Balcke-Dürr Group

Balcke-Dürr is a leading supplier of components for increasing energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact for the industry

With more than 130 years of experience, the Balcke-Dürr Group offers innovative solutions to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions for utilities and the chemical industry, ranging from standard modules to complete thermal systems.

Balcke-Dürr’s experienced engineers are specialized in solutions that meet the highest safety and sustainability requirements. The product portfolio includes heat exchangers, filter systems for flue gas cleaning and maintenance services. At its production sites in Germany, Italy and China as well as its seven service, engineering and sales centers in Germany, Italy, Poland, India and France, the Group employed approximately 650 people in 2019 and generated consolidated sales of approximately EUR 165 million. In December 2019, the Balcke-Dürr Group initiated the vertical integration of the former independent Mutares investment La Meusienne with the aim of raising cost, sales andquality synergies.

Strategy
In 2020, Balcke-Dürr Group focuses on three strategic objectives: First, the group intends to strengthen its position in the nuclear energy market, second, to expand its business of decommissioning services of nuclear power plants in Germany and third, to step up its activities for clients of the chemical industry. Extensions to the product portfolio are also being examined, as is inorganic growth through acquisitions, e.g. in the original cooling division, which will continue to be an important pillar of the Balcke-Dürr Group beyond 2020.

“The realignment of Balcke-Dürr was consistently pursued and completed in 2019. In 2020, the company aims to broaden its relevant market, both in terms of new areas of application for our existing range of products and services and strategic acquisitions.”