Ambipar Group

What Ambipar Group does

Ambipar Group is a Brazilian multinational environmental solutions company founded in 1995 and headquartered in São Paulo, publicly listed on B3 (AMBP3) and NYSE (AMBI). The company operates two integrated business units: Ambipar Environment, which provides waste management, water solutions, waste-to-energy, and decarbonization services (including the blockchain-based Ambify carbon credit platform); and Ambipar Response, which delivers emergency response, industrial services (tank cleaning, decontamination, decommissioning), maritime services (oil spill response, port support), and environmental services (soil remediation, licensing, fauna rescue). Ambipar serves enterprise clients across oil & gas, mining, chemical/petrochemical, ports, railways, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, paper & pulp, hygiene/cosmetics, and agribusiness segments, with a stated footprint of 40+ countries, six continents, 500+ operational bases, and 20,000-23,000 employees.

Ambipar generates revenue through subscription/recurring environmental services contracts, professional services engagements, and managed services for logistics and reverse logistics. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is enterprise B2B via direct sales teams in regional HQs across Brazil, the US, UK, Ireland, UAE, and Canada, supported by industry partnerships (Vale, Dow, CNOOC, Abiquim, Scuderia Ferrari HP) and an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited internal laboratory. The company has pursued an aggressive M&A strategy, acquiring Biofílica (2021, carbon credits), Custom Environmental Services (2021), Enviroclear (2021), and Ridgeline Canada (2022), and expanding into MENA in late 2024.

As of October 2025, Ambipar faces acute financial distress: it plans to file for bankruptcy protection in Brazil with approximately R$11 billion in total debt, triggered by a contract novation dispute with Deutsche Bank and despite a $400M funding round in January 2025. The combination of slowing revenue growth (from triple-digit in 2021-2022 to ~3% in 2024), a swing to net losses in 2023-2024, and an unsustainable leverage load renders the company's near-term trajectory as declining/distressed, even as its operational scale and accreditations (ISO 9001/14001/45001, ISAS Level 3, Responsible Care, TfS) remain intact.

Name

Ambipar Group

Legal name

Ambipar Response Ltd

Website

https://ambipar.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Ambipar Group is a Brazilian multinational (founded 1995) operating Ambipar Environment and Ambipar Response business units across 40+ countries, delivering waste management, emergency response, industrial, maritime, and decarbonization services to enterprise clients in oil & gas, mining, and chemicals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Management Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (562910), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, Spill Prevention & Crisis Preparedness (BPAHAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Carbon Auctions & Tender Management (Buyer/Seller Programs, RFPs) (EUABADAH)

Keywords

• Environmental management services
• Waste management solutions
• Emergency response services
• Industrial cleaning services
• Carbon credit platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Services Revenue: Revenue from waste management, waste valorization, water solutions, and waste-to-energy services. Services include collection and transport of waste, co-processing, reverse logistics, and environmental products.
2. Emergency Response Services: Revenue from emergency response to environmental incidents, industrial services including tank cleaning, decontamination, and decommissioning, and maritime services for oil spill response and port support.
3. Decarbonization and Carbon Credits: Revenue from carbon credit generation, consulting, GEE (Greenhouse Gas) management, forest management, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, and the Ambify platform for individual carbon offset purchases.
4. Logtech and Logistics: Revenue from Ambipar Logtech services including reverse logistics and manufacturing, and general logistics services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ambipar Group provides integrated environmental management services through two business units: Ambipar Environment (waste management, water solutions, waste-to-energy, and decarbonization) and Ambipar Response (emergency response, industrial services, maritime services, and environmental services). The company serves industrial clients in oil & gas, mining, chemical, and petrochemical sectors across more than 40 countries, complemented by digital platforms such as the Ambify carbon credit marketplace and proprietary soil remediation technology.

