Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik

What Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik does

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik is a privately held German process engineering company founded in 1970 and headquartered at Ferdinand-Lassalle-Straße 46 in Reutlingen. The company designs, manufactures, and services custom-built plants for three core problem areas: industrial exhaust air purification (Abluftreinigung), water treatment (Wasserreinigung), and contaminated site remediation (Altlastensanierung). Its product portfolio spans catalytic, thermal, and regenerative oxidation systems; activated carbon filtration (fixed-bed and mobile); concentration systems using rotating adsorption wheels; catalytic ammonia oxidation; counterflow scrubbers; and specialized water treatment modules covering PFAS, heavy metals, solvents, ammonium, and oil separation. Technology development has been continuous over four decades, including BMFT-funded biofilter research (1989-1993), in-house dielectric-barrier discharge work (2002-2005), DBU-funded adsorptive-catalytic combined processes (2010-2013), and VOC concentrator/low-temperature systems launched into series production in 2015.

Name

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik

Legal name

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik

Website

https://prantner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik is a privately held German process engineering firm (founded 1970, Reutlingen) that designs custom exhaust air purification, water treatment, and contaminated site remediation plants, serving industrial manufacturers, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, municipalities, and construction firms across 33+ countries via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Environmental Process Plants

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Water Softener, Filtration & Treatment System Installation (HSAOAAAH)

Keywords

• Exhaust air purification
• Industrial water treatment
• Contaminated site remediation
• Thermal oxidation systems
• Activated carbon filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plant Sales and Manufacturing: Custom-built exhaust air and water treatment systems sold to industrial and municipal customers. Full lifecycle from planning through commissioning to operation.
2. Rental and Leasing: Rental and lease options available for temporary remediation solutions and treatment systems. Includes mobile treatment units for short-term projects.
3. Maintenance and Service Contracts: Long-term maintenance contracts for supplied plants, including regular servicing, spare parts, and operational monitoring to ensure maximum plant availability.
4. Activated Carbon Service: Comprehensive service for activated carbon including analysis, replacement, regeneration, recycling, and disposal. Includes residual capacity analysis and customized replacement intervals.
5. Measurement and Analysis Services: Professional measurement services for exhaust air flows, pollutant concentrations, and process parameters. Provides reliable data foundation for plant design and operational monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik designs, develops, and manufactures custom-built industrial plant systems for exhaust air purification (catalytic, thermal, and regenerative oxidation; activated carbon filters; scrubbers; concentration systems) and water treatment (stripping, ion exchange, activated carbon filtration, PFAS/heavy metal/oil/ammonium removal, contaminated site remediation). The company also delivers lifecycle services including measurement, activated carbon management, and long-term maintenance for the plants it supplies.

