What EBNER GROUP does

EBNER GROUP is a privately held Austrian industrial technology conglomerate headquartered in Leonding, Austria, operating two distinct business units: Thermal Processes and Advanced Materials. The Thermal Processes unit designs, engineers, produces, assembles, and commissions industrial heat treatment, melting, and casting facilities for the steel, non-ferrous metals, and aluminum industries. The Advanced Materials unit focuses on crystal growth of sapphire and silicon carbide for semiconductor, optoelectronics, automotive, and renewable energy applications. The group comprises approximately 15 specialized subsidiaries — including EBNER, EED, Gautschi, HPI, CRC, TPS, Hazelett, GNA, EQMS within Thermal Processes and FAMETEC, ARCTIC Sapphire, EEMCO, SiCreate, ARCTIC SiC within Advanced Materials — with operating offices in Austria, USA, China, India, Canada, Italy, and Mexico, and a global installed base spanning at least 25 countries.

The company's core technology portfolio includes the proprietary Hazelett Twin-Belt Caster (continuous aluminum strip casting, invented in 1948 with 100+ lines installed globally), GREENBAFx (electrically direct-heated decarbonization furnace with heat recovery and passive process hood, of which the world's first commercial sale was completed with ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt), HICON/H2 (hydrogen-atmosphere bell-type annealing for the steel wire industry), ECOMODE (energy-optimized furnace concept), SIMCAL (gas-tight annealing simulator for continuous annealing lines reaching temperatures up to 1,260 °C and cooling rates up to 200 K/s·mm), TPS plasma burners (CO2-free induction-based plasma heating for industrial decarbonization), and CASTechnology (next-generation aluminum casting). Registered brand identities include HICON, GREENBAFx, CASTechnology, and ECOMODE. Hazelett's Twin-Belt Casting Lines produce a significant share of global building and construction sheet, foil/fin stock, road signs, truck trailers, and slugs for impact extrusions.

EBNER operates as a full-service enterprise capital equipment provider with direct field sales to industrial customers, executing projects from engineering through commissioning globally. Revenue is generated on a project basis from the sale of large industrial furnaces and casting systems to enterprise steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals producers, with multi-decade customer relationships (e.g., C.D. Waelzholz ECOMODE partnership) and notable single-project customers including ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt, Valbruna, and Jiangsu Tiangong Tools. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored to project specifications. The group is family-controlled with Robert Ebner serving as CEO, and has expanded through targeted acquisitions — Hazelett (2021) and the completion of full GNA ownership (June 2024, following the 2019 majority-stake purchase) — along with the internal founding of TPS (2020) for CO2-free plasma heating technology. The company has positioned itself at the intersection of industrial decarbonization (GREENBAFx, HICON/H2, ECOMODE, TPS) and high-performance semiconductor materials (sapphire and silicon carbide crystal growth), aligning with two durable structural tailwinds.

Name

EBNER GROUP

Legal name

EBNER Corporate Service Group GmbH

Website

https://ebnergroup.cc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EBNER GROUP is a privately held Austrian industrial technology conglomerate operating two business units: Thermal Processes (industrial heat treatment, melting, and casting furnaces for steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals) and Advanced Materials (sapphire and silicon carbide crystal growth for semiconductors).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Furnaces and Heat Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994), Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Treatment & Thermal Processing Furnaces (Hardening, Annealing, Induction) (IMAHADAI), Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Industrial furnace systems
• Heat treatment facilities
• Metal casting equipment
• Continuous aluminum casting
• Crystal growth technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Leonding

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Furnace Sales and Commissioning: EBNER GROUP designs, engineers, produces, assembles, and commissions large industrial furnaces and casting systems. Revenue is generated from the sale of capital equipment to steel, non-ferrous metals, and aluminum producers. The full-service offering includes installation and commissioning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EBNER GROUP designs, engineers, produces, assembles, and commissions large industrial furnaces and casting systems for heat treatment, melting, and casting in the steel, non-ferrous metals, and aluminum industries. Through its Thermal Processes business unit it supplies capital equipment such as roller hearth furnaces, annealing furnaces, aluminum melting and holding furnaces, and Twin-Belt Casting Lines. Its Advanced Materials business unit performs crystal growth of sapphire and silicon carbide for the semiconductor, optoelectronics, automotive, and renewable energy industries.

