APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais

What APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais does

APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais, legally APLYSIA Assessoria e Consultoria Ltda., is a Brazilian environmental solutions provider founded in 1997 and headquartered in Vitória, Espírito Santo. The company serves large industrial clients in mining, steel and metallurgy, ports, pulp and paper, and oil and gas, offering environmental studies, monitoring, licensing support, effluent treatment (ETE) optimization, and the proprietary ReNaturalize Nature-Based Solution for river restoration. Its core technical asset is an INMETRO-accredited ecotoxicology laboratory operating under ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025 — held continuously for 15 years and containing Brazil's largest portfolio of accredited ecotoxicological tests, including the only accredited native freshwater species assays — with more than 24,000 tests completed across water, effluent, sediment, and chemical product matrices.

The company's differentiated technology includes tropicalized river restoration methodology (ReNaturalize), microbiological sludge diagnosis for wastewater treatment plants, and acute/chronic ecotoxicological testing using both freshwater and marine organisms. The ReNaturalize method, developed from European and US techniques, has demonstrated measurable outcomes — up to 100% fish biomass increase, 63.5% hydraulic retention improvement, and 1.8 km of restored river in pilot phases — and has been deployed in partnership with Fundação Renova following the 2015 Fundão Dam collapse and in Espírito Santo watersheds.

APLYSIA operates a project-based, professional-services business model with enterprise field sales targeting large industrial operators. Revenue streams include environmental consulting, accredited laboratory testing, and ETE operator training, with services priced per project or per test and no public pricing disclosed. The company reaches customers through direct enterprise engagement, scientific conferences (SETAC, ABTCP, ABES), peer-reviewed publications, and a strategic partnership with CETREL for combined water-to-waste environmental portfolios. It maintains a presence across 15 Brazilian states and multiple international markets, with 51–100 employees and leadership anchored by founder Dr. Tatiana Heid Furley, who holds senior roles in SETAC Latin America and the SETAC Global Awards Committee.

Name

APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais

Legal name

APLYSIA Assessoria e Consultoria Ltda.

Website

https://aplysia.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais, founded in 1997 in Brazil, operates the country's largest INMETRO-accredited ecotoxicology laboratory. It provides environmental consulting, effluent treatment, and the proprietary ReNaturalize river restoration method to industrial clients in mining, steel, ports, pulp and paper, and oil and gas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting & Laboratory Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Ecotoxicology laboratory testing
• Industrial environmental licensing
• River restoration solutions
• Effluent treatment consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitória

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services covering environmental studies, monitoring, licensing, water and soil management, and crisis management for industrial operations. Delivered through a team of multidisciplinary highly qualified professionals with international consultant networks. Billed on project basis.
2. Ecotoxicology Laboratory Testing: Accredited ecotoxicological testing services for water, effluent, sediment, chemical products, and waste samples. Tests use both freshwater and marine organisms and support regulatory compliance with CONAMA, IBAMA, and state environmental agencies. Volume-based or per-test pricing.
3. Training Services: Technical training for ETE operators, including initial technical training, periodic retraining, and customized courses adapted to specific client ETE configurations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

APLYSIA is a specialized environmental solutions provider for Brazilian industrial sectors. Its core offering centers on operating Brazil's largest INMETRO-accredited (ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025) ecotoxicology laboratory, complemented by environmental studies, monitoring, effluent treatment plant optimization, and the proprietary ReNaturalize river restoration method. Services span environmental licensing, regulatory compliance, ecological risk assessment, and crisis management for mining, steel/metallurgy, ports, pulp/paper, and oil and gas clients.

