Montello

What Montello does

Montello S.p.A. is an Italian privately held integrated recycling company, headquartered in Montello (Bergamo), that operates two complementary industrial platforms from a single ~450,000 m² site: a post-consumer plastic packaging recycling line (350,000 tons/year of input) and an organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) recycling line (765,000 tons/year of input, equivalent to organic waste from ~7 million inhabitants). The plastics platform uses high-resolution NIR optical sorting followed by multi-phase extrusion (grinding, hot washing, flotation, centrifugation) to produce Monflakes® R-PET flakes (clear, light blue, multicolor) plus HDPE, LDPE, PP and PP/PE granules, and Solid Secondary Fuel (SSF) for energy recovery; the OFMSW platform runs thermophilic anaerobic digestion in closed reactors to yield biogas (~60% methane), which is upgraded to biomethane (75,000,000 m³/year, injected into Snam Rete Gas's national transportation network), co-generated into 15.8 MWe of electricity and 14.8 MW of thermal energy, and processed to recover 38,000 tons/year of liquid biogenic CO2 and 100,000 tons/year of organic fertilizer from digestate. Montello is the first industrial plant in Italy to produce biomethane exclusively from OFMSW and the country's first "Carbon Negative" recycling plant.

The company sells these secondary raw materials, renewable gases, energy, biogenic CO2, and fertilizer to industrial converters, energy off-takers (notably Snam Rete Gas), beverage and industrial CO2 buyers, and agricultural customers through direct B2B sales under long-term offtake arrangements, supplemented by waste-processing fees paid by municipal separate-collection consortia and by relationships with Corepla, JSW Steel (Piombino industrial symbiosis), Intesa Sanpaolo, and Fondazione Cariplo. Geographic growth has been executed through a series of acquisitions and joint ventures — 30% of Revet (Tuscany, 2019), LVS Group (Sicily, 2020), 50% of Splendorini Molini Ecopartner (Umbria, 2021), a minority stake in Dalena Ecologia/Selecktica (Puglia, 2024), and the Pura Terra Recycling JV in Kenya (2024) — bringing the group to 13+ Italian sites plus an African foothold. The business is led by founder and President Roberto Sancinelli, with Francesca Sancinelli heading the plastics department and Luca Sancinelli leading African operations; certifications include ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001/27001, FSSC 22000, ISCC Plus/EU, RecyClass, IPPR PSV, biomethane sustainability certification (since October 2017), and the AGCM Legality Rating at maximum score (2025), with the 2024 De Sanctis Prize for Sustainability awarded to the President at the Chamber of Deputies.

Name

Montello

Legal name

Montello S.p.A.

Website

https://montello-spa.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Montello S.p.A. is an Italian integrated recycling company that converts post-consumer plastic packaging (350,000 t/y) and organic municipal waste (765,000 t/y) into secondary raw materials, biomethane, electricity, biogenic CO2, and organic fertilizer for industrial converters, energy utilities, and agricultural customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling & Secondary Raw Materials

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR) (IMANABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG), Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Plastic packaging recycling
• Organic waste recycling
• Biomethane production
• Recycled plastic granules
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montello

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sale of secondary raw materials from recycled plastic: Commercialization of R-PET flakes (Monflakes®) and HDPE, LDPE, PP, and PP/PE granules derived from post-consumer plastic packaging to industrial converters.
2. Sale of biomethane for transportation: Sale of approximately 75 million m³/year of biomethane injected into the national transportation network via Snam Rete Gas.
3. Sale of electricity and thermal energy from cogeneration: Generation and sale of 15.8 MWe electricity and 14.8 MW thermal energy from biogas-fed cogeneration.
4. Sale of biogenic CO2 for industrial use: Sale of approximately 70,000 tons/year of liquid biogenic CO2 for technical and industrial use, including the beverage industry.
5. Sale of high-quality organic fertilizer: Sale of approximately 100,000 tons/year of organic fertilizer produced from digestate as a substitute for chemical fertilizers.
6. Sale of SSF (Solid Secondary Fuel): Sale of Solid Secondary Fuel prepared from non-recyclable packaging residues for energy recovery, with low chlorinated polymer content.
7. Waste processing fees from municipal separate collection (OFMSW): Processing of 765,000 tons/year of organic waste from separate municipal collection, generating tipping/handling-style revenue.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Montello S.p.A. operates an integrated industrial recycling platform that processes approximately 350,000 tons/year of post-consumer plastic packaging and 765,000 tons/year of organic municipal solid waste (OFMSW) into secondary raw materials, renewable energy, and industrial inputs. Its plastic recycling line yields R-PET flakes (Monflakes®), HDPE, LDPE, PP, and PP/PE granules plus Solid Secondary Fuel, while its organic recycling line yields biomethane, electricity, heat, biogenic CO2, and organic fertilizer. The platform converts municipal separate-collection inputs into sellable industrial outputs at industrial scale.