Product overview

EBNER GROUP operates as a diversified industrial technology company with two main business units. The Thermal Processes unit encompasses multiple specialized brands (EBNER, EED, Gautschi, HPI, CRC, TPS, Hazelett, GNA, EQMS) providing heat treatment, melting, and casting technologies for steel, non-ferrous metals, and aluminum industries. The Advanced Materials unit (FAMETEC, ARCTIC Sapphire, EEMCO, SiCreate, ARCTIC SiC) focuses on crystal growth of sapphire and silicon carbide for semiconductor applications. Key products include GREENBAFx® (decarbonization furnace), HICON/H₂® (hydrogen annealing), SIMCAL (annealing simulator), STC roller hearth furnaces, Compact Coil Furnace, and Hazelett's Twin-Belt Caster technology. The company also offers plasma burner technology (TPS) for CO2-free industrial heating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HICON Journal: EBNER GROUP's customer journal for progress in industrial furnace technology, published twice yearly since 1993.
• GREENBAFx
• CASTechnology
• ECOMODE
• HICON/H2
• SIMCAL

Products and services

• EBNER Industrial Furnaces Main brand of industrial furnaces providing heat treatment, melting, and casting technologies for the steel, non-ferrous metals, and aluminum industries. EBNER designs, engineers, produces, assembles, and commissions these furnace systems as a full-service offering.
• EED Protective Gas Roller Hearth Furnaces (STC) Specializes in protective gas roller hearth furnaces (STC furnaces) for heat treatment of bars, wires, copper tubes, and other products to improve microstructure uniformity and mechanical processing capability.
• Hazelett Twin-Belt Caster Continuous aluminum casting technology for producing flat rolled aluminum products including building & construction sheet, foil/fin stock, road signs, truck trailers, and slugs for impact extrusions. Over 100 Twin-Belt Casting Lines are operating in 25 countries worldwide.
• GNA Aluminum Melting and Holding Furnaces Aluminum melting and holding furnaces, homogenizing and annealing furnaces, and cathode sealing equipment. Technologies include rotary furnace, EMS pump, regenerative burners, and CO2-free burners.
• TPS Plasma Burner CO2-free plasma burner concept for industrial applications that uses induction to create plasma. Critical components do not contact the plasma. Enables carbon-neutral aluminum melting and can replace gas burners in existing installations.
• GREENBAFx Decarbonization Furnace An electrically direct-heated furnace with heat recovery and a passive process hood, combining emission-free operation with highest energy efficiency for industrial decarbonization.
• HICON/H2 Hydrogen Annealing Furnace Bell-type furnace installation with hydrogen atmosphere for the steel wire industry, enabling hydrogen annealing for reduced emissions and improved efficiency.
• HICON/H2 SIMCAL Annealing Simulator Highly flexible, gas-tight annealing simulator for continuous annealing lines that simulates heat treatment processes in laboratory scale, enabling process optimization and development of new products without disrupting production.
• Compact Coil Furnace (CCF) Energy-optimized furnace concept for heat treatment of individual coils, combining modern technology with high efficiency and setting new standards in coil heat treatment.
• CASTechnology Innovative casting technology developed by Hazelett with potential to fundamentally change the aluminum casting industry.
• ECOMODE Energy-Optimized Furnace Energy-optimized furnace concept improving economic and ecological performance of industrial heat treatment processes.
• Gautschi Heat Treatment and Melting Technologies Engineering, production, assembly, and commissioning of innovative heat treatment and melting technologies for the aluminum industry, including the Hybrid Vario Mould (HVM) walzbarrenkokille (billet mold).
• HPI High Performance Industrial Technology High performance industrial technology specializing in engineering and production of innovative heat treatment and casting solutions.
• EQMS Manufacturing Services Manufacturing services providing locally manufactured EBNER-quality products for the Mexican market, with over 50% capacity available for external customers.
• FAMETEC Sapphire Crystal Growth Crystal growth technology for sapphire, serving the semiconductor industry and high-performance material applications.
• ARCTIC Sapphire Crystal Growth Sapphire crystal growth for the semiconductor industry, used in optoelectronics and high-performance applications in automotive and renewable energy sectors.
• SiCreate Silicon Carbide Crystal Growth Silicon carbide crystal growth technology for semiconductor applications and high-performance materials in automotive and renewable energy industries.
