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Process equipment (tanks, reactors, mixers, pharma, chemical): auction prices

We have recorded 36 auction sales with a price of 45 models by 37 makes in this category, and 40 lots are at auction now. Pick a make, or a model below.

This category covers process plant used to store, mix, heat, separate or move liquids, powders and gases in chemical, pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic production. It includes stationary and mobile tanks and bunded containers, such as the Tank-Union DTK series and Emiliana Serbatoi EU-TANK and Carrytank ranges, alongside reactors, mixers, centrifuges, filters and heat exchangers from makers like Alfa Laval. Buyers include manufacturers needing bulk storage or dosing capacity, contractors handling IBC-style tanks on site, and labs or small producers using compact mixing or filtration units. On a used machine, buyers check the age and prior duty, the condition of seals, gaskets and linings, corrosion or wear on internal surfaces, the state of valves, pumps and agitators, and whether certification for pressure or hygiene standards is current.

EUR 400 median hammer price middle half 200 to 800 EUR 66% of lots found a buyer 880 sales with a price

Prices by make

MakeSales with a priceMiddle halfMedianFound a buyer
Emiliana Serbatoi 174 EUR 250 to 500 EUR 300 –
Tank-Union 110 EUR 250 to 500 EUR 400 –
AM Tank 42 EUR 500 to 4.000 EUR 600 –
Alfa Laval 18 EUR 200 to 4.000 EUR 1.200 81%
Alorem 16 EUR 400 to 1.000 EUR 800 –
BAUER 14 EUR 250 to 500 EUR 400 –
Avantor 13 EUR 5.000 to 6.000 EUR 6.000 –
Steenbergen 12 EUR 1.000 to 1.500 EUR 1.200 –
Pall 11 EUR 100 to 300 EUR 150 –
Western 10 EUR 500 to 1.500 EUR 600 –
Yuni 10 EUR 1.200 to 2.000 EUR 1.500 –

Prices by year of build

BuiltSales with a priceMiddle halfMedianFound a buyer
2020 and later 334 EUR 300 to 800 EUR 500 64%
2015 to 2019 31 EUR 250 to 1.200 EUR 1.000 77%
2010 to 2014 51 EUR 300 to 1.500 EUR 1.000 66%
2005 to 2009 24 EUR 200 to 2.000 EUR 500 55%
2000 to 2004 7 too few sales 30%
before 2000 32 EUR 50 to 1.200 EUR 300 59%

Prices by country

CountrySales with a priceMiddle halfMedianFound a buyer
France 286 EUR 200 to 500 EUR 300 57%
Netherlands 189 EUR 150 to 1.500 EUR 400 63%
Italy 94 EUR 400 to 500 EUR 500 –
Germany 77 EUR 50 to 800 EUR 200 71%
United States 58 EUR 400 to 3.000 EUR 600 –
Canada 47 EUR 500 to 2.000 EUR 600 –
Sweden 31 EUR 400 to 1.000 EUR 600 86%
United Kingdom 26 EUR 200 to 600 EUR 300 –
Belgium 20 EUR 50 to 200 EUR 100 63%
Austria 18 EUR 50 to 150 EUR 120 –
Norway 15 EUR 300 to 500 EUR 400 –
MX 10 EUR 1.200 to 2.000 EUR 1.500 –
The country of the sale, not where the machine was made. Prices count the recorded sales of identified models, parts and accessories left out, on 320 auction sites, a sale listed twice once, in euros at the exchange rates of the day they were computed, rounded, before the buyer's premium and VAT; a row needs ten sales. "Found a buyer" counts the 134 sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, from twenty lots up; withdrawn lots are left out. Updated 2026-11-10.

Makes 37

Models with the most sales

ModelSales with a priceMiddle halfAt auction nowLast sale
ENDRESS+HAUSER Promass83 Promass A 12 EUR 200 to 250 0 2026-11-07
Nefit 8718600038 4 under ten sales 0 2026-09-16
HNP Mikrosysteme mzr-7255 2 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
SWAGELOK 304L-HDF4-1000 2 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
ADROP aSTEAM DV2/MK/T 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
Elbanton 21DT-1 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
HMT 431106 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-27
HNP Mikrosystems mzr 7255 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
HUBER Unistat 815w 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
Industries America 500 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-08
Nefit 7099645 1 under ten sales 0 2026-09-16
Powertek PTP-440L 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-09
Projecta Drukvat 5L 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-07
ProMinent Beta/5 1 under ten sales 0 2026-11-11
Protool MXP 1000 EQ 1 under ten sales 0 2026-09-22
PROVAC 1160 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-07
RUSSEL Eco Separator 40 1 under ten sales 0 2026-09-28
Tolsma 217 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-10
Upright up-7000 1 under ten sales 0 2026-10-07
Westeel 435 L 1 under ten sales 0 2026-09-25
X-STAR 250 0 none yet 5 none yet
AM Tank 29 0 none yet 4 none yet
AM Tank 116 0 none yet 3 none yet
AM Tank 58 0 none yet 3 none yet
AM Tank 1000 0 none yet 2 none yet
AM Tank 2300 0 none yet 2 none yet
AM Tank 500 0 none yet 2 none yet
KLEIN KPT-120 0 none yet 2 none yet
Air Liquide 100 0 none yet 1 none yet
CMZ ACL 2.5/3,5 0 none yet 1 none yet
Cole-Parmer Serie 74900 0 none yet 1 none yet
Craftco L150 0 none yet 1 none yet
Heidolph 94202 0 none yet 1 none yet
IKA Model 501 0 none yet 1 none yet
International 10 0 none yet 1 none yet
KNOLL VRF 250/ 1300 0 none yet 1 none yet
LLG LABWARE LLG uniSTIRRER2 0 none yet 1 none yet
MCL systemen DPAC/DI MCL 30 0 none yet 1 none yet
OMNI 40L225/D/3 0 none yet 1 none yet
Polywest Handler II 0 none yet 1 none yet
RUPPRECHT HLK 50 0 none yet 1 none yet
Wemco 24 0 none yet 1 none yet
Westeel ROAD VAULT 0 none yet 1 none yet
X-STAR 500 0 none yet 1 none yet
Yuni 210 0 none yet 1 none yet
Middle half: the rounded middle half of the hammer prices of the model, in euros, from ten sales; each model page lists the sales one by one.

Questions about used process equipment (tanks, reactors, mixers, pharma, chemical) at auction

What do used process equipment (tanks, reactors, mixers, pharma, chemical) sell for at auction?

Across 880 auction sales with a price that we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 200 to EUR 800, with a median of about EUR 400. By make, the median of the makes sold most: Emiliana Serbatoi about EUR 300, Tank-Union about EUR 400, AM Tank about EUR 600. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT.

How many process equipment (tanks, reactors, mixers, pharma, chemical) find a buyer at auction?

On the auction sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, 66% of 640 lots offered found a buyer. By country: France 57%, Netherlands 63%, Germany 71%. Withdrawn lots are not counted.

How does the year of build change what used process equipment (tanks, reactors, mixers, pharma, chemical) fetch?

The median hammer price by year of build: built 2020 and later, about EUR 500; built 2015 to 2019, about EUR 1.000; built 2010 to 2014, about EUR 1.000; built 2005 to 2009, about EUR 500; built before 2000, about EUR 300. Age is one part of it; hours, condition and equipment explain the rest, which each sale on the model pages shows.

Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed. How prices are recorded.