ABC Compressors

Air and gas compressors since 1943

ABC Compressors manufactures air and gas compressors. Founded in Eibar, Spain, in 1943 by the Arizaga and Bastarrica families and their partners, the company specializes in reliable compressors for demanding industrial applications. It began exporting in the 1950s and says it has supplied equipment to more than 130 countries.

Products

• Air compressors: the company describes itself as a manufacturer of oil-free compressors with some of the market’s most advanced technology.
• Gas compressors: equipment designed to adapt to changing natural-gas supply conditions.
• HORIZON and SYNCHRO lines are among its products.

Industries served

• Food and beverage: the company positions itself as a global leader in compressors for PET bottle blowing and CO₂ recovery.
• Natural gas: compressors for gas transportation and pumping, and for supplying gas turbines and engines.
• Petrochemicals: equipment for upstream exploration, midstream transport, downstream refining, and gas treatment.
• Aerospace: air compressors for manufacturers’ test facilities.
• Water treatment: air compressors for ethylene plants, refineries, and other applications.
• Biogas: compressors for biomethane production, natural-gas grid injection, fermentation, and solid-waste drying.

Milestones and capabilities

The company highlights a series of milestones: Europe’s first compressor (1950); its first gas compressor and the first in Latin America (1960); its first petrochemical compressor and development of a four-stage compressor (1970); its first PET and cogeneration compressors (1980); its first water-treatment equipment (1990); development of a six-stage compressor and manufacturing to API 618 (2000); and new factories in China and Brazil, along with the ABC Compressors Technology Center (2010). The company says it has more than 60 authorized service providers worldwide. Its global service network offers service contracts, original parts, certified training, energy audits, and data monitoring.

Contact

Phones: +34 943 820 400 and +34 673 056 281. General email: abc@abc-compressors.com. The company also lists contacts for its Spanish regions, including the Basque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Aragon, Madrid, Valencia, Andalusia, Catalonia, and Murcia, as well as Canada and other locations.