Product overview

Montello operates a vertically integrated recycling platform rather than a single software product. Its offering splits into two complementary platforms: (1) a plastics recycling platform built around the Monflakes R-PET flakes brand, complemented by PET Flakes, HDPE Granules (GF1), LDPE Granules (GS Film), PP/PE Granules (GS2/GS3/GS5), PP Granules (GSPP), Solid Secondary Fuel (SSF/CSS), and a Packaging Sorting and Selection Service; and (2) an organic waste recycling (OFMSW) platform anchored by anaerobic digestion, which yields Biomethane, Biogenic CO2, Electric and Thermal Energy, Organic Fertilizer, and Recovered Water. Innovation initiatives such as SOLAR HEAT Panels (co-developed with WET/Ecopixel, winner of a Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 award) and EcoPackly (co-developed with Fratelli Guzzini) sit on top of these platforms, using recycled plastic outputs as feedstock for new products. Together the two platforms close the loop from post-consumer waste back to materials, energy, and end-products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Monflakes: Trademarked line of R-PET flakes produced by Montello from recycled PET bottles, available in clear, light blue, and multicolor variants. Used in packaging, automotive, textile and construction.
• Montello-Plastics.com

Products and services

• Monflakes® R-PET Flakes Montello's branded recycled PET flakes produced from post-consumer plastic packaging sorting, available in clear, light blue, and multicolor variants, used as feedstock for new PET manufacturing across packaging, automotive, textile, and construction sectors.
• HDPE Granules (GF1) High-density polyethylene recycled granules produced from post-consumer plastic packaging for use in extrusion and molding of new HDPE products, supplied to industrial converters.
• LDPE Granules (GS Film) Low-density polyethylene recycled granules derived from post-consumer film plastics, suitable for film extrusion and other flexible packaging applications, sold to industrial converters.
• PP/PE Granules (GS2, GS3, GS5) Polypropylene/polyethylene mixed recycled granules offered in multiple grades (GS2, GS3, GS5) for diverse downstream molding and extrusion applications, supplied to industrial converters.
• PP Granules (GSPP) Pure polypropylene recycled granules produced from post-consumer plastic packaging for manufacturing new PP-based products, supplied to industrial converters.
• Solid Secondary Fuel (SSF / CSS) Solid Secondary Fuel (Combustibile Solido Secondario) prepared from non-recyclable plastic packaging residues for energy recovery, with low chlorinated polymer content, sold to industrial energy-recovery and cement customers.
• Biomethane for Transportation Upgraded biomethane (~75 million m³/year) produced through thermophilic anaerobic digestion of OFMSW, injected into the national gas grid for transportation and other uses, with sustainability certification under Decreto 23 gennaio 2012 / UNI/TS 11567.
• Biogenic CO2 Approximately 70,000 tons/year of liquid biogenic carbon dioxide captured and purified from the biogas upgrading process for industrial uses including food and beverage (carbonation), greenhouse enrichment, and water treatment.
• Organic Fertilizer Approximately 100,000 tons/year of digestate-based organic fertilizer sold to the agricultural sector as a substitute for chemical fertilizers, returning nutrients to soil.
• Electric and Thermal Energy Electricity (15.8 MWe installed) and thermal energy (14.8 MW) generated via cogeneration from biogas produced by the anaerobic digestion of OFMSW, sold to energy off-takers.
• Recovered / Purified Water Approximately 700,000 m³/year of water recovered and purified through treatment of process streams from organic waste recycling.
• Packaging Sorting and Selection Service Industrial sorting and selection service for post-consumer plastic packaging, using high-resolution NIR optical sorting to produce input streams (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP) for downstream mechanical recycling.
• SOLAR HEAT Panels (with WET / Ecopixel) Panels developed in collaboration with WET/Ecopixel srl, made with at least 95% post-consumer recycled plastic from Montello's recycling operations, designed for recyclability at end of life and used in building/construction thermal applications.
• EcoPackly (with Fratelli Guzzini) Multipurpose folding container co-developed with Fratelli Guzzini using Montello's recycled plastic materials, designed for sustainable consumer/retail packaging applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350,000 t/y of post-consumer plastic packaging recycled (equivalent to waste of 12 million inhabitants)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship operational partner for biomethane business, major industrial circular-economy partnership, flagship international expansion partner, supporting partner for africa expansion, major italian expansion partner, regional italian expansion partner, minor italian expansion partner, award-winning product partnership, flagship circular-economy consortium partner, flagship industry consortium partner, institutional endorsement partner, retail pilot host, specialist technology partner, industry association partner, industry federation partner, industry brand partner, logistics partner, award-finalist product partner and industry coalition partner.

