What REMEX Group does

REMEX GmbH is a Düsseldorf-headquartered specialist in mineral waste management and recycling, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the REMONDIS Group. Founded around 1974 with roughly 50 years of operating history, the company processes incinerator bottom ash (IBA), construction and demolition waste, industrial residues, contaminated soils, track ballast, and filter dusts, and recovers ferrous and non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminium, iron, precious metals) for resale to smelters. Through wholly-owned subsidiaries in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Singapore, plus a Malaysian joint venture, REMEX operates flagship facilities including a 53-hectare, 1-million-tonne-per-year IBA plant at HEROS Sluiskil (Netherlands) and a 600,000-tonne-per-year facility in Singapore contracted to the National Environment Agency. Group-wide it produces approximately 4 million tonnes of secondary aggregates per year under brands such as GRANOVA, REMEXIT, COMBIMIX, and DRAINMIX.

The technology stack centers on proprietary IBA processing systems: MERIT (raising metal yield >15%), MTF dry-method metal purification, HMT hydro-mechanical washing, and TRIPLE M 3D sieving, complemented by modular mobile IBA plants and a CD waste line featuring digital plant control with AI-assisted optimization. REMEX generates revenue through four streams: waste processing and treatment services (quote-based, professional services), sale of secondary aggregates (commodity hardware sales), metal recovery and sale to steel and smelting industries, and waste management consulting including permitting and logistics. Customers are organized vertically into waste-to-energy plants, construction industry buyers of recycled aggregates, industrial producers of mineral waste (steel works, foundries, glass, power generation, rail), and government authorities. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through regional subsidiaries and the REMEX PRO online customer portal, with marketing anchored on sustainability credentials (German Sustainability Award, ~640,000 tonnes CO₂ saved annually via recycled metal substitution).

Name

REMEX Group

Legal name

REMEX GmbH

Website

https://remex.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

REMEX GmbH, a REMONDIS Group subsidiary headquartered in Düsseldorf, specializes in mineral waste recycling — processing incinerator bottom ash, construction and demolition waste, and industrial residues across Europe and Asia to recover metals and produce secondary construction aggregates for waste-to-energy, construction, industrial, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Waste Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals Recovery & Sorting Facilities (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (EUAIADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery) (EUAIAFAI), Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC), Reclamation, Remediation & Rehabilitation (Soils, Revegetation, Landform, Acid Rock Drainage) (IMAKAOAL), Mining & Heavy Metals Remediation (Acid Mine Drainage, tailings-impacted sites) (BPALAKAK)

Keywords

• Mineral waste recycling
• Incinerator bottom ash processing
• Secondary aggregates production
• Metal recovery services
• Construction waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Processing and Treatment Services: Processing of mineral waste including incinerator bottom ash, construction and demolition waste, industrial residues, contaminated soil, and hazardous materials. Services include treatment, recycling, recovery, and safe disposal.
2. Secondary Aggregates Sales: Production and sale of quality-controlled secondary aggregates (under GRANOVA and REMEXIT brands) and recycled construction materials for earthworks, road construction, and civil engineering applications.
3. Metal Recovery and Sales: Recovery and sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminium, iron scrap, precious metals) extracted from mineral waste processing. Metals are sold to steel processing and metal smelting industries.
4. Waste Management Consulting: Consulting services including waste management advice, permitting assistance, sampling, and logistics coordination for mineral waste producers and disposal management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

REMEX provides professional mineral waste management services, including the treatment, recycling, and recovery of incinerator bottom ash (IBA), construction and demolition waste, contaminated soil, industrial residues, and hazardous materials. It sells quality-controlled secondary aggregates under the GRANOVA and REMEXIT brands, recovers ferrous and non-ferrous metals from mineral waste streams, and offers consulting, permitting, logistics, site remediation, landfill management, underground stowage, and tailings recultivation services to industrial, municipal, and government customers across Europe and Asia.

Product overview

REMEX Group operates as a mineral waste recycling company offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated services and branded products. The core offering spans mineral recycling (including incinerator bottom ash processing, construction waste processing, and industrial waste management), production of secondary aggregates (under GRANOVA and REMEXIT sub-brands), site remediation, landfill management, underground stowage, and tailing pile recultivation. Key technology products include proprietary IBA processing technologies (MERIT, MTF, HMT, TRIPLE M), mobile processing units, and the move4ward innovation initiative. The company operates across Europe and Asia through subsidiaries in France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, and Malaysia, offering both standardized services and customized waste management solutions. REMEX PRO provides digital customer portal access for order management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GRANOVA: Brand for incinerator bottom ash secondary aggregates, offering quality-controlled secondary construction materials for various construction applications
• REMEXIT
• GRANUMIX
• COMBIMIX
• DRAINMIX
• PP-LANDFILL
• TS-RECOVERY
• REMEX PRO
• REMEX Solutions
• move4ward
• MEB Services
• REMEX Processing

