What Greenmax Machinery does

Greenmax Machinery is an industrial equipment manufacturer that designs and builds recycling machinery for waste plastics, EPS/EPE/EPP/XPS foam, PET bottles, and rigid plastics. Founded in 2010 and operated as a brand under parent company INTCO Recycling, Greenmax runs a 5,000 square meter production workshop in Zhenjiang, China, alongside large-scale factories in Malaysia and Vietnam, and maintains sales and after-sales service offices in the United States (Ontario, California), Germany, and Canada. The company sells across five product families — compactors and densifiers (Apolo, Zeus, Mars, and H-series), balers (vertical, horizontal, automatic horizontal), shredders and crushers, washing systems, and pelletizers — supplemented by a turn-key EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) recycling line offering. Reported technical performance includes up to 90:1 foam volume reduction on the Mars Series densifier, 95% volume reduction on hydraulic compactors, and CE plus UL/CSA certified electrical safety across major product lines.

Greenmax serves enterprise customers in furniture, appliance manufacturing, beverage, automotive, construction, electronics retail, insulation materials, seafood distribution, and food packaging, with documented buyers including Nestlé Waters, Whirlpool, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Living Spaces, Owens Corning, Prime Wheel, Gree, JB Hi-Fi, Blumar Seafoods, Top-Line Furniture, and Plastlit. The company reports 800+ customers, 100+ turn-key projects, and 1,000+ machines installed across 68 countries since 2010, supported by global field-sales teams that visit customers at least twice yearly and after-sales service centers for long-term maintenance.

The business operates a dual revenue model: direct hardware sales of recycling machines, complemented by downstream repurchase of compressed foam and PET flake by parent INTCO Recycling, which converts the recovered material into finished goods such as picture frames, mirror frames, construction panels, and insulation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per machine configuration. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales, attendance at industry exhibitions such as Foam Expo, content marketing through case studies on the corporate website, and agency cooperation for regional distribution. Greenmax is privately held, has no public listing, and has not disclosed external funding rounds or revenue figures.

Name

Greenmax Machinery

Legal name

GREENMAX

Website

https://greenmaxmachinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Greenmax Machinery designs and manufactures industrial plastic and foam recycling equipment, including compactors, densifiers, balers, shredders, washing systems, and pelletizers, serving enterprise customers across furniture, appliance, beverage, automotive, and packaging industries in 68 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Machinery

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechanical Recycling (Wash, Grind, Pelletize) (EUAIAKAB), Film & Flexible Plastics Recycling (LDPE/LLDPE, Multilayer) (EUAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Plastic recycling machinery
• Foam compaction equipment
• PET bottle recycling
• Waste plastic processing
• Industrial balers shredders

Headquarters

HQ city

Ontario

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycling Machinery Sales: Sale of plastic recycling machines including compactors, densifiers, balers, shredders, crushers, washing systems, and pelletizers. Machines are sold globally through direct sales teams and at exhibitions.
2. Waste Material Repurchase: GREENMAX buys back compressed waste foam, baled PET bottles, PET flakes and pellets from customers. INTCO Recycling uses these materials to manufacture new products like picture frames, mirror frames, construction panels, and insulation.
3. Technical Services: Provides machine installation, debugging, employee training, and after-sales support. Engineers provide comprehensive technical support and visit customers at least twice a year for inspections and improvements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GREENMAX designs, manufactures, and sells industrial machinery for recycling waste plastics, including EPS/EPE/EPP/XPS foam, PET bottles, PE/PP films, and rigid plastics. The product range covers compactors, densifiers, balers, shredders, crushers, washing systems, and pelletizers, sold alongside EPC turn-key recycling line solutions and after-sales technical services.

Product overview

GREENMAX Machinery offers an integrated portfolio of industrial plastic recycling equipment under five core product categories: Compactor & Densifier (foam compactors in Apolo/Zeus series, foam densifiers in Mars series, hydraulic compactors, bottles dewater machines, and agglomerators), Baler (vertical, horizontal, and automatic horizontal balers), Shredder & Crusher (plastic shredders, foam crushers, foam grinders), Washing System (PP/PE film washing, foam washing, PET bottles washing systems), and Pelletizer (PP/PE pelletizers, foam pelletizers). The company also provides EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) turn-key solutions for complete recycling lines. GREENMAX, founded in 2010, is a brand of INTCO Recycling that focuses on processing various waste plastics including EPS, EPE, EPP, XPS, PET bottles, and rigid plastics. The product line ranges from compact standalone machines to fully automated recycling systems with processing capacities from 50 kg/h to 3000 kg/h.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Apolo Series: Cold Compactor series for foam recycling
• Mars Series
• Zeus Series
• Poseidon Series

