The Amlon Group

What The Amlon Group does

The Amlon Group is a privately held, Heartwood Partners-backed provider of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste management and materials reclamation services, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company operates a network of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part B permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) across Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas, including operations in Longview, Port Allen, Port Arthur (Golden Triangle), Sweetwater, Memphis, Channelview, and Little Rock. Processing capabilities combine indirect thermal desorption, pyrolysis, hydrochemical dissolution, centrifuge-based hydrocarbon recovery, and industrial wastewater treatment; under a Verified Recycling Exclusion/Variance, oil-bearing hazardous secondary material can be shipped on bill of lading rather than hazardous waste manifest.

Service lines span industrial waste handling (reclamation, liquids processing, tank and equipment washouts), regulated medical waste disposal (chemotherapy, pathological, pharmaceutical), assured destruction services (witness burn of controlled substances), total waste management, and a precious and base metals recovery business that reclaims gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, cobalt, and tungsten from spent catalysts, electronic scrap, aerospace components, and chemical process residues. Revenue is generated through transaction-based processing and disposal fees, plus settlement revenue from recovered metals and reclaimed hydrocarbons, sold under multi-year contracts with enterprise industrial waste generators across petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, semiconductor, aerospace, healthcare, oil and gas, and government/law enforcement verticals.

Under Heartwood Partners' ownership since 2022, Amlon has executed seven add-on acquisitions and closed a $245 million oversubscribed continuation vehicle in May 2025 led by Apogem Capital. CEO Mark Wayne leads the company. The firm markets principally through industry conferences (Downstream USA, CRU Nitrogen + Syngas, Semicon West, Pacific Marine Expo), inbound web forms, and content marketing including a 'Monthly Metals Moment' publication, while delivering services through owned-and-operated facilities with an enterprise field sales motion across the Gulf Coast and Mid-South.

Name

The Amlon Group

Legal name

Amlon Resources Group

Website

https://amlongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Amlon Group is a Heartwood Partners-backed industrial waste management and materials reclamation company that operates RCRA Part B permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities across Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, serving petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, aerospace, healthcare, and government customers with waste processing, precious metals recovery, and industrial wastewater recycling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management and Materials Recovery

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Storage & TSDF Operations (Permitted Storage, Container/Yard Management) (BPALAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Hazardous Waste Handling, Transport & Disposal (RCRA/TSDF) (IMAIAGAC), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), E-Waste & Electronics Metal Recovery (ITAD, Circuit Boards, Precious Metal Recovery) (IMAKAMAG)

Keywords

• Hazardous waste management
• Industrial waste treatment
• Precious metals recovery
• Spent catalyst recycling
• Wastewater treatment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage & Disposal Services: The Amlon Group charges industrial waste generators for the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at its RCRA Part B permitted TSDF facilities. Revenue is generated through waste profiling, processing fees, and disposal charges based on waste volume, type, and processing complexity. Cross-selling of environmental services to acquired customer bases drives incremental revenue.
2. Precious and Base Metal Recovery & Reclamation: The company recovers precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium) and base metals (molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, cobalt, tungsten) from industrial waste streams. Revenue is generated through material processing fees and the sale of recovered metals back into manufacturing supply chains. Recovery programs can transform disposal costs into revenue streams for both Amlon and its customers.
3. Medical Waste Disposal Services: Safe and compliant disposal of regulated medical waste including chemotherapy, pathological, and pharmaceutical materials for healthcare providers, with secure handling and processing to meet regulatory standards.
4. Oil and Hydrocarbon Recovery (Port Allen): The Port Allen facility recovers oil and oil-bearing materials that were historically disposed of, turning them into renewable energy and non-hazardous materials. Revenue is generated through processing fees and the sale of reclaimed oil and recovered catalysts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Amlon Group is a private-equity-backed industrial waste and materials management company that provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal through a network of RCRA Part B permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) across Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The company converts industrial waste streams into reclaimed materials by offering spent catalyst recycling, thermal desorption and pyrolysis processing, precious and base metal recovery, and industrial wastewater recycling for petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical, electronics, aerospace, and healthcare customers.

