Cemac Technologies

What Cemac Technologies does

Cemac Technologies is an Australian privately-held engineering solutions provider specializing in recycling and resource recovery machinery for the circular economy. Founded in 2017 by Eric Paulsen and headquartered in Carrum Downs, Victoria, the company operates as the authorized Australia and New Zealand distribution and integration partner for a portfolio of more than fourteen global recycling technology OEMs including EREMA (plastics recycling), WEIMA (shredding and briquetting), STADLER (sorting plants and ballistic separation), TOMRA (sensor-based sorting), BHS Sonthofen (rotor shredders), Sorema (plastic washing), SPALECK (screening), PLASMAC (extruders), Strautmann (baling), MACPRESSE (balers), Pollutex (dust suppression), Wagner Magnete (metal separation), U-TECH (RFID safety systems), and PolyPerception (AI waste analytics). The company offers an end-to-end workflow spanning sensor sorting, mechanical separation, washing, shredding, screening, ballistic separation, briquetting, baling, dewatering, dust suppression, and AI-enabled material analytics.

The company's revenue model combines one-time equipment sales of capital plant with multi-year engineering service contracts (process design, machinery selection, layout design, business case modelling, technology assessment, peer reviews, installation, and commissioning) and recurring monthly maintenance and spare parts supply. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales direct to recycling operators, MRFs, municipal waste processors, packaging manufacturers, woodworking companies, and retail/distribution centres, supported by a website enquiry system and a network of service technicians across Australian states. Customer segments are weighted toward recycling and waste management, packaging, municipal and commercial waste, with secondary exposure to woodworking and retail/distribution. Pricing is quote-based on custom specifications with no publicly disclosed price list.

Recent strategic activity has centred on expanding the partner portfolio and bringing partner-side innovations (EREMA VOLEX degassing, DischargePro laser filter control, ReFresher anti-odour, Strautmann AutoLoadBaler, PolyPerception AI analytics) to the ANZ market. The 100% privately owned, founder-controlled structure with no disclosed institutional capital or headcount figures limits financial visibility, and the company's competitive position rests primarily on its regional distribution rights and engineering integration expertise rather than proprietary IP.

Name

Cemac Technologies

Legal name

CEMAC Technologies

Website

https://cemactech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cemac Technologies is an Australia-based, privately-owned engineering solutions provider that distributes, integrates, and services recycling and resource recovery machinery from 14+ global OEM partners across Australia and New Zealand. It sells capital equipment, engineering services, and maintenance to MRFs, packaging operators, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycling Machinery

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Recycling machinery
• Waste processing equipment
• Resource recovery solutions
• Plastics recycling systems
• Recycling engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carrum Downs, Victoria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of recycling and resource recovery machinery including shredders, balers, screens, sorting machines, and complete plant systems from technology partners such as EREMA, WEIMA, STADLER, TOMRA, and others.
2. Engineering Services: Process design engineering and consultancy, machinery selection and scoping, layout design and integration engineering, business case analysis and modelling, technology assessment, peer reviews, and installation services.
3. Spare Parts and Maintenance: Supply of spare parts for supplier machinery along with installation, fitting, and maintenance services by full-time servicing technicians.
4. Technology Sourcing and Supply: Access to global network of technology vendors, industry platforms and equipment suppliers for sourcing and supply of technologies to suit customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cemac Technologies supplies recycling and resource recovery machinery solutions, representing global technology partners such as EREMA, WEIMA, STADLER, and TOMRA across Australia and New Zealand. The company delivers integrated equipment lines, engineering services, and aftermarket support to help customers process waste streams, plastics, and recyclable materials. It also offers AI-based waste analytics and digital tools to monitor and optimize recycling operations.

