France Biogas

What France Biogas does

France Biogaz Valorisation (commercial name "France Biogaz") is a privately held French engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Eckbolsheim near Strasbourg, specializing in the design, construction, and commissioning of bespoke methanization (anaerobic digestion) plants for agricultural, industrial, and municipal customers. The company acts as general contractor (contractant général), coordinating suppliers and subcontractors across the full project lifecycle from engineering design and 3D planning through construction, commissioning, and post-commissioning biological monitoring. France Biogaz maintains full independence from any single equipment manufacturer and selects the best-suited technologies for each project's substrates and configuration; it also markets its own-brand biological additives and sensors (MethaBoost, MethaMix, NitroBlock, H2Stop) and a parts/consumables catalog for operating plants.

The company is organized around four business lines: (i) engineering design of bespoke methanization units, (ii) construction management and commissioning, (iii) recurring maintenance and biological monitoring services (24/7 telephone support, digestate and methanogenic potential analyses, annual performance reviews), and (iv) parts, consumables, and own-brand biological products. Pricing is project-specific with no published tiers; parts and consumables are sold via an online catalog requiring login or quote. Customers are segmented primarily into Agriculture (individual farms and multi-farm GAEC-style collectives), Industry and Municipalities (organic waste and wastewater sludge valorization), and Renewable Energy Producers targeting biomethane injection into GRDF/GRTgaz networks. The customer base spans small farms to enterprise-scale industrial operators, with regional agencies in Grand Ouest (Nantes) and Nord (Lille) supporting coverage across France. Key partnerships include long-term industrial work with CVE (two units commissioned in 2026) and the Cométha Franco-German innovation consortium with Syctom, SIAAP, GICON, Fraunhofer, DBFZ, and Tilia.

Operationally, France Biogaz reports 29 methanization projects developed, 1,460 Nm³/h of biomethane injection capacity across its installed base, 22 power plants with 3,700 kWe total installed electrical capacity, 100% success rate in obtaining public financing for clients (€8M in subsidies acquired), an average of 4 months to reach nominal plant performance after commissioning, and 7,500 hectares fertilized annually with plant-generated digestate. The company is Qualimétha® certified (Référentiel 8.5) since September 2021, holds a registered "France Biogaz Valorisation" trademark, and is led by founder and managing director Yvan Tritz with a compact multidisciplinary team of approximately 10 employees. The company has no external institutional investment or parent company and operates as an independent going concern.

Name

France Biogas

Legal name

FRANCE BIOGAZ VALORISATION

Website

https://france-biogaz.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Biogaz Valorisation is a French EPC firm founded in 2014 that designs, builds, and commissions bespoke methanization (anaerobic digestion) plants for farmers, industrial waste operators, and municipalities, offering ongoing maintenance, biological monitoring, and its own-brand consumables.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biogas Plant Engineering and Construction Services

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998)

akta.pro primary industry

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sludge/Biosolids Handling & Treatment Facilities Construction (IMAFAGAJ), Biological Formulation, Fermentation & Scale-Up Manufacturing (AFABAEAM), Manure & Organic Residuals Feedstock Supply (Farm Organics for AD/RNG) (EUAAAFAK), Biofuel Co-products & Byproduct Processing (DDGS, Glycerin, CO2, Lignin) (EUAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Methanization plant construction
• Biogas plant engineering
• Anaerobic digestion systems
• Biomethane production services
• Renewable energy contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Methanization plant design, construction and commissioning: Revenue generated through engineering design, construction management, and commissioning of bespoke methanization plants. France Biogaz acts as general contractor (contractant général), coordinating suppliers and sub-contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
2. Maintenance and biological monitoring services: Recurring revenue from maintenance contracts and biological monitoring services including digestate analysis, methanogenic potential analysis, annual performance reviews, and 24/7 telephone support.
3. Parts, consumables and biological products: Sale of parts, equipment and own-brand biological products (MethaBoost, MethaMix, NitroBlock, H2Stop), ferric chloride, membranes, and other consumables for operating methanization plants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

