SaveSorb

What SaveSorb does

SaveSorb LLC is a privately held, bootstrapped e-commerce company founded in 2012 by Ronnie Ebanks and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company develops and sells a plant-based absorbent product line marketed under the SaveSorb™ brand, built on 100% sphagnum peat moss that is hydrophobic (repels water) and oleophilic (attracts hydrocarbons), with capillary-driven encapsulation rather than surface coating. The product is sold as Loose Fill Absorbent in multiple bag and bulk-box sizes, turnkey Spill Kits in 20/50/65-gallon capacities (Standard and Heavy Duty, with refills), Oil Absorption Spillow Mats and Containment Socks in various dimensions, Heavy Weight Wipes, and a dedicated Maritime Products line covering marine bilge, barrier, and fuel-dock applications. Independent laboratory testing under EPA TCLP, EPA Paint Filter Test, Liquid Release Test, and California Fish Bioassay is used as a regulatory and safety differentiation versus incumbent clay-based absorbents.

SaveSorb's revenue model is direct product sales at fixed unit prices with pay-as-you-go billing, no subscription or recurring billing, and no disclosed enterprise contracts. Pricing is publicly listed and ranges roughly from $14.95-$845.95 per SKU (single small bags to fully kitted 65-gallon overpack kits), with bulk-box options applying 6-20% discounts. Go-to-market is primarily direct-to-consumer via savesorb.com, supplemented by an actively recruited authorized-distributor channel ([email protected], +1 (310) 795-4011) plus toll-free phone ordering (+1 800 490 6979). Customer evidence is skewed toward municipal and government buyers — City of Los Angeles, City of Santa Monica, Fresno CA Fire Department, Manhattan Beach CA Fire Department — alongside smaller commercial accounts in hydraulic repair and standards/compliance.

The company operates from a single Los Angeles address (208 E. 6th Street, Suite C17) with a disclosed headcount of 1-10 employees and no venture or institutional funding. Marketing consists of an e-commerce site with SEO content, an educational blog, YouTube product demonstrations with head-to-head comparisons versus clay/coconut coir/oil dry, and presence on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and an email newsletter. There are no disclosed patents, trademarks, awards, partnerships, M&A, leadership changes, or funding events; the company appears to be a small, founder-operated, niche industrial consumables brand.

Name

SaveSorb

Legal name

SaveSorb LLC

Website

https://savesorb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SaveSorb is a Los Angeles-based, bootstrapped e-commerce company that sells plant-based oil, fuel, and chemical absorbent products made from sphagnum peat moss. It serves fleets, fire departments, maritime operators, industrial buyers, and consumers through direct website sales and authorized distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Absorbent and Spill Containment Products

akta.pro primary industry

Spill Control & Containment Equipment (Absorbents, Berms, Spill Kits) (IMAHALAK)

Keywords

• Oil absorbent products
• Spill containment kits
• Plant-based absorbent
• Industrial cleanup supplies
• Maritime spill response

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: SaveSorb generates revenue through direct sales of its absorbent products including loose fill absorbent, spill kits, spill containment products, and maritime products. Products are sold via e-commerce website and through authorized distributors. Individual bag purchases and bulk orders (boxes, pallets) are available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SaveSorb manufactures and sells a proprietary plant-based hyper-absorbent made from 100% sphagnum peat moss, designed to encapsulate oil, fuel, chemical, and paint spills on land, water, and snow. The product is sold directly to consumers and commercial buyers through its e-commerce website and authorized distributors in granular loose-fill form, pre-assembled spill kits, spill containment socks and mats, heavy-weight wipes, and maritime-specific SKUs.