Product overview

The Amlon Group is an industrial waste and materials management company offering a comprehensive suite of environmental solutions. The company operates RCRA Part B permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSDF) facilities across Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Core services include Industrial Waste Management (reclamation/recycling, liquids processing, tank washouts, TSDF services), Medical Waste Disposal (chemotherapy, pathological, pharmaceutical), Destruction Services (controlled substances, witness burn), and Total Waste Management. Specialized processing capabilities include Precious Metals Recovery at Amlon Sweetwater (thermal processing and chemical dissolution for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and platinum group metals), Thermal Desorption Processing at Amlon Port Allen (indirect TDU and centrifuge technology for oil recovery and metal reclamation from spent catalysts), and Industrial Wastewater Recycling at Amlon Golden Triangle. The company also offers Verified Recycling Exclusion (VRE) services under VRF Variance. Facilities include Baytown, Longview (with warehousing), Golden Triangle (Port Arthur), Port Allen (Louisiana), Sweetwater (Tennessee), Memphis (Tennessee), and Little Rock (Arkansas). Amlon serves diverse industries including petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, aerospace, healthcare, and government/law enforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Waste Management
• Medical Waste Disposal
• Assured Destruction Services
• Total Waste Management
• Precious Metals Refining (Amlon Sweetwater)
• Thermal Desorption Processing
• Catalyst Recycling
• Industrial Wastewater Recycling (Amlon Golden Triangle)
• RCRA Part B TSDF Services
• Verified Recycling Exclusion (VRE) Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 TRIR of 0.96 vs. hazardous waste industry average of 2.2 to 3.1
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. Waste Management is the largest U.S. solid waste and environmental services provider, operating a national network of landfills, transfer stations, and TSDFs. Its industrial services and hazardous waste disposal operations compete with Amlon's TSDF and waste-to-value capabilities for enterprise customers.
• GFL Environmental Services: GFL Environmental is a Canadian-based diversified waste services company with growing U.S. environmental services operations including liquid waste, industrial services, and hazardous waste management. It is an increasingly active consolidator in the space where Amlon operates.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is one of the largest U.S. waste management companies, with an expanding hazardous waste and environmental solutions segment following its acquisition of US Ecology. It competes with Amlon at the intersection of regulated waste, TSDF capacity, and industrial environmental services.
• Veolia North America (Hazardous Waste): Veolia's North American hazardous waste business operates TSDFs and provides industrial waste services across the Gulf Coast and beyond. As a division of a global environmental services conglomerate, it offers broader portfolio breadth than Amlon but competes directly for the same refining and petrochemical customers.
• Suez (Suez North America): Suez operates an environmental services and hazardous waste business in North America focused on industrial customers and specialized treatment. It competes with Amlon at major petrochemical and refining accounts along the Gulf Coast and in the U.S. Southeast.

Emerging players

• Reworld (formerly Covanta): Reworld operates waste-to-energy and material processing facilities, including specialty waste disposal capabilities. It is an emerging player in industrial waste-to-value processing and adjacent to Amlon's pyrolysis and thermal desorption-based resource recovery services.

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is the largest publicly traded North American provider of hazardous waste management, TSDF services, and environmental remediation, operating a multi-state permitted facility network analogous to Amlon's. It directly competes with Amlon's RCRA Part B TSDF capabilities across the Gulf Coast and serves overlapping refining, chemical, and healthcare end markets.
• Stericycle: Stericycle is a major regulated waste services company specializing in medical waste, secure information destruction, and hazardous waste. It overlaps directly with Amlon's medical waste disposal services and shares enterprise customer relationships in healthcare and industrial segments.
• Heritage Environmental Services: Heritage Environmental is a privately held hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and recycling company operating TSDFs across the U.S. It mirrors Amlon's model of permitted facility networks serving industrial generators and recycling programs that recover value from waste streams.

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems: Casella is a regional, vertically integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator serving the Northeast U.S. It is geographically adjacent to Amlon's footprint in the Southeast and competes for certain industrial and special waste customers, though its primary territory is further north.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheAmlonGroup

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A6 records

Investments

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