• Snam Rete Gasflagship operational partner for biomethane businessStrategic or Co-development PartnerThanks to the collaboration of Snam Rete Gas technicians and managers, Montello's biomethane plant was the first in Italy to inject biomethane into the national transportation network, leveraging Snam's gas transmission infrastructure.
• JSW Steel (Piombino steelworks)major industrial circular-economy partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSW Steel and Montello signed an agreement to transform waste into new materials, energy, biogas and syngas within the Piombino steelworks, closing industrial loops through waste-to-energy integration at the steel mill.
• Pure Planet Recyclers (Kenya)flagship international expansion partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture (Pura Terra Recycling) with Kenyan SME Pure Planet Recyclers, led by Roberto Sancinelli and his son Luca, to build a plastic recycling supply chain hub on the African continent (from waste to granules to finished product), supported by E4Impact Foundation of the Catholic University of Milan.
• E4Impact Foundation (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)supporting partner for africa expansionStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the Pura Terra Recycling joint venture in Kenya, lending academic and impact-investing expertise to the African plastic recycling initiative led by the Sancinelli family.
• Revet (Tuscany)major italian expansion partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontello acquired a 30% stake in Revet (Tuscany) in November 2019, with the goal of creating a technologically advanced plastic recycling hub in central Italy and pursuing upcycling initiatives.
• LVS Group (Sicily)major italian expansion partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontello entered the capital of LVS Group (Sicily) with three plants for the selection, recovery, and recycling of plastic packaging; expanded with two new recycling plants in Termini Imerese financed by a €14M Intesa Sanpaolo credit line.
• Dalena Ecologia (Puglia)regional italian expansion partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontello acquired a minority stake in Dalena Ecologia, which has a new urban plastic sorting facility in Modugno (Bari) operated by subsidiary Selecktica in the redeveloped former OM Forklifts site. Montello contributes know-how and technology.
• Splendorini Molini Ecopartner (Umbria)minor italian expansion partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontello acquired 50% of Splendorini Molini Ecopartner, a company active in the recycling of expired agri-food products and related packaging, expanding recycling operations to Umbria after Sicily.
• WET/Ecopixel srlaward-winning product partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed SOLAR HEAT panels with Montello S.p.A. using at least 95% post-consumer recycled plastic; won the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 in the Building & Construction Product category for originality, aesthetics, and end-of-life recyclability.
• Class Onlusflagship circular-economy consortium partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinating non-profit of the 'Plastic Buster' project for the reuse and recycling of water-based paint buckets, with a pilot at Iper La grande i hypermarkets in Montebello della Battaglia and Seriate, including a smart bin by S&h srl and hydroponic reuse in collaboration with Terra Aquatica.
• Corepla (Italian National Consortium for Plastic Packaging Collection, Recycling and Recovery)flagship industry consortium partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder of the 'Plastic Buster' project and key national consortium for plastic packaging separate collection and recycling, providing feedstock and circular-economy alignment.
• Italian Ministry for Ecological Transition (Ministero della Transizione Ecologica)institutional endorsement partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerGranted patronage to the 'Plastic Buster' project for the reuse and recycling of water-based paint buckets, lending institutional endorsement.
• Iper La grande i (hypermarket chain)retail pilot hostStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the Plastic Buster pilot at its Montebello della Battaglia (PV) and Seriate (BG) locations, encouraging reuse of water-based paint buckets and providing collection points with smart bins.
• S&h srlspecialist technology partnerTechnology or IntegrationDesigned and built a dedicated smart bin (special cassonetto intelligente) capable of recognizing and storing selected buckets for the Plastic Buster project.
• IPPR (Istituto per la promozione delle plastiche da riciclo)industry association partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Plastic Buster project coalition; the Plastic Buster secondary raw material is also associated with the IPPR PSV (Plastica Seconda Vita) mark.
• Unionplast (Federazione confindustriale gomma plastica)industry federation partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Plastic Buster project coalition, providing industry federation support.
• Pennelli Cinghiale (paint brush brand)industry brand partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partner in the Plastic Buster project for the reuse and recycling of water-based paint buckets.
• Autotrasporti Longalogistics partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics partner in the Plastic Buster project coalition for the reuse and recycling of water-based paint buckets.
• Fratelli Guzziniaward-finalist product partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed EcoPackly, a multipurpose folding container using Montello's recycled plastics; finalist in the Leisure & Household category at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 in Amsterdam.
• Green Deal for Italy manifesto co-signatories (110 executives)industry coalition partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMontello's leadership co-signed the 'Uscire dalla pandemia con un nuovo Green Deal per l'Italia' manifesto together with 110 executives from major Italian companies and organizations, signalling joint GTM and policy advocacy.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Italia: Italian subsidiary of Veolia, a global environmental services group with waste collection, recycling (plastic, organic), and energy-from-waste operations. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (plastic recycling, OFMSW/anaerobic digestion, biogenic CO2) to Montello's customer base of municipalities and industrial off-takers.
• Iren Ambiente S.p.A. Waste management and circular economy division of the Iren multi-utility group, operating OFMSW anaerobic digestion, biomethane production, plastic sorting and recycling across northern and central Italy. Direct overlap with Montello's geographic footprint and integrated recycling model.
• Hera S.p.A. Italian multi-utility with integrated waste management (waste collection, sorting, recycling, WtE, biomethane) across Emilia-Romagna and beyond. Listed broad incumbent with comparable OFMSW/anaerobic digestion and plastic recycling platforms serving municipal and industrial customers in Italy.
• A2A Ambiente S.p.A. Environmental services arm of A2A group (Lombardy-listed multi-utility), with material OFMSW/biomethane, plastic recycling, and waste-to-energy operations in northern Italy. Comparable to Montello as a large integrated waste and energy-from-waste operator in the same regional market.

