Desotec

About DESOTEC

DESOTEC is a leading provider of circular mobile filtration solutions, helping customers remove pollutants from air, water and soil. Through its proprietary “Filtration-as-a-Service” model, the company delivers mobile activated carbon filters that are installed, exchanged and serviced by DESOTEC, providing customers with a flexible, fully managed solution that minimizes downtime, reduces operational complexity and supports compliance with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

DESOTEC operates the world’s largest fleet of mobile (re)-activated carbon filters, combining innovative technical solutions to more than 2,000 customers across Europe and North America. Its solutions are used across a broad range of industrial applications, including air emissions, wastewater, biogas, remediation and chemicals. By combining advanced filtration technology with industry-leading carbon reactivation capabilities, DESOTEC has built a circular business model that reduces waste, lowers the carbon footprint of filtration and delivers a cost-effective solution for customers.

Market Trends and Drivers

DESOTEC operates in an attractive market supported by durable, regulation-driven growth. Across Europe and North America, tightening environmental standards are increasing demand for advanced filtration solutions that help industrial customers comply with stricter emissions and wastewater requirements. As compliance timelines often extend over several years, these regulatory developments provide strong long-term market visibility. The continued shift from traditional fixed filtration systems to flexible, mobile filtration solutions provides an additional structural growth opportunity.

Investment Potential

EQT Future will support DESOTEC in its next phase of growth by further strengthening its leadership position in Europe, where many regions remain underpenetrated, while accelerating the expansion of its mobile filtration platform in North America, where the market remains at an early stage and the long-term opportunity is significant.

In addition, EQT Future will work with management to enhance DESOTEC’s circular business model, including through increased carbon reactivation, continued innovation around emerging contaminants such as PFAS, and more sustainable sourcing. These initiatives support DESOTEC’s ambition to become a leading pan-Atlantic environmental services platform for sustainable mobile filtration solutions.