Coperion is a global industrial technology company providing expertise in compounding and extrusion systems, along with sorting, shredding, and washing equipment. The company also specializes in conveying, mixing, and feeding technologies, serving various industrial sectors. With approximately 5,000 employees operating from 50 locations across the globe, Coperion offers solutions ranging from individual components to complete manufacturing systems. The focus is on delivering high-quality process technologies designed for efficiency, product performance, and sustainability across industries including plastics, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and battery production.
Battery Technology
Coperion is a technology provider in the Li-ion battery manufacturing sector, offering solutions for various stages of the battery value chain. This includes processes for mining and refining minerals, producing active materials, mixing dry and slurry battery masses, manufacturing battery separator films, developing solid-state battery compounds, and facilitating battery recycling, particularly black mass recycling.
The company provides system solutions for electrode compound manufacturing, suitable for large-scale gigafactory production. High-precision feeders and conveying systems from Coperion K-Tron are engineered for critical material handling needs, ensuring safety, accuracy, and reliability in battery production environments. Coperion’s ZSK twin screw extruders are used for continuous processing tasks such as mixing, homogenizing, devolatilizing, and compounding battery materials. Additionally, the company offers vacuum dense-phase pneumatic conveying and dust filtration systems designed to handle the materials used in battery manufacturing.
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Investors
Coperion is owned by Hillenbrand, Inc., a U.S.-based industrial conglomerate. Hillenbrand acquired Coperion Capital GmbH in 2012, integrating it into its Process Equipment Group. Prior to 2012, Coperion was owned by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, a German private equity firm.
Business Details
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Website: https://www.coperion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/88921