France Biogaz Valorisation designs, builds, and commissions bespoke methanization (anaerobic digestion) plants for farmers, industrial clients, and municipalities, acting as an independent general contractor from engineering and 3D planning through construction, commissioning, and ongoing biological monitoring. The company also supplies its own brand of biological additives (MethaBoost, MethaMix, NitroBlock, H2Stop) and an online catalog of parts, equipment, and consumables for operating methanization plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Methanization plant engineering and design Bespoke engineering design of methanization plants covering the full process chain (reception and incorporation, grinding, sanitization, digestion, agitation, heating, transfer, biogas valorization), targeted at farmers, industries, and communities seeking to convert organic matter into renewable energy.
• Methanization plant construction and commissioning Turnkey construction and commissioning of methanization plants performed under general contractor model, including supplier/sub-contractor coordination, performance guarantees, and budget/schedule adherence commitments for farmers, industrial operators, and municipalities.
• Maintenance services for methanization plants Ongoing maintenance of methanization plants designed for easy servicing across all equipment types, providing French-speaking interlocutors, continuous improvement, performance commitments, and autonomy to evolve the installation over time.
• Biological monitoring services Biological monitoring of operating methanization plants including digestate analysis, methanogenic potential analysis, annual performance reviews, and 24/7 telephone support for farmers and industrial operators.
• Parts, equipment and biological products catalog Online catalog of parts, consumables, gas holders (simple and double membrane), ferric chloride IBC, and proprietary biological additives and sensors for owners of methanization plants; pricing requires login or quote.
• MethaBoost biological additive Own-brand enzymatic additive for fiber degradation in methanizers, used by plant operators to optimize biological performance of anaerobic digestion processes.
• MethaMix oligo-element blend Own-brand oligo-element blend additive for methanization plants, used to optimize microbial activity and biological performance during anaerobic digestion.
• NitroBlock nitrogen sensor Own-brand nitrogen sensor for biological monitoring of methanization plants, used by plant operators to track nitrogen levels during anaerobic digestion.
• H2Stop sulfur sensor Own-brand sulfur sensor for biological monitoring of methanization plants, used by plant operators to detect hydrogen sulfide in biogas streams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 methanization projects developed by France Biogaz
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• CVE (Changeons Notre Vision de l'Energie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Long-term industrial partnership for development of methanization plants. France Biogaz designed, built, and is commissioning the CVE Ambares (Port de Bordeaux) and CVE Seiches-sur-le-Loir methanization plants. CVE is a renewable energy company developing biogas projects across France.
• Opale Energies EngagéesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Technical partnership for JETZA GAZ and HOPLA GAZ agricultural methanization projects. Opale Energies Engagées handled the maîtrise d'œuvre (architectural/engineering supervision) while France Biogaz provided construction and commissioning.
• Syctom (Agence métropolitaine des déchets ménagers)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Innovation partnership for the Cométha project — a pilot plant at SIAAP Seine Grésillons for treating solid and liquid waste in the Paris region. Syctom and SIAAP jointly initiated the project; France Biogaz is part of the consortium responsible for building and operating the pilot unit.
• SIAAP (Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Parisienne)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Host partner for the Cométha innovation pilot plant at Seine Grésillons wastewater treatment site. SIAAP collaborates with France Biogaz as part of the Syctom-SIAAP partnership for waste valorization innovation.
• GICON®-Gruppe (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018German engineering partner in the Franco-German Cométha innovation consortium. GICON contributed engineering expertise to the pilot plant design for the Seine Grésillons methanization project.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018German research partner in the Cométha Franco-German innovation consortium, providing research expertise to the pilot methanization project.
• DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (Germany)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018German biomass research center partner in the Cométha Franco-German innovation consortium, contributing research expertise to the pilot plant project.
• Tilia (Germany)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018German technology partner in the Cométha Franco-German innovation consortium for the Seine Grésillons pilot methanization plant.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Prodeval: Prodeval is a French biomethane upgrading technology supplier whose purification units are installed in France Biogaz-built plants — an adjacent enabling technology peer rather than a direct EPC competitor but materially relevant within the French biogas value chain.

Direct peers

• Valbio: Valbio is a French biogas engineering firm providing anaerobic digestion plant design, construction, and biological support services — directly comparable to France Biogaz's full methanization service offering.
• Evergaz: Evergaz is a French biogas developer and operator that builds, finances, and operates methanization units — overlapping with France Biogaz's agricultural and industrial biogas construction activity and competing for similar project owners.
• Biorengaz: Biorengaz is a French agricultural methanization EPC contractor designing and constructing anaerobic digestion plants for farmers and collectives — closely matching France Biogaz's agricultural customer base and turnkey service model.
• Agronergy: Agronergy is a French engineering firm specialized in agricultural methanization project development and construction, serving the same GAEC and collective farm customer segment as France Biogaz.
• Naskeo: Naskeo is a French methanization engineering and construction firm that designs and builds anaerobic digestion plants for farms, industries, and municipalities — directly comparable to France Biogaz's core EPC value proposition in the same French market.
• CVE (Changeons Notre Vision de l'Energie): CVE is a French renewable energy developer with a dedicated biogas/biomethane unit that both partners with France Biogaz on industrial projects (Ambares, Seiches-sur-le-Loir) and operates as a peer competitor on the developer/operator side.

Broad incumbents

• ENGIE Biogaz Solutions: ENGIE is a global utility with a dedicated biogas/biomethane solutions arm offering development, EPC, and operation services — broader portfolio and deeper balance sheet than France Biogaz but directly overlapping in French biogas EPC.
• Veolia: Veolia is a global environmental services major with significant anaerobic digestion and organic waste-to-energy operations across France and Europe — competes for industrial and municipal methanization projects at scale.
• SUEZ: SUEZ operates waste and water services including biomethane and anaerobic digestion facilities across France and Europe, overlapping with France Biogaz's industrial and municipal customer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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