We handle it like no other.

Innovation is part of our DNA

Years of experience and expertise have made us pioneers in handling and transporting the most demanding materials. We are constantly developing new innovations to help our customers operate more efficiently and sustainably.

Kopar's pilot plant in Parkano enables product development and materials research in a practical way. Our materials database and testing environment enable us to design better products to meet the ever-increasing demands of industry.

We manufacture and design high quality equipment for the most demanding material handling and transport applications. Our innovations make us a pioneer in solutions that can withstand the rigours of demanding environments.

Learning about materials and their behaviour at Kopar's pilot plant in Parkano

People make Kopar

Kopar's strength is its people. Skilled teams develop and manufacture products with uncompromising professionalism. As an employer, it is important to us that everyone who works at Kopar takes pride in their work. We want to be part of shaping an industry that is more efficient, more sustainable, and thus better for the environment and for people.

Our history

The original Operation Kopar was created in 1989, but the story dates back to the early 1970s.

Back then Rauma-Repola was one of the biggest engineering and manufacturing companies in Finland. In 1973 it acquired a small workshop in a little town called Parkano, with a clear objective in mind. At that time Rauma-Repola with a few other Finnish companies were tendering a major metallurgy project in Soviet Union, namely Norilsk. Finns won the project, which later proved to be the biggest single engineering project for Finland. Today, the present Norilsk Nickel company is world's largest producer of palladium, and one of the largest producers of nickel, platinum and copper.

Kopar Oy was established in 1989 after management bought the Rauma-Repola transport business. Kopar Oy grew and developed into large international projects in the late 1990s - just a few years after the current principal owner Hannu Penttilä was hired as CEO. The year 2000 was a significant milestone, as Kopar Oy won several major project contracts in the smelting and energy sectors. By 2005, the company was already an established player in its niche market.

Furthermore, Kopar continued growing rapidly and by 2008 the company had already established a workshop in Estonia and acquired two suppliers of pneumatic conveying equipment; Elmomet Oy and Site Teollisuus Oy, which were old companies with great experience since the '70s and '80s.

Continuing its international journey in delivering even larger project entities worldwide and establishing a steady position in their field of expertise, Kopar has turned into a world-league player in the handling and conveying of ultra demanding bulk materials. In the previous decade the focus has especially been in the hot and abrasive bulk materials and special applications for demanding conditions for which Kopar's innovative teams have developed even better products and systems.

Kopar currently has a turnover of around €15-20 million and employs around 75 people.

We handle it like no other.