Products and services

• GRANOVA secondary aggregates from incinerator bottom ash Branded product line of quality-controlled secondary aggregates produced by REMEX from incinerator bottom ash for use in construction and civil engineering applications, marketed under the GRANOVA name (with sub-brands for mixed, combined, and drainage aggregates).
• REMEXIT recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste Brand of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste processed by REMEX through crushing, screening and separation technologies for re-use in construction applications.
• PP-LANDFILL landfill cooperation service Service for coordinated landfill disposal and management of mineral waste materials that cannot be recycled, marketed under the PP-LANDFILL name.
• TS-RECOVERY tar disposal service Branded disposal service for hazardous waste materials contaminated with tar compounds, providing coordinated treatment and recycling pathways.
• Mineral recycling services (IBA, construction & demolition waste, industrial residues, filter dusts and fly ash, track ballast, street sweepings) Core service offering: processing, treatment, and recycling of mineral waste streams including incinerator bottom ash, construction and demolition waste, industrial waste, contaminated soil, filter dusts and fly ashes, track ballast, and street sweepings for waste producers, industrial customers, and municipalities.
• Site remediation services (Altlastensanierung) Service for decontamination and rehabilitation of former industrial and contaminated sites, including treatment of soils and mineral residues using REMEX's processing capabilities.
• Underground stowage services (Bergversatz) Underground stowage service that places suitable mixed waste fractions from intermediate storage or chemical/physical treatment plants into underground voids via partner stowing facilities such as AUREC in Italy.
• Tailings recultivation services (Haldenrekultivierung) Service for treatment and ecological rehabilitation of mining tailings and stockpiled residues, integrating REMEX's mineral processing know-how into recultivation projects.
• Dolphin Metal Separation non-ferrous metal processing Standalone service line, operated by the acquired Dutch subsidiary Dolphin Metal Separation B.V., that processes coarse non-ferrous metal concentrates from incinerator slag via sink-float techniques to recover aluminium, stainless steel, and heavy metal mixtures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 235,000 tonnes of recycled metals produced annually, reducing emissions by 640,000 tonnes CO2 compared to primary metal production
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dolphin Metal Separation B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Subsidiary acquired in 2022 in Harderwijk, Netherlands. Specializes in processing coarse non-ferrous metal concentrates from incinerator slag using sink-float techniques. Complements HEROS fine non-ferrous metal processing with complete value chain for all metal fractions.
• PEEKMORE International Pte. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint venture partner in REMEX Metal Processing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (RMP) located in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. JV processes metals recovered from incinerator bottom ash with 45,000 m² facility and 75,000 tonnes capacity.
• NEO Hardware Pte. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic acquisition in Singapore strengthening recycled metals activities. NEO Hardware has over 40 years history in metal recycling, trading approximately 140,000 tons of metals annually with two operational sites. Provides infrastructure, fleet, and market access across South and Southeast Asia including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
• AURECminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for underground stowage options. Mixed waste suitable for stowage from Italian producers, intermediate storage facilities, or chemical/physical treatment plants utilized in AUREC stowing plants.
• Rhenus Port BaselminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for interim storage facility at port of Basel for receiving materials and transporting to suitable treatment facilities in Switzerland and abroad.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indaver: Belgian-headquartered hazardous and industrial waste processor with strong DACH and Benelux operations handling incineration residues, contaminated soil, and industrial co-processing. Comparable to REMEX's industrial residues and hazardous mineral waste streams.
• HVC Groep: Dutch waste and energy company owned by regional authorities; processes IBA from its own waste-to-energy plants and produces secondary aggregates, overlapping directly with REMEX's core IBA-to-aggregate value chain in the same Western European market.
• MVV Energie: German municipal utility with significant waste-to-energy operations and downstream IBA processing. Operates comparable ash processing and secondary aggregate production in Germany, the home market where REMEX is the leading mineral-substitute manufacturer.
• Renewi: Dutch waste-to-energy and recycling company that operates IBA processing and mineral recycling facilities across the Netherlands and Belgium. Directly comparable to REMEX in input streams (incinerator bottom ash, construction waste) and downstream outputs (secondary aggregates, metals).
• Geocycle: Holcim Group's waste co-processing and alternative materials division. Processes mineral residues and industrial waste streams into substitute materials for cement production, overlapping with REMEX's mineral-substitute construction materials business.

Broad incumbents

• Holcim: Swiss global construction materials and solutions provider; through its Geocycle business it co-processes mineral waste and produces alternative raw materials, competing with REMEX in mineral residue processing and substitute material supply.
• Suez: French-headquartered global environmental services group with waste collection, recycling, hazardous waste, and materials recovery operations across Europe. Competes with REMEX in metals recovery, secondary materials, and waste treatment at broader scale.
• PreZero: Schwarz Group's environmental services arm, active in waste sorting, materials recovery, and recycling across Europe. Comparable in mineral and metal recovery lines and competes with REMEX in the DACH secondary materials market.
• Veolia: Global environmental services leader with broad waste management, metal recovery, and aggregate recycling capabilities. Overlaps with REMEX but operates at much greater scale and across many more waste streams; treats IBA among many other services.
• Heidelberg Materials: Large German-headquartered construction materials producer with recycled aggregates and substitute material lines that compete with REMEX's GRANOVA/REMEXIT secondary aggregate offerings. Broad incumbent with deep customer reach into the same construction industry buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries8 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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