Ellenco

What Ellenco does

Ellenco S/A is a privately held Brazilian infrastructure group founded in 1951 in Tatuí, São Paulo, and currently headquartered in Sorocaba. Operating as Grupo Ellenco, it runs five wholly-owned business units covering road and urban paving (Ellenco Construções), asphalt production from fixed and mobile plants (Usinas de Asfalto), specialized equipment rental (Ellenco Locações, est. 2010), structured project development and highway concessions (Ellenco Participações, est. 2013), and real estate development (Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários, est. 1994). The group reports having urbanized over 7,000,000 m² and paved over 4,500,000 m² across multiple Brazilian states, with CETESB-licensed plant capacity totaling approximately 540 tons/hour of asphalt (one 120 ton/hour Terex gravimetric fixed plant and three 140 ton/hour mobile plants).

The company's core technology stack is industrial rather than digital: gravimetric and mobile asphalt plants with bag filtration and CAP storage, specialized paving methods including polymer-modified asphalt, rubber asphalt, micropaving, and pavement milling/recycling. Vertically integrated equipment and asphalt supply support the construction arm's turnkey project delivery covering earthworks, drainage, bridges, signaling, and landscaping for roads, airports, industrial sites, and residential loteamentos.

Ellenco monetizes through project-based construction contracts (procured via formal public bidding and direct enterprise sales), asphalt material sales to third parties, equipment rental to peer contractors, real estate unit sales, and equity participation in highway concession consortia. Primary customers are Brazilian government entities at federal, state, and municipal levels for public infrastructure; secondary customers are private developers and industrial site owners. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is registered as a Brazilian S/A (sociedade anônima), operates approximately 251-500 employees, and appears to remain under family/private ownership with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding events.

Name

Ellenco

Legal name

Ellenco S/A

Website

https://ellenco.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ellenco S/A is a privately held Brazilian infrastructure group founded in 1951, operating in road paving, asphalt production, equipment rental, real estate development, and highway concessions for government and private clients across São Paulo state and other Brazilian regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sorocaba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction services: Road paving services including highway, urban, industrial, airport paving and loteamentos (residential developments). Services include earthworks (terraplanagem), paving, drainage, bridges, retaining walls, curbs, gutters, signaling, and landscaping.
2. Asphalt production and sales: Production and sale of asphalt materials from fixed and mobile plants for various granulometric applications with high technological control.
3. Equipment rental: Specialized machinery and equipment rental services through Ellenco Locações, created in 2010 to provide effective specialized management of machines and equipment for infrastructure and paving execution.
4. Highway concessions: Study and development of structured projects with expertise in highway concessions. Participation in Consórcio Planalto for BR-050/GO/MG highway concession through MGO Rodovias.
5. Real estate development: Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários (real estate development), created in 1994, contributing to over 7,000,000 m² urbanized and serving more than 16,000 families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ellenco is a Brazilian infrastructure group that delivers turnkey road paving, urban/industrial/airport paving, and civil construction services through its subsidiary Ellenco Construções. It also operates CETESB-licensed fixed and mobile asphalt plants (Usinas de Asfalto) producing materials across various granulometric ranges, rents specialized equipment through Ellenco Locações, develops real estate through Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários, and holds interests in highway concessions through Ellenco Participações.

Product overview

Ellenco is a Brazilian infrastructure and construction group with 68 years of history, offering multiple interconnected divisions: Ellenco Construções provides comprehensive paving and civil construction services; Usinas de Asfalto supplies asphalt materials through fixed and mobile plants; Ellenco Locações handles equipment rental; Ellenco Participações manages structured projects and highway concessions; and Ellenco Compliance provides integrity and ethics program services. The divisions support each other's operations, with the asphalt plants and equipment rental supporting construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ellenco Construções Specialized construction services covering road, urban, industrial, and airport paving as well as land development (loteamentos). Includes earthworks (terraplanagem), paving, drainage, bridges, retaining walls, curbs, gutters, signaling, and landscaping.
• Usinas de Asfalto (Asphalt Plants) Production and sale of asphalt materials from one fixed gravimetric plant (Terex, 120 ton/hour) and three mobile plants (Ammann ACM 140 Prime and Terex Magnum 140, 140 ton/hour each). All CETESB-licensed, producing various granulometric ranges with high technological control.
• Ellenco Locações (Equipment Rental) Rental of specialized machinery and equipment for infrastructure and paving projects, with effective specialized management ensuring quality and readiness for execution of infrastructure works.
• Ellenco Participações (Highway Concessions) Study and development of structured projects with expertise in highway concessions. Administered the BR-050/GO/MG highway concession through Consórcio Planalto and MGO Rodovias.
• Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários (Real Estate Development) Real estate development with over 7,000,000 m² urbanized and more than 16,000 families served through residential developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000,000+ m² urbanized
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Consórcio PlanaltocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Ellenco Participações constituted the Consórcio Planalto together with other companies in the same segment. This consortium was responsible for the BR-050/GO/MG (Goiás/Minas Gerais) highway concession, administered by MGO Rodovias – Concessionária de Rodovias Minas Gerais Goiás S/A.
• MGO Rodovias – Concessionária de Rodovias Minas Gerais Goiás S/AcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Highway concession company responsible for the administration, recovery, conservation, maintenance, expansion, and operation of BR-050 in Goiás and Minas Gerais states. Ellenco participated in the consortium that established this concession.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Even Construtora e Incorporadora: Brazilian real estate developer with São Paulo state concentration. Comparable to Ellenco's real estate arm in regional residential and commercial development.
• Cyrela Brazil Realty: Major Brazilian residential and commercial real estate developer. Comparable to Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários in urban real estate development, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• MRV Engenharia e Participações: One of Brazil's largest residential developers, focused on the economic housing segment. Comparable to Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários in residential loteamentos, though with national scale and listed-company governance.

Others

• JSL S.A. Brazilian logistics and infrastructure services group including equipment rental. Adjacent comparison to Ellenco Locações' equipment rental model and Ellenco Construções' infrastructure project execution.

Direct peers

• CCR S.A. Largest Brazilian highway concession operator with a diversified portfolio of toll roads. Comparable to Ellenco through Ellenco Participações' concession exposure (BR-050/GO/MG) and infrastructure focus.
• Mills Locação, Serviços e Logística: Brazilian equipment rental company serving construction and infrastructure. Directly comparable to Ellenco Locações in the specialized equipment rental business for paving and infrastructure execution.
• EcoRodovias Infraestrutura Logística: Brazilian infrastructure group operating highway concessions and integrated logistics services. Directly comparable to Ellenco Participações in toll-road concession activity and broader infrastructure positioning.
• Triunfo Participações e Investimentos: Brazilian holding with concessions, energy, and infrastructure operations. Comparable as a multi-vertical infrastructure group with toll-road concessions similar to Ellenco Participações.
• Arteris S.A. Operator of federal and state highway concessions across Brazil. Comparable through concession model aligned with Ellenco's BR-050/GO/MG involvement and similar exposure to long-cycle infrastructure cash flows.

Regional players

• Construtora Adolpho Lindenberg: São Paulo-based high-end real estate developer with vertical integration of construction services. Comparable to Ellenco Empreendimentos Imobiliários in regional real estate development, with similar São Paulo focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ellenco_emp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

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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