What Urbaser Environnement does

Urbaser Environnement is a French private limited company (SAS) headquartered in Montpellier that provides integrated environmental services to municipalities, inter-municipal syndicates, and industrial clients across France. Its offering spans three lines: (i) Urban Services including household waste collection, street cleaning, and civic amenity center management; (ii) Treatment and Valorization covering sorting, methanization, composting, and energy recovery; and (iii) Construction and Operation of waste treatment plants. The company operates 11 treatment plants and 40 local sites across France, serving 3 million users and treating 2.3 million tons of waste annually with a workforce of ~1,450 employees.

The company's technical differentiation rests on proprietary industrial processes, most notably the VALORGA anaerobic digestion patent — the first methanization patent globally, filed in 1986 by predecessor Valorga International and now protected across France, Europe, and internationally, with 24 plants built on the process worldwide — and a patented CSR (Solid Recovered Fuel) process achieving 80%+ diversion from landfill. Operational assets include the Isséane and Astérya energy recovery facilities (serving SYCTOM), the Amétyst facility in Montpellier (CSR + UVE + anaerobic digestion), EveRé in Fos-sur-Mer (first multi-stream center in France), and Canopia/Valortégia in Bayonne (serving 211 communes). 36% of the 300-vehicle collection fleet runs on clean energy (electric, hydrogen, CNG).

Revenue is generated through long-term public delegation service contracts (DSP/PPP) of 7-15 years won via public procurement, with annual FY2024 revenue of 310M EUR (alternative snapshot 322M EUR). Recent mega-contract wins include the 567M EUR Montpellier AMETYST DSP (15 years), the 700M EUR SYCTOM Saint-Ouen UVE contract (12 years, operated via a SEMOP where Urbaser holds 60%), and the Cannes Pays de Lérins collection contract (7 years, started January 2025). The company is a subsidiary of the Urbaser Group, which was acquired in February 2026 by Blackstone Infrastructure and EQT (50/50) from Platinum Equity; Platinum Equity had invested over 1.6B EUR during its tenure supporting 60%+ growth. Leadership transitioned in October 2025 from founder Claude Saint-Joly to Nicolas Béquaert as Président Directeur Général.

Name

Urbaser Environnement

Legal name

URBASER ENVIRONNEMENT SAS

Website

https://urbaserenvironnement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Urbaser Environnement is a French private waste management and environmental services company operating 11 treatment plants and 40 sites, providing collection, sorting, methanization, and energy recovery services to municipalities and industrial clients across France under long-term public delegation contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs) (BPABAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Waste treatment and valorization
• Anaerobic digestion services
• Energy recovery from waste
• Urban cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Waste Collection Services: Municipal waste collection contracts under delegated service agreements (DSP). Revenue generated through multi-year public contracts with local governments for household waste collection, street cleaning, and civic amenity center management. Contracts typically range from 7-15 years.
2. Waste Treatment and Valorization: Treatment of municipal and industrial waste through sorting, anaerobic digestion, composting, and energy recovery facilities. Revenue from gate fees charged to municipalities for waste processing.
3. Energy Production and Sales: Sale of electricity, heat, and biogas produced from waste treatment operations. Energy is sold to district heating networks and electricity grid operators.
4. Engineering and Construction Services: Design, financing, construction, and operation of waste treatment plants under PPP or DSP frameworks. Revenue from plant construction and long-term operation contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Urbaser Environnement operates as an integrated environmental solutions provider delivering municipal waste management services across France under delegated public service contracts (DSP/PPP). The company provides urban services (waste collection, street cleaning, recycling center management), industrial-scale waste treatment and valorization (sorting, anaerobic digestion, composting, energy recovery), and turnkey design, financing, construction, and operation of waste treatment facilities. It leverages proprietary technologies including the VALORGA methanization process and CSR (Solid Recovered Fuel) production to serve 3 million users across 40 operational sites in France.