Products and services

• GREENMAX Foam Compactor (Apolo Series) Screw compression foam compactor that converts loose EPS, EPP, and other foam waste into dense blocks at 50:1 compression ratio. Available in A-C100, A-C200, and A-C300 models for industrial foam recyclers.
• GREENMAX Foam Compactor (Zeus Series) Surface melting technology foam compactor that prevents compressed foam from re-expanding. Achieves 50:1 compression ratio and is available in Z-C100, Z-C200, and Z-C300 models.
• GREENMAX Foam Densifier (Mars Series) Hot melting foam densifier using screw melting technology for continuous output at 90:1 compression ratio. Processes EPS, EPE, and XPS foam into compressed blocks with 600-800 kg/m3 density. Available in M-C50, M-C100, M-C200, and M-C300 models.
• GREENMAX Foam Hydraulic Compactor (H Series) Hydraulic-powered foam compactor delivering up to 95% volume reduction and 70:1 compression ratio with 5-2x higher compression density than screw compactors. Handles EPS, EPP, and PU foam. Available in H-C100, H-C200, and H-C300 models.
• GREENMAX Bottles Dewater (P Series) Screw compression machine for dewatering and compacting beverage bottles, aluminum cans, and PE/PP films at 8:1 to 50:1 compression ratio. Available in P-C200, P-C350, and P-C900 models.
• GREENMAX Agglomerator Low-temperature granulation machine for waste foam that preserves physical properties with high production efficiency and low energy consumption. Processes PP, PVC, LDPE, and HDPE film materials at 200-500 kg/h capacity.
• GREENMAX Vertical Baler (B-V, B-VX)
• GREENMAX Horizontal Baler (B-HH, B-HF)
• GREENMAX Automatic Horizontal Baler (GMHB-A Series)
• GREENMAX Plastic Shredder
• GREENMAX Foam Crusher
• GREENMAX Foam Grinder

Quantifiable outcome

• 90:1 volume reduction ratio achieved by Foam Densifier Mars Series
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• INTCO RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010GREENMAX is a machine brand founded by INTCO Recycling, which is a plastic recycling expert with over 20 years of experience. INTCO Recycling collects, recycles, and reuses foam, PET bottles, and other plastic scraps. GREENMAX machines process waste plastics, and INTCO Recycling repurchases the compressed materials to manufacture new products like picture frames, mirror frames, construction panels, and insulation materials. This partnership creates a complete closed-loop recycling industry chain.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• STOKKERMILL / Komptech: Komptech is a broad-incumbent environmental technology group supplying shredders, separators, and turnkey recycling/composting systems; while not foam-specific, its industrial shredders and recycling lines overlap with Greenmax's shredder/crusher and EPC solutions for industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Cumberland (ACS Group): Cumberland produces granulators, pelletizers, and size-reduction equipment for plastics processors, competing directly with Greenmax's pelletizer and agglomerator portfolio. Both target plastics converters, recyclers, and compounders as core buyers.
• Bulk Handling Systems (BHS): BHS supplies recycling systems and sorting lines for MRFs and plastics recovery, competing in the broader recycled-materials value chain with Greenmax's PET washing/sorting systems. Both address beverage-bottle and packaging-recycling customers seeking full-line integration.
• Erema Group: Erema is a leading Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling machinery including shredders, extruders, and pelletizing systems that compete head-on with Greenmax's washing lines and pelletizers (e.g., Corema/Prefomer lines). Both companies target PCR/PIR conversion customers with integrated wash-recycle-pelletize lines.
• STADLER Anlagenbau: STADLER designs, manufactures, and installs sorting and recycling plants for paper, plastic, and packaging waste, overlapping with Greenmax's turnkey EPC plastic-recycling line offering (Foam, PET, PE Film). Both target MRFs and converters as systems integrators.
• Vecoplan: Vecoplan manufactures industrial shredders, pre-shredders, and recycling machinery for plastics, paper, wood, and bulky waste, overlapping with Greenmax's plastic shredder and foam crusher product categories. Both compete for industrial-recycling line buyers in similar verticals.
• Lindner-Recyclingtech: Lindner builds shredders and complete recycling lines for plastics, household/industrial waste, and bulky waste. Their Lindner Jupiter and Micromat lines intersect with Greenmax's shredder/crusher portfolio and compete for similar recycling-facility buyers.
• Zerma Machinery: Zerma produces shredders, granulators, and pulverizers for plastics recycling and size reduction, directly competing with Greenmax's shredder and agglomerator product categories. Their GMP/GSC series and GSL slow-speed granulators address the same plastics processing buyer.
• Previero (Sorema): Sorema (formerly Previero) manufactures washing, separation, and recycling lines for plastics (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP), overlapping with Greenmax's PET Bottles Washing System and PP/PE Film Washing lines for PCR/PIR applications.
• Foremost Machine Builders: Foremost is the closest direct competitor in foam compactors and densifiers, offering EPS/EPE/EPP processing equipment with comparable compression ratios. Their product line (e.g., the Foremost HD-200 densifier) and G系列 foam compactors overlap directly with Greenmax's Apolo, Zeus, and Mars series for furniture, appliance, and packaging waste customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greenmax-machinery

Compliance5 records

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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