What WEEE Europe does

WEEE Europe, now operating as PRONEXA AG, is a Munich-headquartered joint venture founded in 2015 by leading European Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) to centralise Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance for companies selling electrical and electronic equipment, batteries or packaging in the EU. The firm acts as a One-Stop-Shop intermediary, mediating contracts with national PROs and Authorised Representatives across all EU member states and absorbing the complexity of 30 distinct national implementations of WEEE, Battery and Packaging law.

Its core technology asset is the PRONEXA® Customer Data Management (CDM) Platform, a centralised compliance hub that handles product allocation, put-on-market declarations and standardised reporting through a single portal. A free Quick Obligation Check tool sits at the top of the funnel, followed by consultation calls and tailor-made Individual Service Agreements; three discrete compliance service lines (WEEE, Battery, Packaging) wrap around the platform.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, multi-year subscription agreements with enterprise and mid-market producers, sold via direct sales. The company is privately held with a lean in-house team of 1-10, while operational and physical waste-collection scale is delivered through its PRO founder-network, which the company states manages more than 50% of WEEE and BATT waste collected in Europe.

Name

WEEE Europe

Legal name

PRONEXA AG

Website

https://weee-europe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PRONEXA AG (formerly WEEE Europe) is a Munich-based joint venture of leading European Producer Responsibility Organisations that provides a One-Stop-Shop platform for Extended Producer Responsibility compliance covering WEEE, Battery and Packaging obligations across all EU member states for producers of electronics, batteries and packaging materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Compliance Services

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain & Product Environmental Compliance (RoHS, WEEE, Packaging EPR, Eco-Design/Labeling Regulations) (EUAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Extended producer responsibility
• EPR compliance services
• WEEE compliance management
• Battery regulation compliance
• Packaging compliance solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPR Compliance Services: Recurring managed services for WEEE, Battery, and Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility compliance across EU countries. Services include assessment, contractual arrangements with PROs and ARs, and ongoing compliance reporting through the CDM platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PRONEXA AG (formerly WEEE Europe) operates as a One-Stop-Shop intermediary for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance, providing managed services and a centralised Customer Data Management (CDM) platform that consolidates WEEE, Battery, and Packaging compliance obligations across all 30 national EPR implementations in the EU. The company mediates contracts with local Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) and Authorised Representatives (ARs), enabling producers to report and register in all EU countries through a single provider and standardised reporting format.

Product overview

PRONEXA (formerly WEEE Europe) operates as a unified platform-plus-services architecture consisting of the PRONEXA® Customer Data Management (CDM) Platform as the core technology product, supplemented by three compliance service offerings: WEEE Compliance, Battery Compliance, and Packaging Compliance. The CDM Platform serves as the central hub for reporting, product allocation, and declaration management, while the compliance services handle obligations under the respective EU directives. Additional supporting tools include the Quick Obligation Check for initial assessment. The company acts as a One-Stop-Shop intermediary, mediating contracts with Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) and Authorised Representatives (ARs) across EU member states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PRONEXA® Customer Data Management (CDM) Platform Centralised digital platform that enables product allocation to country-specific (sub-) categories, put-on-market declarations, and standardised EPR reporting (one portal, single format, standardised reporting frequency) across all EU member states for WEEE, Battery, and Packaging obligations.
• WEEE Compliance Service Managed Extended Producer Responsibility service for the WEEE Directive, covering Electrical and Electronic Equipment sold in the EU, including obligation assessment, mediation of PRO contracts, Authorised Representative contracts where required, and ongoing reporting via the CDM Platform.
• Battery Compliance Service Managed Extended Producer Responsibility service for the EU Battery Regulation, covering batteries and accumulators sold in the EU, bundling obligation assessment, contract mediation with PROs and Authorised Representatives, and recurring reporting via the CDM Platform.
• Packaging Compliance Service Managed Extended Producer Responsibility service for the EU Packaging Regulation, covering packaging material sold in the EU, including producer obligation assessment, contract mediation with PROs and Authorised Representatives, and ongoing CDM Platform reporting.
• Quick Obligation Check Free online assessment tool that analyses basic organisational setup and product portfolio to determine potential EPR obligations across EU countries; functions as the lead-generation entry point for the compliance services.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PRONEXA Network (Industry Leading PROs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRONEXA is a joint venture founded by industry leading Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) of Europe with a proven track record of over 10 years. This network coordinates the largest take-back and recycling infrastructure in Europe, managing more than 50% of WEEE and BATT waste collected in Europe.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia is a global waste management and environmental services incumbent with significant involvement in WEEE and packaging take-back infrastructure. Comparable as a much larger integrated player operating in the same downstream waste value chain.
• Green Dot / Duales System Deutschland (DSD): DSD operates the leading German packaging recovery system under the Green Dot trademark, providing packaging EPR compliance services. Comparable as a PRO of scale covering one of PRONEXA's three service lines and a member of the founding PRO network.
• Stiftung EAR: Stiftung EAR is the German federal register of WEEE producers and an authoritative national compliance body. It is a key counterpart rather than a direct competitor, but functionally overlaps with PRONEXA in mediating German WEEE compliance for producers.

Regional players

• Wecycle: Wecycle is the Netherlands PRO for WEEE and batteries. It is a country-level counterpart whose contracts PRONEXA mediates on behalf of producers selling into the Dutch market.
• Recupel: Recupel is the Belgian PRO for WEEE and batteries. PRONEXA coordinates Recupel contracts as part of its single-reporting service across EU member states.
• Citeo: Citeo is the French EPR scheme for household packaging and graphic papers, and manages household EPR compliance in France. Comparable as a major packaging PRO that PRONEXA contracts with on behalf of cross-border producers.

Emerging players

• Anthesis Group: Anthesis is a global sustainability consulting firm offering EPR compliance, packaging compliance, and producer responsibility advisory alongside broader ESG services — overlapping with PRONEXA's compliance intermediary role.
• Sphera: Sphera provides EHS and product compliance software (including product stewardship and supply chain compliance modules) that increasingly overlaps with the regulatory reporting workflows PRONEXA's CDM Platform is built to manage.

Direct peers

• Take-e-back GmbH: Take-e-back is a German-based WEEE and battery compliance service provider acting as an Authorised Representative for non-German producers, offering a similar cross-border EPR intermediation model to PRONEXA.
• Landbell Group: Landbell Group is one of Europe's largest providers of EPR compliance services for WEEE, batteries, and packaging, operating its own take-back schemes and offering producer compliance across multiple EU markets — directly comparable to PRONEXA's one-stop-shop model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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