MFL Fibre Cement

What MFL Fibre Cement does

MFL Fibre Cement (legal name: Maschinenfabrik Liezen Faserzementanlagen GesmbH) is an Austrian engineering company specializing in the design, manufacture, and supply of complete plants and equipment for the production of fibre cement sheets, panels, roofing, and facade products. Founded in 2000 as a spin-off from VOITH St. Pölten and integrated into the MFL Group (Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei GmbH), the company carries over 100 years of fibre cement engineering heritage and is the sole owner of the complete Hatschek/Voith process know-how. Its headquarters and engineering office sit in St. Pölten, Austria, while manufacturing — including an in-house steel foundry — is based in Liezen on a 220,000 m² factory footprint (66,000 m² production area) with direct rail connection.

The company's core offering centers on the Hatschek sheet machine (available in single-width and double-width configurations with 3–6 VATs), complemented by an integrated portfolio of cellulose preparation, silica grinding (via Christian Pfeiffer), raw material handling, mixing plants, process water circuits, waterjet cutting (KMT), pilers, transport systems, autoclaves, stack presses, and downstream handling equipment. It also sells spare parts (e.g., WRP series liquid ring vacuum pumps), automation systems through its exclusive ICS Automation partnership (PLC, safety PLC, ICS fit HMI/PCS, MES with ERP connection), and custom engineering and consulting services. Quantified performance claims include 60% lower thickness tolerance deviation versus standard norms, up to 12% raw material yield improvement via recycling and thickness control, 25% energy savings and 30% lower maintenance with double-width machines, and a 15-second piler cycle time.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of turnkey greenfield and brownfield plants, supplemented by recurring spare parts, automation hardware, and engineering services. The company sells directly to enterprise customers (fibre cement manufacturers and building materials companies) via an enterprise field sales motion, leveraging MFL Group's distribution network across more than 50 countries. Notable customers include Saint-Gobain South Africa (~53,000 tons/year capacity line), Swisspearl, PT Djabesmen (Indonesia), and unnamed customers in Poland, Mexico, Thailand, and Iran. The entity directly employs only 7 people (engineering-focused), while the broader MFL Group has ~1,000 employees. MFL Fibre Cement is a privately held, wholly-owned subsidiary of MFL Group with no external institutional investors evidenced.

Name

MFL Fibre Cement

Legal name

Maschinenfabrik Liezen Faserzementanlagen GesmbH

Website

https://mfl-fc.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MFL Fibre Cement is an Austrian engineering company that designs, manufactures, and supplies complete turnkey Hatschek-process fibre cement production plants, sheet machines, and ancillary equipment to global fibre cement manufacturers and building materials companies across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Capital Equipment for Fibre Cement Manufacturing

NAICS

Construction Machinery Manufacturing (33312)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete Equipment (Mixers, Pumps, Batching) (IMAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pulp, Paper & Wood Products Mill Construction (IMAFADAG)

Keywords

• Fibre cement plants
• Hatschek technology
• Industrial machinery
• Sheet production equipment
• Capital equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Pölten

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fibre Cement Plant Sales: Design, manufacture, and supply of complete turnkey plants and equipment for fibre cement production. Includes greenfield and brownfield plant projects with full engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and worldwide start-up services.
2. Spare Parts and Components: Supply of high-quality spare parts for fibre cement plants including vacuum pumps, forming rolls, sieve cylinders, and other critical components. Features immediate availability from stock and fast exchange with short downtimes.
3. Engineering and Consulting Services: Custom engineering solutions, scientific assistance, and support for production processes. Includes process controls up to MES systems with ERP connection.
4. Automation Systems: State-of-the-art control systems for safe and optimised operation of fibre cement plants including PLC systems, safety PLCs, and ICS fit HMI/PCS visualization systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MFL Fibre Cement (Maschinenfabrik Liezen Faserzementanlagen GesmbH) designs, engineers, and manufactures complete turnkey plants, machinery, and components for the production of fibre cement sheets and panels using the proprietary Hatschek process. The company supplies new plants, modernization/retrofit services, spare parts, and engineering support to fibre cement producers worldwide, and is the sole owner of the complete Hatschek/Voith fibre cement know-how.

