Exhibit 21
Kadant Inc.
Subsidiaries of the Registrant

At February 20, 2026, the Registrant owned the following subsidiaries:  
Name
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Percent of Ownership
Kadant Black Clawson LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Japan K.K.
Japan
100
Sundance Partners LLC
Delaware
100
Verus Lebanon, LLC
Delaware
100
Arcline Products LLC
New York
100
Kadant Fibergen Inc.
Delaware
100
Kadant GranTek Inc.
Delaware
100
Kadant Composites LLC
Delaware
100
Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd.
Canada
100
Fiberprep Inc. (31.05% owned by Kadant Lamort SAS and 68.95% owned by Kadant Inc.)
Delaware
100
Kadant Cayman Ltd.
Cayman Islands
100
Kadant PAAL LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Northern U.S. LLC
Delaware
100
Nicholson Manufacturing Company LLC
Delaware
100
VK North America LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Syntron Holdings, LLC
Delaware
100
Syntron Material Handling Group, LLC
Delaware
100
Syntron Material Handling Holdings, LLC
Delaware
100
Syntron Material Handling Intermediate Holdings, LLC
Delaware
100
Syntron Material Handling, LLC
Delaware
100
Syntron Material Handling Holdings Limited
Hong Kong
100
Syntron Material Handling (Changshu) Co., Ltd.
China
100
Syntron Material Handling (Changshu) Trading Co., Ltd.
China
100
Kadant Johnson LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Kadant Johnson Australia Pty Limited
Australia
100
Kadant Johnson Corporation Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Kadant Johnson China-TZ Holding Inc.
Michigan
100
Tengzhou Feixuan Rotary Joints Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
China
100
Kadant Johnson Latin America Holding Inc.
Michigan
100
Kadant South America Ltda. (99.9% owned by Kadant Johnson Latin America Holding Inc. and 0.1% owned by Kadant Johnson LLC)
Brazil
100
Kadant Johnson Holdings Inc.
Michigan
100
Kadant Unaflex LLC
Delaware
100
The Johnson Corporation de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
100
East Chicago Machine Tool Corporation
Indiana
100
Key Knife, Inc.
Oregon
100
Key Knife US Investments LLC
Oregon
100
Lindsay Forest Products Inc.
Washington
45
Kadant International Holdings LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Asia Holdings Inc.
Mauritius
100


Name
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Percent of Ownership
Kadant Fiberline (China) Co., Ltd.
China
100
Kadant US Foreign Holdings, LLC (99% owned by Kadant Inc. and 1% owned by Kadant International Holdings LLC)
Delaware
100
Kadant Finland International Holdings US, LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Finland International Holdings Oy
Finland
100
Kadant Finland Holdings US, LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Finland Holdings Oy
Finland
100
Kadant Northern UK Co. Ltd.
United Kingdom
100
Valon Kone Oy
Finland
100
Valon Kone AB
Sweden
100
Valon Kone Central Europe GmbH
Austria
100
Kadant Sweden International Holdings AB
Sweden
100
Kadant Sweden Holdings US, LLC
Delaware
100
Kadant Sweden Holdings AB
Sweden
100
Kadant Nordic AB
Sweden
100
FrontWay AB
Sweden
100
Kadant Noss AB
Sweden
100
Kadant Luxembourg Holdings S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
100
Kadant Luxembourg S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
100
Kadant Johnson Europe B.V.
Netherlands
100
Kadant Canada Corp.
Canada
100
 
Key Knife Canadian Investments Inc.
Canada
100
Haskins Industrial Inc.
Canada
100
Lindsay Forest Products Ltd.
Canada
100
Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd.
Canada
100
Kadant Cyprus (Canada) Limited
Cyprus
100
Kadant UK Holdings Limited
United Kingdom
100
Fibertek U.K. Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant U.K. Limited
United Kingdom
100
D.S.T. Pattern and Engineering Company Limited
United Kingdom
100
Vickerys Limited
United Kingdom
100
Winterburn Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (0.002% owned by Kadant Johnson Europe B.V. and 99.998% owned by Kadant UK Holdings Limited)
Mexico
100
G.P.S. Engineering S.r.l.
Italy
100
Babbini S.p.A.
Italy
100
Kadant Holdings GmbH
Austria
100
Johnson-Fluiten Srl
Italy
50
Johnson Corporation (JoCo) Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant Johnson (Wuxi) Technology Co. Ltd.
China
100
Clouth (Jiangshu) Advanced Material Co. Ltd.
China
100
Kadant Johnson Systems International Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant Lamort SAS
France
100
Kadant BC- Lamort UK Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant Lamort SL
Spain
100
Kadant Lamort S.r.l.
Italy
100
VN Services NV (99.95% owned by Kadant Johnson Europe B.V. and 0.05% owned by Nicholson Manufacturing Company LLC)
Belgium
100


Name
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Percent of Ownership
Joh. Clouth GmbH
Germany
100
Alcaidesa AG
Switzerland
100
Joh. Clouth Composite Technology Spolka z. o. o. (40% owned by Joh. Clouth GmbH and 60% owned by Alcaidesa AG)
Poland
100
Clouth Sprenger GmbH
Germany
100
Clouth Sprenger, LLC
Ohio
100
Joh. Clouth Technical Service GmbH
Germany
100
Joh. Clouth PaperTec GmbH
Germany
100
Joh. Clouth Services Ltd.
Canada
100
Kadant Johnson Deutschland GmbH
Germany
100
Kadant PAAL Holding GmbH
Germany
100
MAC-Service GmbH
Germany
100
Kadant PAAL Limited
United Kingdom
100
J&H Rentals Limited
United Kingdom
100
Kadant PAAL SAS
France
100
Kadant PAAL GmbH
Germany
100
Kadant PAAL S.A.
Spain
100
Kadant India Private Limited (75.25% owned by Kadant Johnson Europe B.V. and 24.75% owned by Kadant Lamort SAS)
India
100
Kadant Flow Control Italy S.r.l.
Italy
100
KWS Manufacturing Company, LLC
Texas
100
Clouth Americas LLC
Delaware
100
Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC
Minnesota
100
DSTI LLC
Minnesota
100
Kadant Australia International Holdings Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Kadant Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Vayeron International Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Vayeron (Projects) Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Vayeron Technologies Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Vayeron Pty Ltd
Australia
100
Vayeron Latin America SpA
Chile
100
Clyde Industries Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
100
Clyde Industries US Holdco, Inc.
Delaware
100
Clyde Industries Colombia S.A.S.
Colombia
100
Clyde Industries US Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
100
Clyde Industries Inc.
Delaware
100
Clyde Industries Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
100
PT Clyde Industries Indonesia (98% owned by Clyde Industries Inc. and 2% owned by Clyde Industries US Holdco, Inc.)
Indonesia
100
Clyde Industries India Private Limited (99.99% owned by Clyde Industries Inc. and .01% owned by Clyde Industries US Holdco, Inc.)
India
100
Clyde Industries Canada Inc.
Canada
100
Shanghai Clyde Industries Co., Ltd.
China
100
Clyde Industries Finland Holdings OY
Finland
100
Clyde Industries Europe OY
Finland
100