What Salmeron Group does

Grupo Salmeron is a privately held, family-owned Brazilian environmental services group headquartered in Sorocaba, São Paulo, operating since 1979 across three integrated divisions: Salmeron Ambiental (waste management and recycling of wood, plastic, paper, and cardboard), Salmeron Energia (biomass-fired boiler outsourcing producing biovapor, a steam product, plus CDR/Waste-Derived Fuel), and Salmeron Metálicos (purchase, sale, and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap). The group serves large and mid-size industrial clients across steel, metallurgical, paper, ceramic, and textile sectors, with named customers including Unilever; its flagship "Aterro Zero" program claims to have diverted over 20 million cubic meters of waste from landfills by transforming non-hazardous industrial waste into CDR for industrial furnaces.

The technical platform spans the full waste-to-value chain: specialized collection and transport fleet (compactors, roll-on/roll-off, grapple, tank, and tipper trucks), automatic optical sorting and magnetic separation plants, industrial shredders and crushers producing FSC-certified wood chips, biomass boiler systems delivered and operated on client sites, and CDR production lines converting high-calorific waste into industrial solid recovered fuel. The group holds FSC Chain of Custody certification (FSC-C118124) via IMAFLORA, environmental operating licenses for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and LGPD data-protection compliance, and aligns governance with IBGC standards.

Commercially, Salmeron monetizes through four distinct revenue mechanics: managed-services contracts for waste handling, usage-based fees for Biovapor steam (clients pay per unit of steam consumed, with Salmeron absorbing full CAPEX and OPEX), transaction-fee margins on metal scrap and CDR sales, and product sales of FSC-traceable wood chips. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is exclusively enterprise field sales, with all leads and contracts routed through a dedicated commercial team via phone, WhatsApp, and email, with no self-serve or consumer-facing channel. The group operates 29+ units across 7 Brazilian states and is currently led by Ricardo Salmeron following the 2008 transition from his father.

Name

Salmeron Group

Legal name

Grupo Salmeron

Website

https://gruposalmeron.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grupo Salmeron is a family-owned Brazilian environmental services group operating since 1979 across waste management, biomass energy outsourcing (biovapor), and metal scrap processing, serving large industrial clients in 7 states through 29+ operational units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), All Other Waste Management Services (56299)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Non-hazardous Waste Collection & Hauling (EUAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC), Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial waste management
• Metal scrap recycling
• Biomass steam generation
• Waste-to-energy solutions
• Environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brigadeiro Tobias

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management and Recycling Services: Comprehensive waste management services for industrial clients including collection, segregation, transport, processing, and recycling of wood, metals, plastics, and paper. Revenue generated through service contracts with industrial clients, typically priced per volume or per service event. Includes industrial decommissioning and on-site waste management.
2. Metal Scrap Purchase and Sale: Purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap from industrial clients and third parties, followed by processing, classification, and resale to steel mills and foundries. Revenue from the margin between acquisition and sale of processed metal.
3. Biovapor and Biomass Energy Outsourcing: Full outsourcing of steam generation via biomass boilers. Salmeron installs, owns, and operates the boiler infrastructure and charges clients per unit of steam (biovapor) produced and consumed. This is a recurring service revenue model based on consumption volume, delivering up to 45% cost savings for clients. Covers CAPEX, OPEX, maintenance, and ash disposal.
4. CDR (Waste-Derived Fuel) Sales: Production and sale of CDR (Combustivel Derivado de Residuos) derived from non-hazardous industrial waste with high calorific value. Sold as industrial fuel to steel, metallurgical, paper, and ceramic sectors for thermal energy generation.
5. Wood Chips (Cavaco) Production and Sales: Production and supply of wood chips (cavaco) from recycled wood waste and sustainably sourced biomass, used as fuel in biomass boilers and industrial processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grupo Salmeron is a Brazilian environmental services company that provides industrial waste management, recycling of wood/plastic/paper/cardboard, metal scrap purchase-sale-processing, and biomass-based renewable energy services (biovapor/steam outsourcing and CDR production) to large and mid-market industrial clients in Brazil. Through its three divisions (Salmeron Ambiental, Salmeron Energia, Salmeron Metálicos) and its proprietary Aterro Zero program, the company delivers end-to-end solutions from on-site waste collection and segregation through transport, processing, and energy recovery at 29+ operational units across 7 Brazilian states.

Product overview

Grupo Salmeron is a Brazilian environmental services company founded in 1979, operating three main divisions: Salmeron Ambiental (waste management and recycling), Salmeron Energia (renewable energy and biovapor), and Salmeron Metálicos (metal scrap management). The company offers comprehensive waste solutions including recycling of wood, plastic, paper/cardboard, energy recycling (CDR), and biovapor/steam outsourcing. Supporting initiatives include the Aterro Zero (Zero Landfill) program, reforestation projects, and environmental education services. The company operates 29+ operational units across 7 Brazilian states, providing integrated environmental solutions for industrial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salmeron Ambiental: Environmental waste management, recycling services, waste processing, and commercialization of recyclable materials.
• Salmeron Energia
• Salmeron Metálicos
• Aterro Zero

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 45% reduction in industrial energy/steam costs for clients using biovapor outsourcing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UnileverunclearStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnilever is featured as a client-partner on the Salmeron Energia page, with a dedicated image showing Unilever and Salmeron Energia branding. This indicates a commercial relationship where Salmeron provides biomass boiler/biovapor outsourcing services for Unilever's industrial operations in Brazil.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Global regulated-waste management company with Brazil presence, offering industrial and hazardous waste services that overlap with Salmeron's environmental and metal-services portfolio, though at much greater global scale.
• ENGIE Brasil: Major industrial energy and steam provider in Brazil operating biomass and cogeneration plants; competes broadly with Salmeron's boiler outsourcing and biovapor offering at the industrial utility level.
• Veolia Brasil: Brazilian arm of global waste and environmental services leader, operating across industrial waste, hazardous waste, and energy recovery with a much larger portfolio than Salmeron's industrial-focused offering.

Direct peers

• Ambipar Participações: Listed Brazilian environmental and industrial-waste management major providing similar industrial waste handling, emergency response, and circular-economy services across multiple Brazilian states.
• Solví Participações: Brazil's largest waste management group (Ecomile, Loga, etc.) offering integrated industrial and municipal waste services across the country; competes directly with Salmeron Ambiental for large industrial accounts and landfill-diversion mandates.
• EcoUrbano: Brazilian reverse-logistics and industrial waste collector serving manufacturers and brand owners, overlapping with Salmeron Ambiental on industrial collection and recycling contracts under PNRS compliance.
• Orizon: Brazilian CDR/RDF and landfill-management operator running energy-from-waste plants comparable to Salmeron's Aterro Zero/CDR production line; directly competes for industrial waste-to-fuel offtake.
• Cocal Energia: Brazilian biomass-based energy producer, directly comparable to Salmeron Energia's biovapor and biomass steam generation activities for industrial clients in the sugar/energy sector.
• Quitaúna Ambiental: Brazilian industrial and commercial waste management operator serving manufacturing clients with collection, treatment, and disposal services similar to Salmeron Ambiental's industrial waste offering.

Emerging players

• GranBio: Brazilian industrial biotechnology company producing advanced biofuels and biochemicals from biomass; adjacent peer to Salmeron Energia on biomass-based industrial process energy and CDR/fuel output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gruposalmeron
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gruposalmeron
• Instagraminstagram.com/gruposalmeron

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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