What Smoco does

Smoco S.r.l. is an Italian private limited liability company (VAT IT02971520735) that operates as an environmental consulting and waste recovery specialist, headquartered in Massafra (Taranto), Puglia, with a second office in Rho (Milan), Lombardy. The company is part of the Gruppo Finsea corporate group and is visually co-branded with Gruppo Eridania. Smoco monetizes through three interrelated revenue streams: (i) one-time product sales of alternative fuels — specifically shredded end-of-life tires (PFU) and Solid Recovered Fuel / Combustibile Solido Secondario (CSS) — supplied to cement plants as replacements for traditional fossil fuels; (ii) professional services in environmental consulting covering authorization procedures for waste management plants, transboundary shipment notifications, economic evaluations, financial guarantees, and customs procedures; and (iii) transaction-based maritime carrier services for transboundary waste shipments operating from the ports of Taranto (primary) and Genoa.

The company's underlying operations span the full waste-recovery chain, from collection at producers, through processing at primary recycling plants, to material and energy recovery at cement kilns. Its core competitive differentiation rests on being an Italian legal-entity maritime carrier (not merely a broker) that assumes legal responsibility for cargo nature during transboundary waste shipments, combined with cross-domain expertise in waste regulation and cement-kiln alternative fuel specifications. Smoco serves enterprise customers — primarily Italian and foreign cement plants, national consortia, and international groups — exclusively via direct enterprise sales relationships. Marketing channels consist of a bilingual Italian/English corporate website, annual participation in the Ecomondo green economy trade fair in Rimini, and direct contact forms.

Financially, Smoco is privately held under Gruppo Finsea with no public revenue, funding, headcount, or management-team disclosure available. Operational signals include a 2021 Life Cycle Assessment showing a 66% year-over-year increase in goods transported by sea and land, an environmental debt impact of -607.88 people.year, and continued participation in industry events through at least 2020 (Ecomondo). The business is operating but with thin public financial visibility, making external revenue benchmarking unreliable.

Name

Smoco

Legal name

Smoco S.r.l.

Website

https://smoco.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smoco S.r.l. is an Italian environmental consulting and waste-recovery firm that supplies alternative fuels (shredded tires and Solid Recovered Fuel) to cement plants and acts as a licensed maritime carrier for transboundary waste shipments, serving Italian and foreign cement manufacturers and national waste consortia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting and Waste Recovery Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Alternative fuels supply
• Waste management consulting
• Maritime waste transport
• Cement industry services
• Transboundary waste shipments

Headquarters

HQ city

Massafra

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Alternative Fuels Sales to Cement Plants: Smoco supplies alternative fuels (shredded end-of-life tires and Solid Recovered Fuel/SRF) to cement plants as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels. These are one-time product sales of combustible materials.
2. Environmental Consulting Services: Environmental consulting services including authorization procedures for waste management plants, notification procedures for transboundary shipments, economic evaluation, financial guarantees acquisition, and customs/doganal procedures.
3. Maritime Carrier Services: Maritime transport services for transboundary waste shipments, where Smoco acts as the maritime carrier assuming responsibility for transport. Operates from ports of Taranto and Genoa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smoco is an Italian environmental consulting company that supplies alternative fuels—shredded end-of-life tires and Solid Recovered Fuel (CSS/SRF)—to cement plants as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels. The company also operates as a maritime carrier for transboundary waste shipments, assumes legal responsibility for waste transport from the ports of Taranto and Genoa, and delivers environmental consulting covering authorization procedures, notification procedures, and integrated waste recovery chain management.