Product overview

Ambipar Group is a Brazilian multinational offering integrated environmental solutions through two main business units: Ambipar Environment and Ambipar Response. Ambipar Environment provides waste management, water solutions, waste-to-energy, and decarbonization services including the Ambify carbon credit platform. Ambipar Response delivers emergency response, industrial services, maritime services, and environmental services. The company also offers complementary services including ESG consulting, Logtech, Logistics, Ambipar Bank, Rentals, Universo, Technologies, and Parquetur. Services span across 40+ countries with over 500 bases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ambify: Platform for carbon credit calculation and compensation for individuals and businesses
• Ambipar Logtech
• Ambipar Bank
• Ambipar Rentals
• Ambipar Universo
• Ambipar Technologies
• Ambipar Parquetur
• Retorna Machines
• Ambipar Circular

Products and services

• Waste Management
• Water Solutions
• Waste-to-Energy
• Emergency Response
• Industrial Services
• Maritime Services
• Environmental Services
• Decarbon
• Ambify
• Environmental Analysis Laboratory
• Ambipar Logtech
• ARTC Training Center
• Retorna Machines
• ESG Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal to become the largest environmental offset company globally through Biofílica carbon credit platform acquisition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2025MoU signed during inauguration of Brazil-China Innovation Center to explore R&D partnership opportunities in Brazil's oil and gas sector. Focus on innovation in safety, efficiency, and sustainability in industrial operations.
• Scuderia Ferrari HPflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Ambipar became Scuderia Ferrari HP's Official Sustainability Partner. Partnership combines two industry leaders - Ambipar in environmental solutions and Ferrari in automotive/sports. Announced as Official Sustainability Partner in 2025.
• Abiquim (Brazilian Chemical Industry Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2024Unprecedented 24-month memorandum of understanding to boost sustainability in chemical and petrochemical industries. Includes SASSMAQ certification services, responsible action initiatives, decarbonization, circular economy, and energy transition projects. Partnership developed at 11th edition of ExpoCatadores.
• ValecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Partnership to install Retorna Machines (recycling collection machines) at Supermercados BH locations. Machines collect aluminum, steel, Tetra Pak, glass, and PET/PP/PE plastic packaging. Supports reverse logistics and circular economy initiatives in Espírito Santo.
• ANCAT (National Association of Recyclable Materials Collectors)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Partnership through Ambipar Circular initiative at ExpoCatadores to transform recycling cooperatives by accelerating businesses through implementation of management systems and infrastructure for collector cooperatives.
• RidgelinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 August 2022Acquisition of Ridgeline, a Canadian emergency and environmental services company, through Ambipar Holding Canada subsidiary. Expands Ambipar's presence in North America and enhances regional service portfolio.
• BiofílicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2021Ambipar acquired majority stake in Biofílica, a carbon credit platform, as part of expansion into carbon offset market. Acquisition aimed at making Ambipar the largest environmental offset company globally.
• DowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU to scale recycled resin production from 2,000 to 60,000 tonnes per year by 2030. Strategic partnership in plastic recycling market supporting circular economy objectives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• BRK Ambiental: Brazil's largest private-sector water and sewage utility with growing waste management operations. Direct regional peer in Brazilian market for municipal and industrial environmental services, often co-competing for the same industrial clients.

Direct peers

• Stantec: Global engineering, consulting, and construction firm with strong environmental services practice including remediation, compliance, and water treatment. Direct comparable to Ambipar's environmental services and licensing offerings.
• Stericycle: US-based regulated waste management and compliance services company. Comparable to Ambipar in specialized waste handling (medical, hazardous) and environmental compliance work; smaller global footprint but direct customer overlap in industrial segments.
• Clean Harbors: North America's leading provider of environmental and industrial services including hazardous waste management and emergency spill response. Closely matches Ambipar's Ambipar Response business unit in scope, customer base (oil & gas, chemicals), and accreditation-driven service offering.
• Tetra Tech: Leading consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Comparable to Ambipar in environmental consulting, ESG services, and remediation work, particularly for industrial clients.
• Bilfinger: European industrial services provider with strong environmental and process industry focus including tank cleaning, decommissioning, and plant services. Mirrors Ambipar Response's industrial services offerings and similar client base in chemicals and energy.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Multinational infrastructure consulting firm with significant environmental services practice covering remediation, regulatory compliance, and sustainability for industrial and public-sector clients. Overlaps Ambipar's environmental services segment broadly.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services leader operating across water, waste, and energy with extensive hazardous waste management capabilities. Overlaps significantly with Ambipar's integrated environmental platform but operates at much larger scale across broader municipal and industrial segments.
• Worley Limited: Global engineering and energy services company with environmental, sustainability, and decarbonization practices for oil & gas, mining, and chemicals. Comparable to Ambipar's environmental and decarbon services for resource industry clients.
• SUEZ: French multinational providing water management, waste recovery, and environmental services globally. Comparable to Ambipar Environment in waste valorization, water solutions, and circular economy offerings, though SUEZ has stronger municipal water focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A4 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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