About us
We are a full-range supplier of innovative GreenTech Solutions.
Since our founding in 1996, we have been developing resource-saving technologies for upgrading residual and waste streams from industry. We support our customers along the entire value chain and set new standards in terms of innovation, technological leadership, product quality and economy.
Develop | Design | Build
Our mission statement is based on our longtime expertise in international plant construction and our know-how in plant design. More than 70 projects all over the world prove our expertise as meaningful references, while our innovative strength is underpinned by more than 320 patents.
As a specialized plant manufacturer, we set technological standards in the refining of residual and waste materials with our self-developed Multi-Feedstock technology. Our tailor-made BioDiesel industrial plants produce high-quality BioDiesel - meeting the strictest standards worldwide - from a wide range of raw materials.
Our range of offerings covers all key services for the customer: from the development of new processes, scale-up, front-end, authority, basic and detail engineering to turnkey plant construction. Commissioning and training of plant operators are subsequently supplemented by our qualified customer service.
History
Wilhelm Hammer and Helmut Gössler founded BDI Anlagenbau GmbH in 1996 and jointly headed the company for 15 years.
From the IPO in 2006 until 2011, Hammer served as CEO and Gössler as CTO of BDI. Afterwards they continued to act as advisors and shareholders.
1996
BDI-Anlagenbau GmbH is founded after a management buy-out of Vogel & Noot Industrieanlagenbau, including acquisition of existing patents, technologies and references
1998
Construction of the first Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant in Kentucky (USA)
2001
Construction of the first European Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant in Malchin (DE)
2005
Planning and construction of a Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant for processing Category 1 and 2 risk material in Motherwell (UK) as an EU reference project
2006
Realization of a turnkey project in the Danube port of Vienna (AT) with a direct BioDiesel pipeline to the OMV refinery
Start of research work on the industrial cultivation of algae
Change of corporate form of BDI into a stock-listed corporation, IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2007
Start of research activity in the field of Biomass-to-Liquid (BtL)
Realization of the first industrial plant with RepCAT technology in Carinthia (AT)
2010
Expansion of the product portfolio to include BioGas technology and realization of the first BioGas plant in Pamukova (TR)
2014
Successful commissioning of the first Biomass-to-Liquid pilot plant at the OMV refinery in Schwechat/Vienna (AT)
2016
20th anniversary of BDI-BioEnergy International and strategic reorganization of the group
2017
Major order in the USA for the production of BioDiesel from trap grease via the BDI RepCAT technology
2018
Signing of contract for planning an industrial plant to recycle phosphorus from sewage sludge in Hamburg (DE)
Planning and construction of the first large-scale industrial plant for the production of algae-based raw materials for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food supplements industry in Hartberg (AT)
2020
Start of construction of the largest RepCAT plant in Belgium for Cargill
2021
European health authority EFSA approves RepCAT technology for safe disposal of high-risk fatty material
25-year company anniversary
2022
BDI's contribution to minimizing the ecological footprint: opening of 3 RepCAT plants.
March 2022: Most innovative plant in Europe / Hungary
April 2022: Largest biodiesel plant in California
June 2022: Largest waste-based biodiesel plant in Europe / Belgium