested to Kimball Electronics in July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net revenue growth with consistent operating profit margin target of 8-10%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Kimball ElectronicsmajorOthers · 1 July 2026Kimball Electronics acquired Helvoet Polymer Technologies B.V. from Hydratec Industries for €90 million (~$103 million). The transaction, valued at approximately 9x estimated 2026 adjusted EBITDA, establishes Kimball as a global medical CMO platform with manufacturing facilities in Europe (Netherlands) and India. Helvoet generated roughly $56 million in revenue in 2025 with over 70% from medical customers. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Kimball's fiscal 2027 adjusted earnings.
• Proqraft Holding B.V.coreOthers · 2 January 2026Lias Industries B.V. (a Hydratec subsidiary) acquired an additional 20% interest in Proqraft Holding B.V. for €8.8 million, increasing ownership from 60% to 80%. This acquisition is aimed at obtaining control over Proqraft Holding B.V. for consolidation starting 2026.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: German-listed global supplier of filling, packaging and intralogistics systems for the beverage, food and container industries. Comparable as a larger incumbent in industrial handling and processing systems, with overlap on Lan-style handling technologies.
• GEA Group AG: German-listed global technology group supplying process engineering and components for food, beverage and dairy end-markets. Comparable as a broader incumbent in industrial food systems, with adjacent competence in processing equipment vs Hydratec's upstream hatchery and handling focus.
• Bühler Group: Swiss family-owned supplier of process technologies for food, feed and advanced materials. Comparable as a large industrial OEM serving similar food/feed end-markets as Hydratec's Pas Reform and Rollepaal businesses.

Direct peers

• Marel hf. Iceland-based global leader in poultry, meat and fish processing equipment. Highly comparable to Hydratec's Pas Reform hatchery and Lan handling businesses in target end-market (poultry protein) and OEM equipment business model.
• Reifenhäuser Group: German family-owned manufacturer of extrusion lines for plastics processing, including pipes, films and nonwovens. Closest direct peer to Hydratec's Rollepaal pipe extrusion technology business.
• Big Dutchman: German family-owned market leader in poultry housing, feeding and climate systems. Direct comparable for Hydratec's Pas Reform integrated hatchery solutions and Eqraft agro-handling technologies in industrial poultry production.
• KraussMaffei Group GmbH: German manufacturer of machinery and systems for plastics and rubber processing, including injection molding and extrusion. Direct peer for Hydratec's Rollepaal pipe extrusion technology and Timmerije/Helvoet injection molding operations.
• Jamesway Chick Master Incubator Company: North American supplier of hatchery incubation equipment and turnkey poultry hatchery projects. Direct competitive peer to Hydratec's Royal Pas Reform integrated hatchery solutions in the global poultry market.
• ENGEL Holding GmbH: Austrian manufacturer of injection molding machines and automation, with medical and automotive focus. Comparable to Hydratec's Timmerije/Helvoet precision plastic components and the automation/robotics know-how resident in Lan.
• CTB, Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway company): US-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for poultry, egg, swine and grain producers, including Chore-Time and Cumberland. Direct peer to Pas Reform and broader Hydratec livestock / agro handling portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries31 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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