What Sodimate does

Sodimate is a French private industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1980 to commercialize André Taupin's 1959 patent for the flexible screw conveyor, specializing in bulk powder handling, storage, dosing, preparation, and injection equipment for water and wastewater treatment, flue gas cleaning, and industrial process applications. The company designs and manufactures mechanical bin activators (arch breakers), screw feeders, flexible screw conveyors, lime slakers, MBV twin-shaft paddle sludge mixers, hydroejectors, polymer preparation units, and silos ranging from 20 m³ to 130 m³, anchored around a proprietary 3-in-1 integrated system combining an arch breaker, isolation slide gate, and screw feeder. Established patents include the Sodimicrocarb refining module for PFAS/micropollutant treatment and the mechanical discharger for lime alkalization, with over 100 successfully metered powder products and thousands of installations worldwide.

The company operates as SODIMATE E&S, a Simplified Joint Stock Company registered in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France with €1,800,000 in registered capital, and maintains six wholly-owned subsidiaries across France, the United States (Chicago), Germany (Rodgau), Spain (Sant Joan Despi), China (Shanghai), and Mexico (Querétaro), supplemented by authorized distributors in Finland (Hyxo OY), Poland (Equimo), the Middle East (SODITECH), and the UK (Spirotech). Sodimate's revenue model is primarily project-based capital equipment sales with custom negotiated pricing, 10-14 week EXW lead times, plus turnkey engineering services, spare parts, and technical support as secondary revenue streams. Customer segments span municipal water utilities, industrial companies (chemicals, agriculture, food processing, pulp and paper, battery manufacturing), engineering firms and system integrators (Stereau, Veolia, Techfina), and waste incineration facilities, with documented references including SDEA (France), Kymen Vesi (Finland), Nakheel Properties (UAE), Grupa Azoty (Poland), and a Japanese battery manufacturing facility.

Name

Sodimate

Legal name

SODIMATE E&S

Website

https://sodimate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sodimate is a French industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bulk powder handling, dosing, and injection systems for municipal water treatment, wastewater plants, and flue gas cleaning, serving utilities and industrial operators across 10 countries via subsidiaries and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bulk Powder Handling Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB)

Keywords

• Bulk powder handling
• Water treatment equipment
• Lime dosing systems
• Sludge stabilization equipment
• Flexible screw conveyors

Headquarters

HQ city

Cormeilles-en-Parisis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales (Capital Equipment): Sodimate designs, manufactures, and sells bulk powder handling equipment including mechanical bin activators, silos, screw feeders, conveyors, mixers, lime slakers, and hydroejectors. Equipment is sold as standalone units or as integrated turnkey systems to municipal water utilities, wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, and engineering firms. Sales are project-based, typically with lead times of 10–14 weeks EXW for standard solutions.
2. Turnkey Systems and Engineering Solutions: Sodimate provides complete engineered systems including design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and operational handover. Case studies reference turnkey projects (e.g., Drusenheim WWTP modernization, Deira Island wastewater plant, Georgia sludge stabilization unit) where Sodimate handles engineering, dismantling, assembly, and crane installation. Professional services including custom documentation packages are offered as add-ons.
3. Spare Parts and Technical Support: Sodimate offers spare parts and technical support services for its equipment, including retrofits of existing installations. The company provides installation support, on-site supervision, commissioning, and operational handover with local teams. Documentation packages including drawings, P&IDs, OMMs, and data sheets are available as part of pre-sale or aftermarket services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Sodimate designs, manufactures, and sells bulk powder handling, storage, dosing, preparation, and injection equipment for municipal water treatment, wastewater treatment, and flue gas treatment applications. Core offerings include mechanical bin activators (arch breakers), screw feeders, flexible screw conveyors, sludge mixers, lime slakers, silos, polymer preparation units, and the patented Sodimicrocarb refining module, sold as standalone units or integrated turnkey systems to industrial clients, utilities, and engineering firms.

Product overview

Sodimate provides industrial bulk handling and storage equipment with three integrated product lines: powder handling equipment (mechanical bin activators, screw feeders, flexible conveyors, pneumatic systems, silos), slurry processing equipment (lime slakers, preparation tanks, hydro ejectors, pumps), and polymer preparation units (Polymatic E, Polymatic P, Polymatique SIR). Their signature 3-in-1 systems combine arch breaker, isolation slide gate, and screw feeder for efficient discharge and transport of dry chemicals. Equipment serves water/wastewater treatment, flue gas treatment, industrial, and agricultural applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sodimicrocarb: A patented refining and dosing module that 'dust-removes' and wets activated carbon before injection into fluidized bed reactors for PFAS and micropollutant treatment. Designed to eliminate fines and protect downstream filtration equipment.