Product overview

Prantner GmbH Verfahrenstechnik is a German process engineering company with over 40 years of experience specializing in industrial exhaust air purification and water treatment systems. The product portfolio consists of two core divisions: (1) Exhaust Air Treatment systems including Katalytische Nachverbrennung (Catalytic Oxidation), Aufkonzentrierung (Concentration systems), Regenerative Nachverbrennung (Regenerative Oxidation), Aktivkohlefilter (Activated Carbon Filters), Katalytische Ammoniakoxidation (Catalytic Ammonia Oxidation), Thermische Nachverbrennung (Thermal Oxidation), Wäscher (Scrubbers), and Spezialprojekte (Special Projects); and (2) Water Purification systems including Bauwasserhaltung & Grundwassersanierung (Construction Dewatering & Groundwater Remediation), Lösemittelentfernung (Solvent Removal), Ammoniumeliminierung (Ammonium Removal), Behandlung von PFAS (PFAS Treatment), Ölabscheidung (Oil Separation), Schwermetallentfernung (Heavy Metal Removal), Altlastensanierung (Contaminated Site Remediation), and Aktivkohlefiltration (Activated Carbon Filtration). Supporting these core systems are complementary services including Messungen (Measurements), Aktivkohleservice (Activated Carbon Service), Wartung & Service (Maintenance & Service), and an online Verfahrensauswahlgenerator (Process Selection Generator) tool. The company delivers over 7,000 systems to customers in 33+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Katalytische Nachverbrennung (Catalytic Oxidation) Custom-built catalytic oxidation systems that oxidize exhaust air pollutants into carbon dioxide and water at 280-450°C with autothermal operation capability, suitable for chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, coating, and printing industries. Containerized systems up to 20,000 m³/h capacity.
• Thermische Nachverbrennung (Thermal Oxidation / TNV) Thermal afterburning systems operating at 700-1,100°C with integrated heat exchangers for energy-efficient purification of complex exhaust streams including those with organosilicon compounds.
• Regenerative Nachverbrennung (Regenerative Oxidation / RNV) Two-chamber regenerative thermal oxidation systems using heat storage beds for high thermal efficiency and low energy costs, handling complex exhaust air streams including those with organosilicon compounds.
• Aufkonzentrierung (Concentration Systems) Combined adsorption and catalytic/thermal oxidation systems using rotating adsorption wheels to concentrate pollutants from large volumes of low-concentration exhaust air before treatment, significantly reducing energy requirements and system size.
• Aktivkohlefilter (Activated Carbon Filters for Exhaust Air) Fixed-bed activated carbon adsorption filters for VOC, solvent, hydrocarbon, and odor removal from industrial exhaust air, available as mobile drum filters, replaceable units, and 40-inch container systems.
• Katalytische Ammoniakoxidation (Catalytic Ammonia Oxidation) Selective catalytic oxidation systems converting gaseous ammonia to environmentally neutral nitrogen and water at 280-450°C with extremely low NOx formation, for drying, chemical, coating, and food industry applications.
• Wäscher (Gas Scrubbers / Counterflow Scrubbers) Vertical counterflow column scrubbers with random or structured packing (PE/PP or stainless steel 1.4301) for chemisorption of gaseous pollutants, available in continuous flow or recirculating configurations.
• Spezialprojekte (Special Projects / Custom Exhaust Air Solutions) Custom-designed exhaust air treatment solutions for unique or challenging applications that fall outside standard product specifications, tailored to specific customer requirements and pollutant profiles.
• Bauwasserhaltung & Grundwassersanierung (Construction Dewatering & Groundwater Remediation Systems) Mobile and stationary systems for construction water treatment and groundwater remediation, including activated carbon filters, automated pH neutralization, settling tanks, lamella clarifiers, ion exchange, and stripping systems for temporary and permanent water management.
• Lösemittelentfernung (Solvent Removal / Stripping Systems) High-performance stripping systems for removal of VOCs and organic solvents from process and wastewater, including standard, compact, vacuum, and steam stripping configurations.
• Ammoniumeliminierung (Ammonium Removal Systems)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 delivered treatment plants demonstrating proven reliability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group AG: Large German engineering group with separation, fluid handling, and water treatment technologies relevant to Prantner's Wasserreinigung business. While not focused on industrial exhaust air purification, GEA's water and process technology footprint makes it an adjacent comparable for the groundwater remediation and industrial wastewater business lines.
• Dürr AG: Large German industrial engineering group with a dedicated environmental technology division covering exhaust air purification, paint shop emissions, and solvent recovery. Significantly larger scale and broader portfolio than Prantner, but operates in the same core air pollution control category serving automotive, chemical, and industrial customers.
• Eisenmann: German environmental technology specialist historically focused on exhaust air purification, painting and finishing systems, and material flow automation. Direct adjacency to Prantner in industrial VOC abatement and catalytic/thermal afterburning technologies, serving many of the same chemical, automotive, and manufacturing end markets.
• Babcock & Wilcox: Major industrial firm with significant environmental products portfolio including emissions control systems (scrubbers, SCR/SNCR, fabric filters, oxidation) and water treatment capabilities. Comparable in product categories to Prantner but at substantially larger project scale, particularly in power generation and heavy industry.
• CECO Environmental Corp: Global provider of industrial air quality, emissions control, and filtration solutions with thermal oxidizer and scrubber product lines directly comparable to Prantner's. Publicly listed US firm offering broader portfolio across process ventilation, dust collection, and energy recovery segments beyond Prantner's Mittelstand niche.
• John Zink (Koch-Glitsch): Long-established US/European provider of combustion, emissions, and odor control solutions including thermal oxidizers, vapor recovery, and flare systems. Overlaps with Prantner's industrial exhaust treatment business for refinery, chemical, and process industry customers, but operates at larger project scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Anguil Environmental Systems: US-headquartered manufacturer of industrial air pollution control systems including regenerative thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, and concentrators. Closely matches Prantner's exhaust air purification product portfolio and engineered-system delivery model, with overlapping end markets in chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing.
• CTP Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH: Austrian specialist in regenerative thermal oxidation and exhaust air purification with comparable plant engineering capabilities. Highly analogous to Prantner in technology stack (RNV, TNV, KNV), target customers (chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial process air), and project-based sales model in the DACH region.

Regional players

• Wessels + Müller AG: German engineering firm with comparable focus on exhaust air purification, solvent recovery, and activated carbon adsorption systems. Closely matches Prantner in technology offering and German Mittelstand profile, serving overlapping chemical, pharmaceutical, and printing industry customers in the DACH region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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