What Groupe Samat does

Groupe Samat SA is a privately-held European transport and logistics group headquartered in Vienne, France, founded in 1979 and operating across France, Poland, Sweden, and Finland with 5,001–10,000 employees. The company specializes in the road transport of sensitive and hazardous materials, including chemicals and industrial inputs, positioning itself as an expert partner rather than a general carrier. Service delivery emphasizes demanding safety and quality compliance, emergency response capability, and environmental sustainability, evidenced by the Responsible Transport & Logistics Label Gold Trophy (2024), a Michelin environmental commitment award (2025), and CO2 reduction commitments.

The group's core offering is sensitive-products transport services delivered via tank container logistics, with wholly-owned subsidiaries including Samat International AB (Sweden) and Samat Nord supporting regional operations. The business model relies on long-term enterprise contracts with industrial clients across horizontal segments rather than transactional spot freight, with revenue generated through transport fees tied to route, volume, and compliance requirements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting industrial companies in sectors such as tire manufacturing (Michelin), chemicals, and other sensitive-product industries.

Technology and innovation efforts appear incremental and operational in nature. A June 2024 'Innovation for better planning' initiative and ongoing fleet investments (new tank containers, July 2024) suggest investment in operational technology and capacity expansion, but no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, patents, or advanced platform architecture are disclosed. Marketing is conducted primarily through a multi-language corporate website and employer branding, with the group emphasizing safety culture, diversity ('Conduite Pluri'elle'), and human-sized team structures to attract operators and drivers.

Name

Groupe Samat

Legal name

SAMAT

Website

https://groupesamat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Samat SA is a privately-held European transport and logistics group headquartered in France, specializing in road transport of sensitive and hazardous materials for industrial enterprise clients across France, Poland, Sweden, and Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hazardous Materials Transport and Logistics

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (48423), Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazmat Bulk Tank, ISO Tank & Tank Container Transport (TLACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

LTL Hazmat / Dangerous Goods Carriers (TLADAEAJ), Hazmat Warehousing & Segregated Storage (Bonded/Compliance Facilities) (TLAIAJAB), Hazardous Materials (IMDG) & Dangerous Goods Compliance Services (TLAHANAH)

Keywords

• Sensitive products logistics
• Hazardous materials transport
• Industrial freight services
• Tank container logistics
• Dangerous goods transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sensitive Products Transport Services: Samat generates revenue through providing specialized transport and logistics services for sensitive materials across Europe. Services are delivered under contract arrangements with enterprise clients requiring compliance with demanding safety and quality standards. Revenue is generated through long-term contractual relationships rather than transactional spot freight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe Samat provides specialized transport and logistics services for sensitive and dangerous materials across Europe. The company delivers contract-based freight services using tank containers and dedicated fleet assets, supported by safety protocols, emergency response capabilities, and environmental compliance programs. Operations span France, Poland, Sweden, and Finland, serving industrial enterprise clients with demanding safety and quality requirements.

Product overview

Groupe Samat is a European logistics and transportation company offering a single, unified service focused on the safe transport of sensitive products and materials. The company operates as a specialist carrier providing tank container logistics, emergency response transport, and hazardous materials handling. The portfolio centers on one core offering—sensitive products transport—supported by operational expertise, safety protocols, and environmental commitments rather than a modular software product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sensitive Products Transport Services Core logistics service specializing in the transport of sensitive and hazardous materials across Europe, with emphasis on safety, quality, and environmental compliance. Delivered under contract arrangements to industrial enterprise clients.
• Tank Container Transport (Samat International AB) Tank container-based transport service for sensitive products, operated through subsidiary Samat International AB in Sweden and supporting cross-border European flows.
• Emergency Management and Response Services Emergency management and response capability supporting safe handling of incidents during transport of sensitive and hazardous materials, demonstrated operationally through Polish operations.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL with significant European road, contract logistics, and industrial verticals; competes with Samat on selected hazardous and sensitive product flows within a much broader service portfolio.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics provider with road transport and contract logistics in France and Europe; a broad incumbent that competes with Samat on sensitive industrial flows while offering a much wider service menu.
• Rhenus Logistics: Large European logistics group with chemical, hazmat, and contract logistics capabilities as part of a broader multimodal portfolio — competes with Samat in selected lanes but is significantly more diversified.
• DSV: European-headquartered global transport and logistics group with strong road freight and specialty capabilities; serves many of the same industrial customers as Samat across European corridors.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with established European road and chemical logistics capabilities; competes indirectly with Samat for industrial shipper business at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Stolt-Nielsen: Global leader in tank container logistics for bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, and specialty products, with deep hazardous-materials expertise and a comparable Europe-centric operating footprint.
• Manuchar: Belgian-headquartered distributor and logistics provider for chemicals with integrated warehousing and transport operations across Europe, Africa, and the Americas — comparable in serving chemical shippers with safety/compliance-driven logistics.
• Den Hartogh: Dutch bulk liquid logistics specialist operating road tankers, ISO tanks, and containers across Europe for chemicals and food — closely aligned with Samat's service offering and customer profile.
• Bertschi: Swiss family-owned tank container and intermodal logistics provider for the chemical industry; overlaps with Samat on European tank container flows, hazmat handling, and industrial customer base.
• Hoyer Group: German-headquartered tank container and road logistics specialist focused on chemicals, gas, and food-grade sensitive products — directly comparable services, customer base, and asset model to Samat.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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