Product overview

Urbaser Environnement operates as an integrated environmental solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of waste management services. The core offerings include Urban Services (waste collection, street cleaning, recycling center management), Treatment & Valorization services, and Factory Construction & Operation. The company manages a network of named facilities across France including Amétyst (Montpellier), Astérya (Saint-Ouen), Canopia/Valortégia, EveRé (Fos-sur-Mer), Isséane (Issy-les-Moulineaux), Normantri (Caen), and Oekotri (Saint-Thibéry). The company leverages proprietary technologies including the VALORGA methanization process and CSR (Solid Recovered Fuel) process. Services span energy recovery (UVE), organic valorization through methanization, material recycling, and waste-to-energy solutions, all delivered through a integrated platform combining collection, treatment, and facility operation capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Services Urbains (Urban Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3 million tons of waste valorized annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and flagship.

• 24h Saint-PierreminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 June 2026Silver partner of 24h Saint-Pierre charity sports event held June 13-14, 2026 in Palavas-les-Flots. Event benefits Fondation Saint-Pierre. Team UrbaCœur participates in Challenge Terre & Mer and Challenge Run ou Rando.
• SYCTOMflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026SEMOP (Société d'Économie Mixte à Opération Unique) formed for UVE Saint-Ouen operation: Urbaser Environnement (60%) and SYCTOM (40%). Contract duration 12 years from January 2026, value 700M EUR. SYCTOM is Europe's largest municipal waste treatment union serving 5.7 million inhabitants and processing 2.2 million tons annually.
• BLMA (Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 October 2025Official partner of BLMA women's basketball team. Sponsoring Héraia 2025, an event dedicated to promoting women's sports at all levels from discovery to competition. Reflects company values of inclusion, equal opportunity, transmission, and respect.
• Espace RenaissanceminorOthersAssociation partnership for collecting toys, stuffed animals, and new books for underprivileged or hospitalized children during holiday season solidarity actions.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Remondis: Remondis is one of Europe's largest privately held waste management companies, headquartered in Germany with growing operations in France. It is a regional peer that competes for municipal and industrial waste contracts and is a benchmark for cross-border consolidation.
• FCC Environment (FCC Medio Ambiente): FCC Medio Ambiente operates waste management and urban services across Europe, with growing presence in France through FCC Environment. It is a regional peer competing for similar municipal collection and treatment contracts and is part of the same global infrastructure-investor ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Sarp Industries: Sarp Industries is a major French hazardous waste treatment operator now within the Veolia group, operating multiple treatment facilities and competing with Urbaser Environnement's industrial waste handling capabilities for regulated French waste streams.
• Paprec Group: Paprec is a leading French recycling and waste management group directly competing for municipal sorting and recycling contracts. The two companies overlap in multi-stream sorting, CSR production, and household waste recovery services for French local authorities.
• Séché Environnement: Séché Environnement is a direct French peer specializing in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, with comparable DSP contracts and energy recovery operations. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Urbaser Environnement's treatment and valorization business in France.
• SARPI (Veolia): SARPI is the hazardous waste arm of Veolia and a direct peer for industrial and hazardous waste treatment in France. It overlaps with Urbaser Environnement's treatment capabilities and competes for the same regulated waste streams.
• Derichebourg: Derichebourg is a French multi-business group with a significant environmental services division (Derichebourg Environnement) providing waste collection, sorting, and treatment to municipalities and industrial clients. It is a direct competitor in urban cleanliness and recycling contracts.
• Suez: Suez is a direct French peer operating waste collection, sorting, and treatment services for municipalities under similar DSP/PPP contracts. The two companies compete head-to-head for the same municipal tenders and overlap in energy recovery, recycling, and hazardous waste services across France.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Veolia is the largest French and global environmental services group, with overlapping capabilities across waste collection, treatment, and energy recovery. As a broad incumbent with a much larger portfolio (water, waste, energy), it competes with Urbaser Environnement on major municipal tenders and is a parent of SARPI, a hazardous waste peer.

Emerging players

• Renewi: Renewi is a European waste-to-product company operating in the Benelux, UK, and France, focused on closing material loops through recycling and energy recovery. It is an emerging player with overlapping capabilities in sorting, recycling, and energy-from-waste, relevant as a strategic comparator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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