Terra Aqua

What Terra Aqua does

Terra Aqua Nigeria Limited is a privately held, multi-vertical environmental services and waste-recycling company headquartered in Otta, Ogun State, and operating across Nigeria since its incorporation in November 1999. Its core business is environmental consultancy, delivering Environmental Impact Assessments, Post Impact Assessments, Environmental Audits, Environmental Evaluation, Environmental Due Diligence, Safety Audits, HSE management, environmental engineering (effluent and water treatment plant design, fire hydrants), cleaning services, pest control, and industrial training. The firm holds accreditations from all major Nigerian regulators (FMEnv, NESREA, DPR, AEPB, LASEPA, OGEPA) plus state environmental agencies, serving enterprise clients in oil & gas (ExxonMobil, Total Nigeria, NNPC, Folawiyo Energies, Eterna Plc), construction (Julius Berger Nigeria Plc), manufacturing (Veepee Group, Avanti Industries), and pharmaceuticals (Unique Pharmaceuticals).

Beyond consultancy, Terra Aqua has built two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries that convert waste into commodity outputs. Terra Alloy is a metal recycling plant processing Used Beverage Cans, aluminum scraps, and car radiators into aluminum ingots (including UBC Aluminum Ingot 3000 series), recently expanded to 1,800 MT per month from an initial 120 MT per month, with global export reach. The Terra Tyre Pyrolysis Plant converts end-of-life tyres into fuel oil, carbon black, and steel wire using pyrolysis technology. Terra Shop is a small e-commerce storefront selling industrial cleaning chemicals, PPEs, safety equipment, and fumigation products to domestic buyers.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market: direct enterprise engagement through phone, email, referrals, and tailored proposals, with quote-based pricing on consultancy engagements and hardware sales for recycled outputs. Revenue is undisclosed. In June 2024 Terra Aqua raised $10M from TLG Capital and Wema Bank to fund the recycling and pyrolysis expansion. Headcount is reported at 11–50 in firmographic data, though one source cites "nearly 8,000 staff," an inconsistency likely reflecting a data error rather than actual scale.

Name

Terra Aqua

Legal name

Terra Aqua Nigeria Limited

Website

https://terraaqua.com.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Terra Aqua is a Nigerian environmental consultancy and waste-recycling company, founded in 1999, serving enterprise clients in oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals via accredited EIA, HSE, and compliance services, with two operating subsidiaries producing recycled aluminum ingots (Terra Alloy) and pyrolysis fuel products from waste tyres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consultancy Services

NAICS

Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Tire Recycling & Processing (Shredding, TDF, Pyrolysis Feedstock) (IMANAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tires, Plastics & Glass Recovery from ELVs (Non-metal ELV Streams) (EUAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy
• Metal recycling services
• Tyre pyrolysis recycling
• Waste management solutions
• Aluminum ingot production

Headquarters

HQ city

Otta

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Environmental impact assessments, compliance monitoring, waste management, sustainability planning, safety audits, and regulatory compliance services for businesses across Nigeria.
2. Metal Recycling (Terra Alloy): Recycling of Used Beverage Cans (UBC), aluminum scraps, and car radiators into aluminum ingots. Products exported globally except for low-value aluminum dross. Plant capacity of 1800 MT per month.
3. Tyre Pyrolysis Products: Conversion of used tyres into fuel oil and carbon black through pyrolysis process. Products sold for various industrial applications including heating, power generation, and rubber production.
4. Terra Shop Products: Sale of industrial cleaning chemicals, detergents, cleaning machines, rodent control solutions, safety posters, PPEs, fumigation machinery, and degreasers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Terra Aqua provides environmental consultancy services (Environmental Impact Assessment, Post Impact Assessment, auditing, due diligence, HSE management, cleaning, pest control, and training) to businesses in Nigeria. It also operates two wholly-owned processing plants: Terra Alloy, a metal recycling facility converting Used Beverage Cans, aluminum scrap, and car radiators into aluminum ingots (1,800 MT/month capacity), and a tyre pyrolysis plant that converts end-of-life tyres into fuel oil, carbon black, and steel wire. It additionally sells industrial cleaning chemicals, detergents, and PPE through its Terra Shop e-commerce storefront.

