Beneficial Reuse

What Beneficial Reuse does

Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM) is a Chicago-based, privately-held industrial by-product recycling and beneficial reuse company founded in 1999. The company designs and executes programs that divert non-hazardous industrial waste streams — including coal combustion by-products (gypsum, bottom ash, wood ash), foundry sand and slag, drywall waste, cement kiln dust (CKD) lime, and biosolids — away from landfills and into value-added agricultural, construction, and industrial applications. BRM serves five primary end markets: agriculture (soil amendments and fertilizers via Gypsoil brand products), engineering and construction (geotechnical fill substitutes), utilities and municipalities (by-product management and biosolids reuse), foundries and manufacturing (foundry sand and slag repurposing), and pulp and paper (residuals management).

BRM's core technology stack centers on materials science expertise and proprietary pelletization technology, notably extrusion-based pelletization developed in partnership with the University of Minnesota to produce differentiated products such as Gypsoil Blendable pelleted gypsum (17% sulfate sulfur, 21% calcium) and SulfurMax (a gypsum-elemental sulfur blend). The company operates four processing facilities in Winona, MN (50,000 sq ft); Caledonia, WI (160,000 sq ft); Fair Oaks, IN (90,000 sq ft); and Denver, PA (35,000 sq ft), with combined capacity up to 300,000 tons annually. A distribution network spanning 116+ locations across the continental United States enables delivery to over 40% of cultivated farmland in the eastern half of the US within 100 miles of supply sources. BRM holds licenses and permits in 25 states.

BRM generates revenue through managed services (comprehensive program management including site assessment, testing, program design, distribution, and logistics), value-added product sales (processed and pelletized by-products under brands including Gypsoil, SulfurMax, and CKD Lime), and professional services fees. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company employs a direct sales model with dedicated account management targeting enterprise customers, with key business development contacts handling biosolids, municipal/industrial lime, and project implementation. As of 2025, BRM operates as a portfolio company of Clairvest Group following a recapitalization that acquired a stake from Skyline Global Partners LLC.

Name

Beneficial Reuse

Legal name

Beneficial Reuse Management LLC

Website

https://beneficialreuse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM) is a Chicago-based industrial by-product recycling company that diverts coal ash, foundry by-products, and drywall waste from landfills into agricultural soil amendments, fertilizers, and construction materials across 25 US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial By-Product Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing Process Residuals (Non-hazardous Sludges, Fines, Filter Cake) (EUAIAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC), Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL)

Keywords

• Industrial by-product recycling
• Beneficial reuse programs
• Waste management services
• By-product gypsum processing
• Soil amendment products

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beneficial Reuse Program Services: BRM designs and executes beneficial reuse programs that manage industrial by-products and waste streams for customers. The company handles the entire process from site assessment to distribution and logistics, generating revenue through service fees and the sale of processed by-product materials.
2. Value-Added Product Sales: Sale of processed and pelletized by-products including Gypsoil brand gypsum, SulfurMax, CKD lime, foundry by-products, and other processed materials to agricultural and industrial customers. The company processes materials at four facilities with capacity of up to 300,000 tons annually.
3. Program Management and Execution Fees: Fees for comprehensive program management services including site assessment, testing, program design, execution, distribution, and logistics for beneficial reuse programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM) designs, manages, and executes beneficial reuse programs that divert industrial by-products (coal ash, foundry by-products, wallboard, biosolids, lime, paper residuals) away from landfills. The company operates four processing facilities with capacity up to 300,000 tons annually, transforming non-hazardous waste streams into value-added sustainable products such as Gypsoil pelletized gypsum, SulfurMax fertilizers, CKD lime, and recycled wallboard, distributed through a 116+ location U.S. network to agricultural, construction, utility, and industrial customers.