Product overview

SaveSorb is an e-commerce company selling a comprehensive suite of natural, plant-based spill cleanup products. The core offering is SaveSorb™ hyper-absorbent made from sphagnum peat moss, which is sold in various forms: Loose Fill Absorbent (granular form in multiple bag sizes), Spill Kits (mobile and overpack options in 20/50/65 gallon capacities in Standard and Heavy Duty variants), Oil Absorption Spillow Mats (reusable pillow-style mats in various sizes), Oil Absorption & Containment Socks (reusable absorbent socks), Maritime Products (marine-specific solutions including barrier mats, containment socks, and bilge socks), and Heavy Weight Wipes. The products work together as a spill response system: containment products (socks, mats) are deployed first to stop spread, then granular absorbent is applied to fully absorb and encapsulate hydrocarbons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SaveSorb™ Hyper-Absorbent Natural and organic absorbent made from 100% plant matter (sphagnum peat moss). Hydrophobic (repels water) and oleophilic (attracts oils), designed to quickly encapsulate and absorb hydrocarbons including oil, fuel, chemicals, and paints for fleet, automotive, maritime, industrial, and government users.
• Loose Fill Absorbent Granular plant-based oil and fuel absorbent available in small resealable, medium, and large bag sizes, plus bulk box quantities (e.g., box of 8). Designed for individual buyers, fleet maintenance, and commercial spill response.
• Spill Kits Complete spill response kits including mobile and overpack options in 20, 50, and 65 gallon capacities, available in Standard and Heavy Duty variants with refill options. Bundles absorbent socks, Spillow mats, and granular absorbent for fleet, industrial, and emergency response buyers.
• Oil Absorption Spillow Mats Reusable absorbent pillow-style mats available in 2'x2', 3'x3', 4'x4', and 10"x16" sizes, sold individually and in boxes of 4. Designed to contain and absorb oil and fuel spills on land, water, and snow.
• Oil Absorption & Containment Socks Reusable absorbent socks for containing and absorbing oil and fuel spills, available in 4FT and 6FT lengths and sold individually or in boxes of 4 or 6. Used to encircle and contain spills before absorption.
• Maritime Products Specialized spill containment line for marine applications including Marine Absorbent Solutions, Marine Barrier Mat, Marine Containment Sock, and Marine Bilge Sock. Designed for boat bilges, fuel docks, and maritime spill response.
• SaveSorb Heavy Weight Wipes Heavy-duty absorbent wipes for oil and fuel cleanup. Designed for manual application to small spills and surface wiping in fleet, automotive, and industrial settings.
• 50 Gallon Mobile Spill Kit Mobile spill kit with 50-gallon capacity for on-the-go spill response. Includes absorbent materials and containment components for handling larger spills at fleet, industrial, and emergency response sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Requires up to 15x less absorbent than competitive products
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brady Corporation: Brady's spill-control line (Sorbents, Spill Kits, containment) targets industrial safety and facilities buyers with comparable SKUs (booms, pads, kits) to SaveSorb, sold via industrial distribution channels.
• Oil-Dri Corporation of America: Oil-Dri manufactures clay-based absorbents (Oil-Dri, Speedy-Dri) that are the dominant incumbent alternative to SaveSorb's plant-based absorbent — direct substitute competing on price in the same spill response category.
• New Pig Corporation: New Pig is a leading direct-to-customer spill-control specialist selling absorbents, spill kits, socks, mats, and wipes to industrial and facility buyers — overlapping directly with SaveSorb's full product suite.
• SpillTech: SpillTech sells a full line of spill containment and absorbent products (pads, rolls, socks, booms, kits) to industrial and emergency-response customers — direct product-line overlap with SaveSorb.
• SpillFix: SpillFix markets a plant-based, coconut-coir oil absorbent with similar positioning to SaveSorb's sphagnum peat moss product — competing head-to-head in eco-friendly hydrocarbon spill cleanup for industrial, automotive, and marine use cases.
• ENPAC: ENPAC specializes in spill containment products (spill pallets, kits, absorbents) for industrial, hazmat, and emergency response — directly comparable in SKUs and customer base to SaveSorb.
• Absorbent Specialty Products (ASP): ASP manufactures specialty absorbents (recycled fiber, cellulose, polypropylene) for oil, fuel, and chemical spills — directly comparable product category serving overlapping industrial and environmental cleanup customers.
• EP Minerals (U.S. Silica): EP Minerals produces diatomaceous earth and clay-based absorbent products sold into industrial, automotive, and environmental cleanup channels — the incumbent commodity alternative SaveSorb explicitly displaces.

Broad incumbents

• Justrite Safety Group: Justrite offers a broad safety portfolio that includes spill containment absorbents and kits, serving industrial facilities where SaveSorb also sells — overlapping capability but as part of a much wider product range.
• 3M Safety & Industrial (Spill Solutions): 3M sells petroleum and chemical sorbents, spill kits, and absorbents as part of a broad industrial safety portfolio — overlapping capability but not specialized in the plant-based eco-absorbent niche SaveSorb occupies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/savesorb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SaveSorbAbsorbent
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/savesorb
• TikToktiktok.com/@savesorb

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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