Stord Process AS

What Stord Process AS does

Stord Process AS, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Nyborg, Norway, is a privately-held industrial equipment supplier specializing in process machinery for the international fish meal and meat rendering industries. The company designs and manufactures a complete line of thermal and mechanical dewatering equipment, including disc dryers (30-600m² heating surface), twin screw presses (0.5-60 t/hr capacity across SP-18 to SP-72 models), screw cookers, tube pre-heaters, meal coolers, and strainer conveyors. These products integrate into end-to-end fish meal production systems, ranging from compact onboard installations on stern trawlers to large centralized factory systems, and carry international certifications including PED, ASME VIII, DNV III, AS1210, ATEX Cat. 2, and CE marking.

The company operates a direct B2B sales model with no intermediaries, targeting fish meal factories, meat rendering facilities, and fishing vessel operators worldwide. Revenue is generated through four streams: custom-configured equipment sales, spare parts supply (maintained in Bergen, Norway with worldwide shipping), equipment rental for testing and temporary capacity, and field service covering both Stord and third-party equipment. Pricing is quote-based with multi-year contract cycles. The company is ISO 9001 certified by Kiwa NA, holds EHEDG membership, and carries an Experian eSigill credit rating, and sells under the registered Stord® trademark building on multi-decade Norwegian engineering heritage.

Stord Process AS operates with an extremely lean organization of approximately 5 employees, suggesting a highly owner-operated or partnership structure. There is no evidence of external institutional investment, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public listing. The multilingual website (English, Norwegian, Spanish) and global direct-to-customer distribution model reflect a mature, niche-focused industrial equipment business rather than a scaling venture-stage company.

Name

Stord Process AS

Legal name

Stord Process AS

Website

https://stord-as.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stord Process AS is a Norwegian industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 1994, that supplies disc dryers, twin screw presses, screw cookers, and related thermal and mechanical dewatering machinery to fish meal factories, meat rendering plants, and fishing vessel operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nyborg

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Process Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial process equipment including dryers, cookers, twin screw presses, tube pre-heaters, meal coolers, and strainer conveyors. Custom machines configured to customer requirements for fish meal plants and meat rendering facilities.
2. Spare Parts Supply: Supply of spare parts and service components for Stord Process machinery and third-party equipment. Parts inventory maintained in Bergen, Norway with worldwide shipping. Custom parts made to order.
3. Equipment Rental: Rental of test machines and rental units for demonstration, testing, or temporary capacity purposes. Machines available in good condition with flexible configurations.
4. Service and Maintenance: Field service personnel providing spare parts and service for Stord machines as well as many other brands. Includes supervision of installation for new machines and mechanical work on site.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stord Process AS supplies industrial process equipment — including disc dryers, screw cookers, twin screw presses, tube pre-heaters, meal coolers, and strainer conveyors — to fish and meat rendering factories worldwide. The company also delivers custom compact fish meal plants for onboard vessel installation, spare parts, rental machines, and field service and installation support.

Product overview

Stord Process AS offers a comprehensive portfolio of process equipment for the fish and meat rendering industries. The product line centers on thermal and mechanical dewatering systems, including disc dryers, twin screw presses, screw cookers, tube pre-heaters, meal coolers, and strainer conveyors. These products work together as an integrated fish meal production system: raw fish is fed through a crusher, heated in a tube pre-heater and screw cooker, mechanically dewatered in a twin screw press with strainer conveyor, dried in a disc dryer, and finally cooled in a meal cooler. The company also offers compact fish meal plant systems custom-designed for installation on fishing vessels, as well as spare parts, service support, and rental machines. Founded in 1994 in Norway, the company serves the international processing industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stord®: Registered trademark brand used for Stord Process AS products including disc dryers, twin screw presses, screw cookers, tube preheaters, meal coolers, and strainer conveyors.