Products and services

• Mechanical Bin Activator Patented arch breaker technology that extracts powder horizontally across the entire cone surface using a rotating paddle turbine, preventing arching or clogging in silos. Designed for municipal and industrial powder handling applications.
• Bulk Bag Discharger/Unloader Equipment for unloading bulk bags of dry reagents and powders, used in water treatment and industrial powder handling operations.
• Screw Feeder Equipment for metering and controlling the feed rate of powder materials, mechanically synchronized with the bin activator for precise dosing.
• Flexible Screw Conveyor type DMR Flexible conveyor system using a rotating helical screw inside a flexible tube to move bulk powders, granules, and cohesive materials with configurable tube-to-screw gaps.
• Injector Screw type ID Screw designed to prevent moisture backflow into the system, protecting metering units from humidity during powder injection operations.
• Pneumatic Conveying Systems Systems for pneumatically transporting powder materials over distances in industrial and water treatment applications.
• Loss in Weight Feeder Gravimetric feeding system using load cells for precise measurement of material consumption, used in flue gas treatment and reagent dosing applications.
• Bulk Storage Silos for Dry Reagents Storage silos designed for bulk storage of dry powder reagents with capacities ranging from 20 m³ to 130 m³.
• Flobin Unloader Equipment for unloading powdered materials from containers, used in industrial powder handling operations.
• Hydro Ejector for PAC and Microsand In-line dosing device for injecting powdered activated carbon (PAC) and microsand directly into water networks via water jet, eliminating need for preparation tanks.
• Slurry Tank Preparation tank for mixing and preparing lime milk slurry and other reagent solutions.
• Lime Slaker Equipment for converting quicklime (CaO) into lime milk by controlled mixing with water, managing exothermic reactions in water treatment applications.
• Skid of Pump Pump system for transporting lime slurry and other reagents as part of integrated dosing installations.
• Vertical Scrubber Scrubbing equipment for gas treatment applications, used in flue gas cleaning and emission control processes.
• Sludge Mixer type MBV Twin-shaft paddle mixer for optimal lime-sludge mixing, available in MBV 150, MBV 240, and MBV 350 sizes with removable covers and Hardox blades.
• Sludge Conveyors Conveyor systems for transporting dewatered sludge, including single and dual-shaft notched screws, retrieval screws, and pivot-mounted distribution screws.
• Biological Polymer Preparation Unit Preparation system for biological and green polymers in powder or emulsion form, for water and wastewater treatment applications.
• Polymatic E Dosing System Dosing system specifically designed for emulsion polymers in water treatment applications.
• Polymatic P Dosing System Dosing system for powder polymers preparation in water treatment applications.
• Polymatique SIR

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% dryness achieved after lime treatment (from 20% dry solids content), enabling improved sludge stacking and disposal at Niedermodern WWTP
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and secondary.

• SODITECHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 October 2024SODITECH represented Sodimate at WETEX Dubai 2024, the must-attend event for water, energy, and environmental technology sectors in the Middle East. SODITECH serves as Sodimate's representative for the Middle East market.
• Hyxo OYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Finnish distributor of Sodimate, specializing in water treatment. Hyxo supplied Sodimate equipment for Kymen Vesi's lime alkalization system modernization at the Kuivala plant in Utti, Finland. Installation was handled by Terco Engineering Oy. Hyxo also participated in ENERGIA Finland 2024 alongside Sodimate's Technical Sales Engineer.
• EquimocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Polish distributor of Sodimate. Equimo and Sodimate equipped two complete lime milk preparation plants at Grupa Azoty S.A. in Tarnów, Poland, as part of a water treatment system modernization designed and implemented by ste AQUA SEEN Sp z o. o.
• SpirotechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK distributor of Sodimate. Spirotech hosted Sodimate employee Gwennoline Colin for a two-week immersion at their Sawtry office, marking the beginning of a French-UK partnership. Sodimate and Spirotech collaborate on powder handling solutions for the UK market.
• StereaukeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStereau is a leading French engineering firm specializing in water treatment plant design and construction. Sodimate has partnered with Stereau on multiple projects including the Bras des Calumets drinking water treatment plant modernization on Reunion Island (CIREST contract) and the drinking water facility in Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. Sodimate supplies critical equipment (lime silos, mixers, hydroejectors) as part of Stereau's turnkey plant projects.
• TechfinakeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechfina partnered with Sodimate to upgrade the sludge stabilization system at the Niedermodern wastewater treatment plant operated by SDEA. Techfina served as the integrating partner managing the overall project execution with Sodimate supplying the MBV 240 mixer, screw conveyors, and silo discharge/feeder system.
• SDEA (Syndicat des Eaux et de l'Assainissement Alsace-Moselle)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSDEA is the Alsace-Moselle Water and Sanitation Authority operating multiple wastewater treatment plants. SDEA operates the Drusenheim WWTP and Niedermodern WWTP where Sodimate equipment was installed as part of modernization projects through partners Techfina and Sogea.
• SogeakeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSogea is the contractor for the Drusenheim Wastewater Treatment Plant modernization project, operated by SDEA. Sodimate contributed equipment for this turnkey project, which involved replacing an outdated installation with modern high-performance equipment including a 50 m³ quicklime silo and sludge conveyor system.
• Veolia (Ronaval)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVeolia, through its subsidiary Ronaval, operates multiple wastewater treatment plants where Sodimate equipment has been installed. At the Givors WWTP (managed by SYSEG), Sodimate worked jointly with Veolia to optimize the sludge treatment system. At Bourgoin-Jallieu, Ronaval collaborated with Sodimate on a flue gas treatment installation retrofit.
• Terco Engineering OysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTerco Engineering Oy was responsible for the installation of Sodimate equipment at Kymen Vesi's Kuivala plant in Finland. CEO Ari Saari noted the long-term cost advantages of lime over lye and praised Sodimate's modern solutions.
• Nakheel PropertieskeyOthersNakheel Properties, known for artificial island developments (Palm Jumeirah, Deira Islands), is developing Deira Island with a wastewater treatment plant capable of treating 36,000 m³/day (expandable to 60,000). Sodimate supplied sludge stabilization equipment for this plant.
• ste AQUA SEEN Sp z o. o.keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPolish engineering firm that designed and implemented the water treatment system modernization at Grupa Azoty S.A. in Tarnów, for which Sodimate and Equimo supplied equipment.
• Kymen Vesi OykeyOthersKymen Vesi Oy operates the Kuivala artificial groundwater plant serving residents and businesses in the Kotka and Hamina regions of Southern Kymenlaakso. The company modernized its lime alkalization system using Sodimate equipment supplied through Hyxo Oy and installed by Terco Engineering Oy.
• Grupa Azoty S.A.keyOthersOne of the main players in the Polish fertilizer market and a key player in the European chemical industry. Products used in agriculture, food, automotive, and electrical engineering industries. Two lime milk preparation plants equipped by Sodimate/Equimo at its Tarnów facility.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gericke: Swiss-headquartered specialist in bulk material handling and pneumatic conveying for food, chemical, and water/wastewater applications. Directly comparable product portfolio (silos, screw feeders, bin activators) and overlapping municipal/industrial customer base.
• Coperion: Specialist in compounding and extrusion systems as well as bulk material handling and feeding equipment for chemical, food, and water applications. Direct overlap with Sodimate in silos, feeders, and bulk bag unloading.
• Watson-Marlow: Specialist in peristaltic pumps and fluid path technologies with strong dosing/metering presence in water treatment, pharma, and chemicals. Overlapping customer base and complementary dosing technology to Sodimate's dry reagent handling.
• ProMinent: German specialist in metering pumps and water disinfection/treatment chemistry. Comparable focus on precise dosing of liquid and powder reagents for municipal and industrial water/wastewater treatment.
• Netzsch Pumps & Systems: Manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, grinders, and bulk handling equipment serving water/wastewater, chemical, and food processing. Overlapping municipal/industrial customer base and overlapping process equipment offerings.
• Schenck Process: Global supplier of bulk material handling, weighing/feeding, and air filtration equipment with strong water/wastewater and flue gas treatment presence. Comparable screw feeders, feeders, and dosing equipment offerings.
• De Dietrich Process Systems: French-headquartered specialist in process equipment (reactors, mixers, dryers, glass-lined equipment) for chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Comparable specialty process equipment focus and overlap with Sodimate's mixer/slaker products.

Broad incumbents

• Sulzer: Swiss industrial group providing pumps, rotating equipment, and process technology for water, oil & gas, and general industry. Larger and broader portfolio than Sodimate, with overlap in lime dosing, sludge mixing, and water treatment equipment.
• Xylem: Global water technology leader serving municipal and industrial customers with pumps, treatment systems, and metering equipment. Larger incumbent with overlapping dosing and wastewater treatment offerings and direct competition for municipal tenders.
• FLSmidth: Large global supplier of equipment and services for cement, mining, and water/wastewater treatment. Overlapping capabilities in sludge handling, lime systems, and bulk material handling, but broader portfolio across many industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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