• ARCTIC SiC Crystal Growth Silicon carbide crystal growth for the semiconductor industry, used in high-performance applications in the automotive sector and renewable energy.
• EEMCO Advanced Materials (Sapphire and Silicon Carbide) Advanced materials company specializing in sapphire and silicon carbide crystal growth for various industries including semiconductor and high-performance applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 HAZELETT Twin-Belt Casting Lines operating in 25 countries, producing a significant portion of the world's building & construction sheet, foil/fin stock, road signs, truck trailers, and slugs for impact extrusions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ted Phenix (GNA Founder)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2024Ted Phenix founded GNA (aluminum melting and holding furnaces) in approximately 1983. In 2019, EBNER GROUP acquired a majority stake. On June 24, 2024, EBNER completed its acquisition to 100% ownership. Ted Phenix led GNA for 41 years, and the partnership evolved into a close personal friendship with EBNER CEO Robert Ebner.
• EBNER Industrieofenbau (Hazelett strategic partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021David Hazelett initiated a key technical relationship with EBNER Industrieofenbau, culminating in Hazelett joining the EBNER GROUP in 2021. This strategic partnership integrated Hazelett's Twin-Belt Caster technology and CASTechnology into EBNER's portfolio of thermal process solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Danieli & C. Italian manufacturer of plants and equipment for the metals industry, including steelmaking, continuous casting, rolling mills, and processing lines. Direct competitor to EBNER across steel and non-ferrous metals equipment categories with global service footprint.
• Tenova (Techint Group): Italian-headquartered supplier of technologies and services for metals and mining industries, including heat treatment furnaces, reheating furnaces, and decarbonization solutions. Directly comparable to EBNER's thermal processes portfolio and customer base in steel and aluminum.
• Primetals Technologies: Joint venture backed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries driving integrated ironmaking, steelmaking, rolling, and continuous casting solutions. Competes with EBNER's Hazelett in continuous casting and adjacent thermal process equipment for steel and aluminum producers globally.
• Andritz AG: Austrian-headquartered global supplier of industrial equipment, plants, and services for hydropower, pulp & paper, metals processing, and separation. Its metals division directly competes with EBNER in heat treatment furnaces, strip processing, and decarbonization technologies for the steel and aluminum industries.
• Fives Group: French industrial engineering group with metals and aluminum divisions offering reheating furnaces, heat treatment lines, and decarbonization solutions for steel and aluminum producers. Comparable to EBNER's thermal processes portfolio, particularly in aluminum casthouse equipment.
• SMS group: German family-owned metallurgical plant builder offering integrated equipment, automation, and digital services for steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals producers. Direct competitor to EBNER in heat treatment and continuous casting equipment, with a broader portfolio spanning entire metallurgical plants.

Direct peers

• Otto Junker GmbH: German specialist in industrial furnaces for melting, holding, and heat treatment of non-ferrous and precious metals. Comparable to EBNER's EED and Gautschi units in protective atmosphere furnaces and copper/stainless steel processing.
• Inductotherm Group: US-based specialist in induction melting and heating equipment for metals, with strong presence in ferrous and non-ferrous foundry applications. Competes with EBNER's melting and holding furnace offerings and overlaps in aluminum and specialty alloys.
• Ajax Tocco Magnethermic (Park Ohio): US-based designer and manufacturer of induction heating and melting systems for forging, heat treatment, and steel processing. Competes with EBNER in industrial heat treatment equipment, particularly for specialty alloys and steel wire.
• Pyrotek: Global supplier of high-temperature materials, equipment, and engineered services for aluminum, ferrous, and non-ferrous metal producers. Overlaps with EBNER in aluminum casthouse equipment, molten metal handling, and decarbonization technologies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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