Products and services

• Stord Compact Fish Meal Plant Complete custom-designed fish meal processing system adapted for specific ships, integrating feed systems, cookers, presses, dryers, and control systems into a compact onboard installation. Targeted at stern trawlers and fishing vessels requiring onboard processing.
• Stord Disc Dryer Indirectly heated dryer where steam inside the rotor heats raw material on the outside of discs, evaporating water transported to a condensation system. Available heating surface from 30 m² to 600 m². Used for fish meal processing and slaughterhouse byproducts.
• Stord Twin Screw Press Mechanical dewatering and fat control press using slowly rotating twin screws for reliable, energy-efficient separation. Available in multiple sizes (SP-18 through SP-72) with capacities from 0.5–60 t/hr. Used for fish meal and slaughterhouse byproducts processing.
• Stord Screw Cooker Indirectly heated cooker where approximately 2/3 of energy comes from steam inside the rotor and 1/3 from the steam jacket on the stator exterior. Used for pre-heating fish before separation. Heating surfaces from 7 to 200 m² (equivalent to 1–50 tonnes raw material per hour).
• Stord Tube Pre-heater Shell-and-tube heat exchanger powered by waste heat from the drying process, typically saving 50% of cooker energy. Raises raw material temperature by up to 45–50 °C. Heating surfaces from 15 m² to 100 m². Many customers report payback in less than 12 months.
• Stord Meal Cooler Efficient air cooler for fish meal that cools material from 80–90 °C to 40–50 °C using ambient air in counterflow. Nominal capacity from 1,000 to 10,000 kg/h of dry fish meal. CE marked with ATEX Cat. 2 compliance for European market.
• Stord Strainer Conveyor Strainer installed between cooker and screw press that removes excess water after heating, reducing load and increasing press capacity. Nominal capacity from 2,000 to 20,000 kg/h of raw material. Made of stainless steel for general industry applications.
• Spare Parts Supply Spare parts and service components including steam rotary joints, seals, strainers, hammers, instruments, gearboxes, motors, and bearing parts for Stord machinery and third-party equipment. Parts inventory maintained in Bergen, Norway with worldwide shipping and custom parts made to order.
• Rental Machines Rental of test machines, rental units, and used equipment for demonstration, testing, or temporary production capacity. Includes Twin Screw Press models SP-24, TP-24-2 CRA, and BS-49 FL with flexible configurations and CE marking for EU market.
• Field Service and Maintenance Field service personnel providing spare parts and service for Stord machines as well as many other brands. Includes supervision of installation for new machines and mechanical work on site, delivered globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tube Pre-heater saves 50% of cooker energy
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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alfa Laval: Global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment, with a large food and rendering equipment portfolio. Directly competes with Stord in disc dryers, decanters, and heat exchangers used in fish meal and rendering plants.
• Haarslev: Specialist in rendering equipment (cookers, presses, dryers) for meat and fish byproducts. Closely comparable niche specialist competing with Stord in slaughterhouse byproduct processing.
• Andritz: Supplies dedicated fish meal and fish oil processing plants globally, including separation, drying, and evaporation technology. The most direct global competitor in the integrated fish meal plant segment.
• GEA Group: One of the world's largest food processing equipment OEMs, with dedicated rendering and fish processing lines. Competes head-to-head with Stord on separation, drying, and full fish meal plant delivery.
• Dupps: US-based specialist in rendering equipment including cookers, presses, and dryers. Comparable in product scope to Stord's meat rendering offering and a peer for rendering plant builders.
• Clextral: French twin-screw extrusion and dewatering press specialist with overlapping mechanical separation technology. Comparable to Stord's Twin Screw Press in core dewatering functionality.
• Haarslev Industries (rendering service network): The aftermarket and service arm of Haarslev provides global spare parts and field service for rendering equipment. Directly comparable to Stord's spare parts and field service revenue stream for the global rendering installed base.

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Large Icelandic-headquartered food processing equipment supplier focused primarily on fish, meat, and poultry. A broader incumbent whose fish processing lines partially overlap with Stord's onboard and onshore plant offerings.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global food and feed processing equipment major with drying, extrusion, and value-add capabilities. Indirectly comparable as a broad-incumbent alternative for fish and feed processors.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed food processing and air transport equipment provider with significant protein/fish processing presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering integrated processing lines for seafood and rendering.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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