Skrotfrag

What Skrotfrag does

Skrotfrag AB is a privately-held, family-owned Swedish recycling and scrap metal company founded in 1972 by Lars Johansson in the Gothenburg region and now led by his sons Emil (CEO) and Paul Johansson. Headquartered in Angered, the company operates 26 facilities across southern and central Sweden with over 200 employees, making it one of Sweden's largest operators in vehicle scrapping and metal recycling. It serves a dual B2B/B2C market: enterprises (manufacturing, workshops, construction, car dismantlers, forestry, municipalities, craftsmen) plus private individuals who drop off materials for same-day payment via Swish or bank transfer.

The technical core comprises two large fragmentation facilities (Agnesberg and Sjövik) and a new metal sorting facility that process ferrous and non-ferrous scrap into raw materials for Swedish steelworks and foundries, achieving a 95% per-vehicle recycling rate. Supporting infrastructure includes mobile vehicle pressing equipment deployed to dismantler sites, the ADR-certified TURBIL scheduled pickup service for dangerous goods (operated by partner XR Miljøhantering), and a customer portal providing weight statistics, climate footprint tracking, and integration with materialredovisning.se for environmental reporting. Operations are authorized by Länsstyrelsen and certified to EU 333/2011 End of Waste, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and end-of-life vehicles at daily market-linked prices, (2) container, bin, compactor, and dangerous-waste-cabinet rentals to enterprises with recurring pickup, and (3) authorized vehicle scrapping and dismantling services including environmental sanitation and Transportstyrelsen deregistration. Go-to-market combines four regional field sales teams (Nordost, Mitt, Väst, Öst) targeting enterprise accounts with direct consumer drop-off and pickup at any of the 26 branches. Pricing is volume- and weight-based, not subscription, and there are no publicly disclosed enterprise contract values.

Name

Skrotfrag

Legal name

Skrotfrag AB

Website

https://skrotfrag.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Skrotfrag AB is a Swedish family-owned recycling and scrap metal company operating 26 facilities across southern and central Sweden, serving businesses and private individuals with ferrous and non-ferrous metal, end-of-life vehicle, and hazardous waste recycling services backed by two fragmentation plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling & Waste Management

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Refuse Systems (4953), Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Auto Shredding & Metal Fragmentation (Shredder Operations) (EUAIAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Steel & Cast Iron) (IMAKAMAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB), Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH), Industrial & Commercial Waste Collection (Roll-off/Front-load) (IMAIAFAB)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Vehicle scrapping services
• Waste management solutions
• Container rental services
• Metal recycling facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Angered

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Scrap Material Purchase: Skrotfrag purchases ferrous metals (iron, steel), non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel), and end-of-life vehicles from customers, paying based on weight and daily market prices.
2. Container and Equipment Rental: Rental of containers, packaging, bins and compactors for waste management. Container types include lift dumpers (8-21 m3), trailer swaps (22-38 m3), bins (190-660 liters), FA-cabinets for hazardous waste, and balers/compactors.
3. Vehicle Processing Services: Processing of end-of-life vehicles including environmental sanitation, dismantling, and fragmentation. Payment for vehicles based on daily iron and metal prices plus catalytic converter and aluminum wheels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skrotfrag is a Swedish waste management and recycling company operating 26 facilities across southern and central Sweden. The company collects and processes ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, end-of-life vehicles, electronics, hazardous waste, construction debris, and other materials through its own fragmentation plants. Services include authorized vehicle scrapping with same-day payment, container and packaging rentals, scheduled pickup services (Turbil), mobile pressing for car dismantlers, and a customer portal for environmental reporting.

Product overview

Skrotfrag is a Swedish recycling and scrap metal company offering a unified suite of waste management and recycling services. The core offering centers on collecting and processing ferrous and non-ferrous metals, vehicles, electronics, and construction waste through 26 Swedish facilities. Key services include authorized vehicle scrapping with same-day payment, container and packaging solutions (lift dumpers, swap bodies, bins, dangerous waste cabinets, compactors), a customer portal for statistics and reporting, scheduled pickup services (Turbil), and vehicle dismantling for auto dismantlers. The company operates fragmentation plants in Agnesberg and processes materials for steelworks and foundries. Services are offered to both businesses (manufacturing, workshops, construction, auto dismantlers, agriculture, municipalities) and private individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skrotfrag Återvinning (Core Recycling Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of each car is recycled

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• XR MiljöhanteringminorOthersXR Miljöhantering operates the TURBIL transport service for Skrotfrag, handling dangerous goods transportation under ADR certification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EMR (European Metal Recycling): One of the world's largest metal recyclers with European operations including the Nordics. While operating at a much larger scale, EMR competes for the same ferrous and non-ferrous scrap supply and downstream steel mill customers.
• Remondis: Major European recycling and waste management company with Swedish operations. Competes with Skrotfrag for industrial and commercial waste collection contracts and recycling services across Sweden.
• Veolia Nordic: Global environmental services major with Nordic and Swedish operations covering waste collection, recycling, and hazardous waste handling. Overlaps with Skrotfrag's container services, industrial waste collection, and municipal contracts.
• Sims Metal Management: Global metal recycling company with significant operations in Europe and the Nordics. Comparable in terms of scrap metal collection, vehicle scrappage, and downstream processing, though at a vastly larger scale than Skrotfrag.

Direct peers

• Scholz Recycling: European scrap metal recycler operating fragmentation plants and ferrous/non-ferrous processing facilities. While based in Germany, the company operates across multiple European markets and competes in the same commodity-grade scrap space.
• Ragn-Sells: Major Nordic recycling and waste management company with a strong Swedish presence in industrial and hazardous waste collection, metal recycling, and environmental services. Directly competes with Skrotfrag across multiple customer segments.
• Kuusakoski: Finnish-based metal recycling specialist with Nordic operations, operating fragmentation plants and ferrous/non-ferrous processing. Comparable to Skrotfrag in core scrap metal processing capabilities and end-of-life vehicle handling.
• Stena Recycling: Sweden's largest metal recycler and one of Skrotfrag's closest direct competitors. Stena operates an extensive network of facilities across Sweden with comparable scrap metal collection, processing, and end-of-life vehicle services.
• Stena Stål: Swedish metal recycling division within the Stena sphere, focusing on ferrous and non-ferrous scrap collection and processing. Direct overlap with Skrotfrag's core services across Sweden, particularly in industrial customer segments.

Regional players

• Tore Renlund: Swedish regional metal recycler operating primarily in northern Sweden. While geographically complementary rather than overlapping, the company competes for similar industrial and scrap generator customers in overlapping service areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Agnesbergskrotfrag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skrotfrag-ab
• Instagraminstagram.com/skrotfragab
• Xx.com/Skrotfrag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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