Mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 167 supply contracts for mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery through award notices on TED; the 162 of them that state a value (97%) add up to €71.9 million. EU countries together imported €3.69 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8474; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1.9% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 234 companies have won 478 public supply contracts for mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery in 30 European countries, in 414 award notices from 253 public buyers.
  • 5.6% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 12.6% of all awards across Europe.
  • 54.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/434-mineral-processing-and-foundry-mould-forming-machi, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 434 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
478
in 414 award notices
Awarded value
€245.5M
from 95% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
234
with at least one award
Public buyers
253
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 88Nov–Dec 20232024: 949420242025: 16716720252026: 2092092026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20238
202494
2025167
2026209
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.8M€1.8MNov–Dec 20232024: €44.1M€44.1M20242025: €71.9M€71.9M20252026: €127.8M€127.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.8M
2024€44.1M
2025€71.9M
2026€127.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 169
  2. Universities, schools and research: 146
  3. Environment and waste: 65
  4. Economic affairs: 26
  5. Coal and solid fuels: 22
  6. Housing and community amenities: 17
  7. Gas and heat utilities: 14
  8. Electricity utilities: 9
  9. Other10
    Other: 10
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration169
Universities, schools and research146
Environment and waste65
Economic affairs26
Coal and solid fuels22
Housing and community amenities17
Gas and heat utilities14
Electricity utilities9
Other10
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 43 companies
    Lithuania: 117
  2. 56 companies
    Poland: 110
  3. 42 companies
    Czechia: 103
  4. Germany26
    15 companies
    Germany: 26
  5. Spain19
    11 companies
    Spain: 19
  6. Croatia19
    7 companies
    Croatia: 19
  7. Slovakia14
    10 companies
    Slovakia: 14
  8. Bulgaria14
    5 companies
    Bulgaria: 14
  9. Romania12
    10 companies
    Romania: 12
  10. France10
    8 companies
    France: 10
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Contracts by buyer country
Lithuania117
Poland110
Czechia103
Germany26
Spain19
Croatia19
Slovakia14
Bulgaria14
Romania12
France10
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 6.9%, Medium-sized 8.8%, Small 12.1%, Micro 6.3%, SME (size not stated) 53.1%, Size not stated 12.8%Large companies: 33 (6.9%)Medium-sized: 42 (8.8%)Small: 58 (12.1%)12%Micro: 30 (6.3%)SME (size not stated): 254 (53.1%)53%Size not stated: 61 (12.8%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies33 · 6.9%
Medium-sized42 · 8.8%
Small58 · 12.1%
Micro30 · 6.3%
SME (size not stated)254 · 53.1%
Size not stated61 · 12.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  2. Belgium5
    Belgium: 5
  3. Finland3
    Finland: 3
  4. Sweden2
    Sweden: 2
  5. Australia1
    Australia: 1
  6. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany6
Belgium5
Finland3
Sweden2
Australia1
Austria1
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €3.8B€3.8B20232024: €3.4B€3.4B20242025: €3.7B€3.7B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€3.8B
2024€3.4B
2025€3.7B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8474 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

94.4%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94.4%

27 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

12.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 12.6%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

54.3%

Lots with a single bid: 54.3%

Among 429 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Companies winning most often across Europe

  1. 1.FORAGRI s.r.o.Czechia · 27 notices
  2. 2.МУЛТИТЕХНИК ЕООДBulgaria · 16 notices
  3. 3.SANDROCK CZ, s.r.o.Czechia · 12 notices
  4. 4.Komptech Vertriebsgesellschaft Deutschland mbHGermany · 11 notices
  5. 5.MALCOM CZ s.r.o.Czechia · 11 notices

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Questions

How big is the mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 167 supply contracts for mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery through award notices on TED; the 162 of them that state a value (97%) add up to €71.9 million. EU countries together imported €3.69 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8474; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1.9% from 2023.
How many public contracts for mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 478 supply contracts for mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery in 414 TED award notices; the 456 awards with a published value add up to €245.5M.
Which countries buy the most mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery through public tenders?
Lithuania (117 awards), Poland (110 awards), Czechia (103 awards) lead; 234 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery contracts?
5.6% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.