Product overview

MFL Fibre Cement offers a comprehensive portfolio of fibre cement production systems and equipment. The core offering centers on Hatschek sheet machines (available in single-width and double-width configurations with 3-6 VATs) that form the heart of production. This core is complemented by integrated production system components including cellulose preparation, silica grinding (via Christian Pfeiffer partnership), raw material handling, mixing plants, process water circuits with closed-loop recycling, and various material handling equipment (pilers, transport carriages, depilers). Quality and maintenance systems include thickness control, felt cleaning, mould cleaning, and the Selectifier slurry screening system. Curing equipment encompasses stack presses, precuring tunnels, and autoclave systems. MFL also provides vacuum pumps (WRP series), cutting technologies including KMT waterjet cutting, and recycling systems (wet broke with shredder, hammer mill). Turnkey plant solutions encompass full engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and worldwide commissioning services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complete Fibre Cement Plants (Turnkey Lines) Full-scale, turnkey fibre cement sheet production lines designed, manufactured, and commissioned for industrial producers of fibre cement building products. Includes all main process equipment, control systems, and Hatschek process know-how transfer.
• Hatschek Sheet Machines Sheet-forming machines using the proprietary Hatschek process, which is the core technology for producing fibre cement sheets. MFL is the sole owner of the complete Hatschek/Voith know-how.
• Process Equipment and Components for Fibre Cement Production Range of standalone fibre cement process equipment and components such as rotary filters, vacuum pumps, sheet stackers, and felt cleaning units, supplied to existing fibre cement producers as individual units or as part of modernization projects.
• Plant Modernization and Retrofit Services Engineering, equipment supply, and installation services for modernizing and retrofitting existing fibre cement plants to improve output, efficiency, and product quality using current Hatschek technology.
• Spare Parts and After-Sales Service Spare parts, technical support, and after-sales service for installed MFL fibre cement plants, sheet machines, and process equipment, supporting continuous operation of customer production lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Raw material yield improvement up to 12%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ICS AutomationcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2000Exclusive long-term partnership for automation systems. ICS Automation handles all hardware and software engineering for electrical control of complete sheet production lines. They implement process controls up to MES systems with ERP connection, deliver control cabinets worldwide, and provide 24/7 worldwide customer support. Experts in retrofits including replacement of old controls and reprogramming.
• Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Partnership for ball mill production and sand analysis to optimize grinding processes in silica preparation. Christian Pfeiffer conducts material tests including grindability tests to specify grinding plant dimensions, verifies correlation between particle size distribution and silica sand quality, and determines material density for ideal silica sand quality. Also supplies ball mills for fibre cement production.
• MFL Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Parent company and manufacturing partner within MFL Group. Produces precise steel castings, individual components, serial production parts, and complete machines and plants. Houses in-house steel foundry for top-grade castings. Holds multiple production certificates including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KHD Humboldt Wedag: Supplier of cement plant equipment, grinding technology, and pyroprocessing systems. Comparable as a full-scope cement and building materials plant OEM.
• FLSmidth: Global supplier of cement and minerals processing equipment and plants. Overlaps with MFL in supplying complete production lines to building materials manufacturers.
• Sinoma (CNBM): China-based cement engineering and equipment provider with global reach; emerging as a competitive exporter of complete cement and fibre cement plants to developing markets.
• Metso: Global industrial incumbent supplying equipment and plants for aggregates, mining, and minerals processing. Overlaps broadly with MFL's plant-scale capital equipment offerings.

Direct peers

• Andritz: Pulp, paper, and fibre-processing machinery OEM with technology heritage overlapping the Hatschek-style sheet-forming process used in fibre cement production.
• Gebr. Pfeiffer: Manufacturer of vertical roller mills and grinding equipment for cement, slag, and minerals. Direct competitor in grinding-class equipment adjacent to MFL's silica grinding scope.
• BHS-Sonthofen: Supplies mixing, recycling, and processing machinery for building materials and minerals. Overlaps with MFL in wet broke recycling, hammer mills, and slurry processing equipment.
• Voith: Original developer of the Hatschek process machinery; still operates in pulp & paper machinery adjacent to fibre cement production. Direct historical and technological peer to MFL Fibre Cement.
• Loesche: Specialist in vertical roller mills for cement and ore processing. Comparable as a German engineering firm supplying grinding-class equipment to building materials producers.

Others

• Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik: Sibling MFL Group company supplying ball mills and grinding-process engineering. Although not a competitor, it is a directly adjacent mechanical-engineering peer within the same corporate group as MFL Fibre Cement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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