Product overview

Cemac Technologies is a solution provider for recycling machinery and technologies for the circular economy, offering a portfolio of equipment from world-leading technology partners combined with engineering services. The core product portfolio includes: Sensor Based Sorting (TOMRA-based), Plastic Washing (Sorema), Plastics Recycling (EREMA VACUREMA/VACUNITE/INTAREMA and PLASMAC extruders), Shredding/Crushing/Granulating (WEIMA, BHS Sonthofen), Screening (SPALECK, STADLER), Ballistic Separation (STADLER), Sorting Plants (STADLER turn-key plants), Windsifters (Westeria), Metal Separation (Wagner Magnete), Briquetting (WEIMA), Baling (Macpresse, Strautmann), Dewatering/Compression (WEIMA-Puehler), Dust Suppression (Pollutex), and Personal Protection Systems (U-TECH FLEX). The company also offers the PolyPerception AI waste analytics platform for computer vision-based material analysis. Engineering services include process design, machinery selection, layout design, business case analysis, technology assessment, peer reviews, sourcing/supply, installation, maintenance, and spare parts. The portfolio is built around partnering with global market leaders rather than manufacturing in-house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycling and Resource Recovery Machinery Solutions
• Engineering Services
• AI Waste Analytics Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Paarhammer reduced waste by 95% and generates 4 tonnes of briquettes per week while reducing landfill to 1.5m3 per week (saving approximately 2000 m3 per year)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• EREMAcoreTechnology or IntegrationEREMA is the world's leading manufacturer of plastics recycling machines with more than 6500 installations globally. They provide high end solutions for post industrial and post consumer plastics recycling including food grade recycling from sheet to Bottle to Bottle. CEMAC technologies is their authorized representative in Australia and New Zealand.
• WEIMA MaschinenbaucoreTechnology or IntegrationWEIMA is known worldwide for high standards in shredders and briquette presses. With over 1200 machines produced each year, WEIMA solves the world's size reduction problems. CEMAC technologies represents WEIMA in Australia.
• STADLERcoreTechnology or IntegrationSTADLER is a market leader for sorting plants with over 250 sorting plants and over 800 components sold worldwide. They are known for ballistic separators with over 750 units sold globally.
• TOMRAcoreTechnology or IntegrationTOMRA is the world market leader in sorting applications. CEMAC technologies works with TOMRA utilizing a range of scanning technologies including Near Infra Red, Colour, Visual, Infra Red, Laser, induction, X-ray transmission and X-ray fluorescence and LED.
• BHS SonthofensecondaryTechnology or IntegrationBHS Sonthofen provides rotor shredders, universal shredders, and Biogrinder systems for impact, shock and shearing forces for selective size reduction of materials.
• WesteriasecondaryTechnology or IntegrationWesteria provides patented windsifter technology with uniform single-layer distribution for excellent separating results. Technology separates heavy and light materials into 2 or 3 fractions.
• SoremasecondaryTechnology or IntegrationSorema provides plastics washing plants from individual components to turnkey plant integrations for film, bulk bags, and food grade hot wash solutions for PET and HDPE.
• SPALECKsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationSPALECK provides recycling waste screens trusted by leading recycling companies worldwide. Well engineered design ensures reliability in 24/7 operation.
• PLASMACsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPLASMAC provides ALPHA and OMEGA recycling extruders using unique Short Screw Technology (SST) with dual diameter 8:1 L/D ratio screw for minimal material degradation and highest quality pellets.
• StrautmannsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationStrautmann provides auto-baling machinery including the AutoLoadBaler for supermarkets and distribution centres, automating cardboard compaction process.
• MACPRESSEsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationMACPRESSE designs and manufactures balers, plants, shredders and machines in Milan, Italy. Products meet all production requirements for waste treatment, paper recycling, plastic recycling, biomass, logistics and agriculture.
• PollutexsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPollutex provides dust suppression systems using Pallax Foam, a biodegradable and non-hazardous dust-binding agent to control and eliminate dust in industrial settings.
• Wagner MagnetesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationWagner Magnete is a German manufacturer of magnet technologies and metal separating machines, founded in 1935. Known for quality, safety, and reliability in metal separation.
• U-TECHsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationU-TECH provides the U-TECH FLEX Personal Protection System using state-of-the-art RFID technology that shuts down machinery when employees enter hazardous areas. Fully certified for Australian recycling industry.
• PolyPerceptioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEMAC technologies announced strategic partnership with PolyPerception, a Netherlands-based AI technology company specializing in advanced computer vision systems for waste and recycling operations. PolyPerception provides real-time waste composition analysis and sorting optimization using deep learning algorithms.
• Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP)minorOthersCEMAC technologies is a proud member of the Australian Institute of Packaging, supporting the packaging industry's sustainability initiatives.
• MGA Independent Businesses AustraliaminorOthersCEMAC technologies is a proud corporate partner of MGA Independent Businesses Australia, supporting independent retailers in Australia.
• Waste Management and Resource Recovery (WMRR)minorOthersCEMAC technologies is a member of WMRR, supporting the waste management and resource recovery industry in Australia.
• AORA (Australian Organics Recycling Association)minorOthersCEMAC technologies is a member of AORA, supporting organic waste recycling and the circular economy.
• Victorian Chamber of CommerceminorOthersCEMAC technologies holds membership with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce, supporting Victorian business community.
• Australian Forest Products Association (AFA)minorOthersCEMAC technologies is a member of AFA, supporting the Australian forest products industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wastech Engineering: Australian-based recycling and resource recovery plant builder and equipment integrator serving the ANZ market. Directly comparable regional systems integrator competing for the same MRF and industrial recycling capex projects.
• Sutco RecyclingTechnik: German sorting plant and recycling systems integrator delivering turnkey MRFs and post-consumer sorting systems. Direct comparable in plant engineering and recycling line integration.
• Machinex: Canadian recycling systems integrator offering sorting plants, MRFs, and turnkey plant engineering globally. Closest international comparable to CEMAC's turnkey systems-integration business model.
• Eldan Recycling: Danish manufacturer and integrator of recycling equipment for tyres, cables, WEEE, and mixed waste. Comparable as a multi-technology systems integrator in the recycling equipment value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Komptech: Leading European shredder and waste treatment equipment manufacturer with global distribution. Comparable as a broader incumbent supplying shredding technology that overlaps with WEIMA's portfolio.
• EREMA Group: World-leading plastics recycling machinery manufacturer and CEMAC's flagship technology partner (6,500+ installations globally). Comparable as a broader incumbent in the plastics recycling equipment market that could bypass CEMAC with direct ANZ presence.
• TOMRA: World market leader in sensor-based sorting for recycling and food. Comparable as a global incumbent whose products CEMAC distributes, and a direct threat if TOMRA establishes ANZ direct sales.
• Lindner-Recyclingtech: Global shredding and recycling technology manufacturer serving waste management, scrap, and MRF operators. Comparable as a broader incumbent in size-reduction equipment overlapping with CEMAC's offerings.
• UNTHA Shredding Technology: Austrian shredding technology manufacturer serving the wood, waste, and recycling sectors. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same shredding and briquetting use cases in ANZ and globally.

Others

• BHS Sonthofen: German rotor-shredder and process technology supplier and CEMAC technology partner. Comparable as an enabling equipment provider whose products CEMAC integrates into ANZ recycling lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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