Product overview

Smoco is an Italian environmental consulting company offering an integrated portfolio of services centered on sustainable waste management and alternative fuels. The core offering consists of four interconnected service areas: Alternative Fuels (supply of shredded tires and Solid Recovered Fuel to cement plants), Maritime Carrier (transboundary waste shipment logistics), Integrated Waste Management (full waste recovery chain management), and Environmental Consulting (authorization and compliance services). These services are complemented by Life Cycle Analysis capabilities for environmental footprint measurement. The company operates primarily from Puglia (Massafra, Taranto port) and Lombardy (Milan/Rho), serving Italian and foreign cement plants as well as national consortia and international groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternative Fuels (Combustibili Alternativi) Supply of alternative fuels—primarily shredded end-of-life tires (PFU) and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF/CSS)—to cement plants as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels. These combustible materials are sold to industrial cement kiln operators and reduce emissions of CO2, NOx, SO2, metals, dioxins and furans compared to fossil fuel operation.
• Maritime Carrier (Vettore Marittimo) Maritime transport service for transboundary waste shipments. As an Italian legal entity maritime carrier, Smoco assumes full responsibility for waste transport including the nature of the cargo, going beyond maritime brokers. Ships are selected based on regulatory requirements, cargo type, safety, and handling needs. Operates from ports of Taranto (primary) and Genoa.
• Integrated Waste Management (Gestione Integrata dei Rifiuti) End-to-end management and control system for the entire waste recovery supply chain. Covers collection at producers, processing in primary recycling plants, and complete material and energy recovery. Targeted at groups and national consortia requiring integrated waste recovery and circular economy solutions.
• Environmental Consulting (Consulenza Ambientale) Professional environmental consulting covering authorization procedures for waste management plants, notification procedures for transboundary waste shipments, economic evaluation, financial guarantees acquisition, and customs/doganal procedures. Requested via direct contact form on the website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emissions from cement kiln chimneys of CO2, NOx, SO2, metals, dioxins and furans are generally lower compared to operation with fossil fuels (based on 2011 Network for Business Sustainability study with 110+ technical articles reviewed)

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IES SRLminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021University spinoff company (spinoff universitario) commissioned by Gruppo Finsea to conduct Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) research in 2021. The research evaluated the environmental footprint of companies within the Finsea Group network, finding that the companies together not only cancel their environmental impact but generate a positive environmental balance that compensates for the emissions of 884 people.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials (owner of the former Italcementi, which operates several Italian cement plants) is a major buyer of alternative fuels in the Italian and Mediterranean cement market. It is a key potential customer and demand driver for Smoco's SRF and tire-derived fuel products rather than a direct substitute.
• Holcim (Holcim Ltd): Holcim is one of the world's largest cement and aggregates groups and a direct buyer of alternative fuels for co-processing at scale. Holcim is principally a customer and partner in Smoco's cement-fuel value chain rather than a competitor, but its global alternative-fuel programs shape the demand curve that Smoco is selling into.

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Stericycle is a US-headquartered but internationally operating waste services company with deep capabilities in regulated and hazardous waste collection and disposal. Smoco's hazardous-waste collection, transboundary handling, and cement-fuel activities touch the same end-customer pain points around compliant disposal, though Stericycle's portfolio is much broader.
• WSP Global: WSP is a global professional services firm with a sizable environment and waste-management consulting practice serving industrial and infrastructure clients. WSP's environmental due diligence, permitting, and waste-related advisory work overlaps with Smoco's consulenza ambientale services.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a North American leader in hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and industrial services with growing European exposure. Smoco's maritime-carrier and integrated hazardous-waste handling business is thematically comparable to Clean Harbors' regulated waste management franchise, though on a much smaller geographic and operational scale.
• Veolia Environnement: Veolia runs a major European hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, treatment, and recovery platform with material exposure to SRF production and industrial fuel substitution. Smoco's integrated waste chain and maritime carrier activities overlap with Veolia's downstream offerings, but Veolia operates far more broadly across geographies and waste types.
• SUEZ (Suez SA): Suez operates one of Europe's largest waste management and recovery networks, including alternative fuel production for cement kilns via Geocycle and dedicated hazardous/waste logistics services. Smoco competes for a share of the same waste-to-energy and cement co-processing value chain, but on a much smaller, Italy-focused scale.
• Ramboll Group: Ramboll is a major European engineering and environmental consulting firm that supports industrial clients on waste permitting, environmental compliance, and circular economy strategies. Smoco's environmental consulting arm (consulenza ambientale) addresses the same regulatory-authorization and transboundary-notification needs as Ramboll's environmental practice.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy that serves industrial clients on permitting, impact assessment, and waste management compliance. Smoco's consulting-led offering for transboundary waste shipments and waste-plant authorizations is comparable to ERM's industrial compliance practice, though Smoco pairs this with proprietary fuel supply.

Direct peers

• Geocycle (Suez): Geocycle is the global leader in co-processing alternative fuels (SRF, shredded tires, biomass) for the cement industry and is the most direct functional peer to Smoco's alternative-fuels business. Both supply quality-controlled combustible waste to cement kilns and offer compliance/consulting wrappers around the fuel supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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