Direct peers

• Suez Recycling and Recovery Italia: Italian arm of Suez operating municipal separate collection, plastic recycling, and OFMSW treatment plants. Direct competitor to Montello in integrated plastic and organic waste recycling for municipal consortia and industrial buyers in Italy.
• Aliplast S.p.A. Italian plastic recycling company producing rPET, rHDPE, and rPP from post-consumer packaging. Directly comparable to Montello's plastic recycling platform (Monflakes® R-PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP granules) for Italian converters and packaging buyers.
• Fater S.p.A. Italian P&G/Angelini joint venture producing absorbent hygiene products and operating a large post-consumer plastic recycling operation (including pulper rPET). Directly comparable to Montello for the production of high-quality recycled plastic feedstock (rPET) used in FMCG packaging.
• Aquafil S.p.A. Italian producer of recycled nylon (ECONYL®) from post-consumer and post-industrial waste via a chemical-style depolymerization process. Comparable to Montello as a major Italian secondary raw materials manufacturer using advanced recycling technology for textile/packaging end-markets.

Regional players

• Acea Ambiente S.p.A. Waste-to-energy and mechanical-biological treatment operator within the Acea multi-utility group, primarily serving Lazio and central Italy. Comparable to Montello for OFMSW treatment and energy recovery, though more regionally focused on central Italy and a different geographic overlap.

Emerging players

• Paprec Group: France-based pan-European recycling group active in plastic, paper, and OFMSW recycling with growing southern European presence. Comparable to Montello as a privately held, growth-oriented European recycler pursuing M&A roll-up and circular-economy positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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