Product overview

Terra Aqua is a Nigerian environmental consultancy and waste management company offering a multi-service portfolio across three core business areas: Environmental Consultancy (providing EIA, environmental auditing, HSE management, cleaning, pest control, and training services), Terra Alloy Metal Recycling Plant (converting scrap metals and aluminum into ingots for export), and Tyre Pyrolysis Plant (converting waste tyres into fuel oil and carbon black). The company also operates Terra Shop, an e-commerce store for cleaning chemicals, industrial detergents, safety equipment, and fumigation products. These offerings are delivered as integrated environmental solutions rather than a single unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terra Alloy: Metal recycling plant subsidiary that transforms scrap metals into high-quality aluminum ingots. Processes Used Beverage Cans (UBC), aluminum scraps, and car radiators into reusable aluminum products.
• Terra Tyre Pyrolysis Plant
• Terra Shop

Products and services

• Environmental Consultancy End-to-end environmental compliance services for businesses in Nigeria, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Post Impact Assessment (PIA), Environmental Auditing, Environmental Evaluation, Environmental Due Diligence, Waste Auditing, Risk-based analysis, environmental engineering (effluent and water treatment plant design/construction), cleaning services, pest control, Safety/Health/Environmental management, and manpower training. Targeted at manufacturing, construction, energy/oil & gas, and pharmaceutical enterprises needing regulatory compliance.
• Terra Alloy Metal Recycling Plant Wholly-owned metal recycling subsidiary that processes Used Beverage Cans (UBC), aluminum scrap, and car radiators into aluminum ingots and alloys (3000/5000/6000/7000 series). Expanded in 2024 to a state-of-the-art plant with capacity to recycle 1,800 MT of scrap metals per month, with products exported globally (excluding low-value aluminum dross). Customers are global metal industry buyers.
• Tyre Pyrolysis Plant

Quantifiable outcome

• Metal recycling capacity of 1800 MT per month
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Averda: Africa- and MENA-focused integrated waste management company. Directly comparable to Terra Aquy's waste-management, cleaning, and HSE service offering to enterprise and municipal clients in emerging markets.
• Sims Limited: Global metal recycling major with significant non-ferrous (aluminum) operations. Comparable to Terra Alloy because both operate aluminum UBC/scrap-to-ingot recycling at industrial scale and sell into global aluminum supply chains.
• Klean Industries: Canadian-headquartered tyre pyrolysis technology and project developer. Comparable to Terra Tyre Pyrolysis Plant as a direct peer in end-of-life tyre pyrolysis, producing fuel oil, carbon black, and recovered steel.
• Schnitzer Steel Industries: US-based metal recycling operator with substantial non-ferrous (aluminum) processing capacity. Comparable to Terra Alloy's UBC-to-ingot recycling model and global export orientation.

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: Swiss-listed global leader in testing, inspection, and certification with active operations in Nigeria. Comparable because it delivers environmental impact assessments, compliance audits, and EIA-style services to industrial and oil & gas clients across West Africa, overlapping directly with Terra Aquy's consultancy pillar.
• Intertek Group: UK-listed TIC major with West African presence delivering environmental monitoring, testing, and HSE services. Comparable because it competes for the same industrial compliance and ESG assurance mandates that anchor Terra Aquy's consultancy book.
• Bureau Veritas: France-based TIC incumbent with Nigerian operations providing environmental compliance, HSE, and industrial asset certification services. Comparable as a global consultancy competitor pursuing the same enterprise environmental-compliance RFPs as Terra Aqua in oil & gas and manufacturing.
• Veolia Africa: Global environmental services group with waste-management and water-treatment operations across Africa. Comparable to Terra Aquy's environmental engineering and waste-management pillars, especially around industrial effluent treatment, hazardous waste handling, and circular-economy services.

Emerging players

• Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB: Sweden-listed tyre pyrolysis company commercializing recovered carbon black and oil from end-of-life tyres. Comparable to Terra Tyre Pyrolysis Plant as a peer in industrial-scale tyre pyrolysis with similar end-product slate.
• Black Bear Carbon: Netherlands-based producer of recovered carbon black from end-of-life tyres. Comparable to Terra Aquy's tyre pyrolysis business on the carbon black output stream, addressing the same circular-economy demand for tire-derived rCB.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/terraaqua_ng
• Instagraminstagram.com/terraaqua_ng

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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