Norsk Gjenvinning

What Norsk Gjenvinning does

Norsk Gjenvinning, operating commercially as NG Nordic, is a Norway-headquartered private company providing circular solutions and industrial waste and environmental services across the Nordic region. Founded in 1926 and operating through country-licensed entities in Norway (Lysaker), Sweden (Kumla), Finland (Espoo), and Denmark (Nyborg), the company serves enterprise industrial partners requiring complex waste management, depollution, decarbonization, and circular economy transition support. The business model is B2B enterprise sales with quote-based, contract-negotiated pricing; no standardized public pricing exists.

The company's core product is a portfolio of 'circular solutions' that transform complex waste streams into recovered resources, delivered through its network of processing facilities and country operations. Its most recently disclosed technology milestone is the successful demonstration of carbon capture at its hazardous waste facility in Denmark in April 2026, marking an extension from traditional waste handling into industrial decarbonization services. The company emphasizes a century-long operational track record, brand recognition as a Nordic circular economy leader (validated by TIME's Most Impactful Companies 2026 listing), and stated ambitions to expand its impact beyond the Nordics into the broader European market.

NG Nordic operates as a privately held entity with no disclosed parent company, no external investors named, and no public funding rounds in the source data. It maintains a LinkedIn and Instagram-driven digital presence alongside its corporate website, and recruits through a Talentech-powered careers portal. Leadership is headed by CEO Bjørn-Arve Ofstad. The company published an Integrated Annual Report 2025 and positions safety, decarbonization, and circular transition as central themes of its forward strategy.

Name

Norsk Gjenvinning

Legal name

NG Nordic AS

Website

https://nggroup.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

NG Nordic (Norsk Gjenvinning) is a Norway-founded, pan-Nordic B2B provider of circular solutions, industrial waste management, depollution, and decarbonization services, serving enterprise industrial partners across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark since 1926.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental & Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste & Resource Management (General Waste/Recycling/Composting) (IMAIAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous & Special Waste Transfer Stations (Household Hazardous Waste, Industrial Special Wastes) (EUAIABAE), Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Circular economy solutions
• Recycling services
• Hazardous waste handling
• Industrial environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NG Nordic provides comprehensive waste management and circular economy services to industrial clients across the Nordic region, transforming complex waste streams into valuable resources. The offering spans hazardous waste handling, resource recovery, industrial depollution, and decarbonization services, supported by a century of operational experience and proprietary carbon capture capabilities demonstrated at the Denmark hazardous waste facility.

Product overview

NG Nordic offers a unified platform of circular solutions focused on waste management, resource recovery, and environmental services. The company's core offering centers on circular solutions that transform complex waste streams into valuable resources. Operating across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, NG Nordic provides industrial partners with sustainable waste handling and environmental management services, supported by a century of expertise in solving complex environmental challenges. The company is expanding its impact across Europe with ambitions to lead in depolluting and decarbonizing society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Circular Solutions
• Hazardous Waste Handling with Carbon Capture

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: Schwarz Group's environmental and recycling division, one of Europe's largest waste-management players. Comparable as a pan-European circular-solutions and waste-services provider competing for industrial and commercial customers.
• Veolia Environnement: Global waste-management and environmental-services leader. Overlaps directly with NG Nordic on industrial waste, hazardous waste, and circular-economy/resource-recovery services, but at vastly greater scale and with a global footprint.
• Remondis: Major German family-owned waste- and recycling-services group with strong European presence. Overlaps with NG Nordic on industrial waste, hazardous waste, and circular-economy services for B2B customers.

Direct peers

• Ragn-Sells: Nordic and Northern European waste-management and environmental-services company. Direct Nordic competitor to NG Nordic with a similar industrial-customer focus, recycling portfolio, and hazardous-waste capabilities.
• Stena Recycling: Nordic and European recycling and environmental-services group within Stena's circular-business portfolio. Direct Nordic peer competing for industrial recycling, metal-recovery, and circular-economy mandates.
• Renewi: UK- and Benelux-focused recycling and waste-to-resources company. Closely comparable to NG Nordic in circular-solutions positioning, industrial customer base, and focus on resource recovery and hazardous/special waste streams.
• Stericycle: Specialist in regulated waste streams, including hazardous and specialized industrial waste, with strong compliance and treatment infrastructure. Comparable to NG Nordic on hazardous-waste and industrial-waste services for B2B customers.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous-waste management, industrial cleaning, and environmental services. Closely comparable on hazardous-waste handling and industrial-depollution capabilities, though operating in a different geography.

Regional players

• Biffa: UK-focused waste-management and recycling company serving industrial and commercial customers. Comparable business model and customer base to NG Nordic, but operating primarily in the UK rather than the Nordics.
• KCM (Københavns Kommunes Miljøcenter / Nordic waste operators): Representative Nordic/European regional waste-management operators (including Danish and broader Scandinavian players such as ARCA, MWS, and similar municipal/industrial waste operators) that compete with NG Nordic's Denmark and Sweden operations for industrial and hazardous-waste contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ngnordic
• Instagraminstagram.com/ngnordic
• Xx.com/ngjenvinning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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