Product overview

Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM) provides a comprehensive portfolio of industrial by-product recycling and beneficial reuse solutions. The company's offerings include nine distinct product categories: Gypsoil (Gypsum) and CKD Lime for agricultural and industrial applications; Drywall Recycling for transforming construction waste; Foundry By-Products for geotechnical fill; Value-Add Fertilizers including Gypsoil Blendable and SulfurMax pelletized products; and Biosolids, Bottom Ash, Compost, and Wood Ash for soil and construction applications. These core products are supported by two primary service lines: Beneficial Reuse & Recycling services and Program Management & Execution. The company operates four processing facilities (Winona, MN; Caledonia, WI; Fair Oaks, IN; and Denver, PA) and maintains a distribution network of over 116 locations across the continental United States. BRM's model converts high-volume non-hazardous waste streams into value-added sustainable materials, primarily serving agricultural, utility, industrial, and municipal end markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gypsoil: Brand of by-product gypsum from power plants marketed for agricultural use, including Gypsoil Blendable pelletized gypsum and SulfurMax.
• GYPSOIL

Products and services

• Gypsoil (Gypsum) Brand of sustainable by-product gypsum sourced from power plants, used as an agricultural soil amendment and building material; chemically equivalent to mined gypsum and typically more pure.
• CKD Lime

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 million tons of by-product material diverted from landfills over company history
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USA Gypsum LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2023BRM acquired USA Gypsum LLC, one of the largest drywall recyclers in the United States, based in Denver, Pennsylvania. The acquisition aims to diversify BRM's gypsum sources and expand its geographic footprint to the east coast. USA Gypsum continues to operate independently under BRM's ownership. This acquisition supports BRM's position as a leader in gypsum drywall recycling.
• University of MinnesotaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014BRM initiated R&D on pelletization of by-product gypsum through extrusion technology in partnership with the University of Minnesota, leading to the development of proprietary pelletized gypsum products.
• GypsoilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009BRM acquired Gypsoil, the leading marketer of by-product gypsum from power plants for agricultural use. Gypsoil secured long-term agreements with two major utility partners for by-product gypsum supply, establishing BRM's dominance in the agricultural gypsum market.
• Waupaca FoundrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999BRM partnered with Waupaca Foundry to launch its first beneficial reuse program in 1999, coinciding with Wisconsin adopting first-in-the-nation legislation to encourage and regulate beneficial use of industrial by-products. This partnership established the foundation for BRM's beneficial reuse business model.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Eco Material Technologies: Closest direct competitor, supplying fly ash, synthetic gypsum, and coal combustion residuals to cement, concrete, and agricultural markets across North America. Operates a similar beneficial-use model with utility partnerships and processing infrastructure.
• Charah Solutions: Direct competitor managing coal combustion products (fly ash, bottom ash, gypsum) and providing utility environmental services. Overlapping product portfolio in ash beneficiation and legacy CCR remediation.
• Separation Technologies (Titan America): Operates fly ash processing facilities supplying processed ash to the cement and concrete industries. Directly comparable to BRM's ash processing and end-market orientation.
• Boral Resources (Westlake Royal Building Products): Boral's former fly ash and coal ash business (now integrated into Westlake) competes head-to-head in ash marketing and beneficial reuse for cement and concrete end markets.
• Headwaters Resources: Long-established fly ash management company supplying supplementary cementitious materials, directly comparable to BRM's ash beneficiation and marketing activities.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Environmental Services: Large diversified environmental services firm handling industrial and hazardous waste with broader service portfolio; overlaps with BRM in industrial by-product management and recycling.
• Republic Services: Major US waste hauler with growing recycling and circular economy capabilities including organics and industrial by-products; represents scaled competition BRM may increasingly face on utility contracts.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American solid waste and recycling company with expanding investments in beneficial reuse, organics, and renewable energy; competes for industrial by-product streams at scale.
• Stericycle: Specialized regulated waste services provider with industrial waste programs; comparable in handling complex industrial waste streams under multi-state regulatory frameworks.

Emerging players

• Holcim US: Major cement producer actively pursuing circular construction materials including fly ash and slag; both supplier and potential competitor to BRM in cement-quality ash marketing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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