Product overview

APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais is a specialized environmental solutions provider serving the Brazilian industrial sector. Its portfolio is organized as a suite of interrelated service lines rather than a single software product. The core offerings center on a nationally accredited Ecotoxicology Laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025, ABNT NBR), which performs acute and chronic ecotoxicological assays — the company's most recognized service and a primary differentiator. This laboratory service is complemented by a broader set of environmental service lines: Environmental Studies, Monitoring, Effluent Treatment (covering WWTP monitoring, diagnosis, start-up, performance improvement, operator training), the proprietary ReNaturalize river restoration method (a Nature-Based Solution), and general Environmental Solutions. Services are offered across five industry segments: Mining/Steel/Metallurgy, Ports, Pulp and Paper, Oil and Gas, and Other Segments. The company operates from Vitória, Espírito Santo, and serves clients across 15 Brazilian states and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecotoxicological Testing Services Laboratory services performing acute and chronic ecotoxicological assays using freshwater and marine species (Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia similis, Danio rerio, Echinometra lucunter) to evaluate toxicity of industrial effluents, environmental samples, sediments, and chemical products for industrial compliance.
• Environmental Studies Specialized environmental study services supporting industrial permitting, environmental licensing, and regulatory compliance across multiple industry sectors including mining, ports, pulp and paper, and oil and gas.
• Environmental Monitoring Environmental monitoring services including water quality assessment, biological monitoring, and performance tracking of treatment facilities and natural water bodies for industrial clients.
• Effluent Treatment (ETE) Services Industrial and domestic wastewater treatment services encompassing WWTP monitoring, microbiological diagnosis via microscopic sludge analysis, start-up, performance improvement, and cost reduction for industrial operators.
• ReNaturalize River Restoration A proprietary Nature-Based Solution (NbS) river restoration method using large wood structures in river channels to restore hydromorphological and ecological conditions, promoting biodiversity, hydraulic retention, erosion control, and water quality improvement for environmentally impacted rivers.
• Environmental Solutions Consulting General environmental consulting addressing diverse industrial demands, with axes of action spanning Innovation, Production Environmental Management, Environmental Restoration, Governance, and Crisis Management.
• WWTP Operator Training Customized technical training services for wastewater treatment plant operators covering biological process understanding, failure prevention, operational diagnosis, control, optimization, and efficiency improvement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fish recruitment increased by up to 38% following ReNaturalize river restoration in Rio Gualaxo do Norte, MG
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025APLYSIA partnered with UFV in a study published in the journal Chemosphere presenting solutions to reduce chronic toxicity of effluents from pulp mills. The research, part of a doctoral thesis at UFV, demonstrated that activated carbon is a promising alternative to improve effluent treatment efficiency. The partnership also included IFES (Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo) and UEG (Universidade Estadual de Goiás).
• CETRELcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018APLYSIA and CETREL formed a strategic commercial partnership to offer a complete and integrated portfolio of environmental solutions. The partnership combines APLYSIA's expertise in ecotoxicology, environmental consulting, and river restoration with CETREL's 40 years of experience in water treatment, effluent treatment, waste management, and energy recovery. Industries gain a single provider for all environmental needs from water intake to waste disposal. The partnership was announced at a lunch event at Palácio Tangará in São Paulo.
• Environment Agency (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015APLYSIA partnered with the UK Environment Agency to promote the 'UK-Brazil Week of Learning', including practical learning, debates, and lectures on integrated water resource management, river restoration, and natural flood management. This partnership provided the foundational knowledge for APLYSIA to develop the ReNaturalize method adapted to Brazilian tropical conditions.
• Fundação RenovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundação Renova partnered with APLYSIA to implement the ReNaturalize river restoration method on the Gualaxo do Norte River, degraded by the 2015 Fundão Dam collapse. The partnership is part of the Renova Foundation's Program for Tailings Management to reestablish aquatic life in the river. Results have been internationally recognized and published in scientific journals.
• FINEPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos) partnered with APLYSIA in funding the ReNaturalize river restoration pilot project at Rio Mangaraí, ES, as part of the project's development alongside FAPES, CESAN, Suzano, and the Environment Agency.
• FAPESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAPES (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Espírito Santo) co-funded the ReNaturalize pilot project at Rio Mangaraí, ES.
• CESANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCESAN (Companhia Espírito Santense de Saneamento) partnered in the ReNaturalize pilot project at Rio Mangaraí, ES, contributing to water security and river restoration efforts in Espírito Santo.
• SuzanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuzano (pulp and paper company) partnered in the ReNaturalize project at Rio Mangaraí, ES, supporting nature-based solutions in the context of industrial environmental management.
• LD Celulose S.A.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAPLYSIA developed a joint technical study with LD Celulose S.A. titled 'Baseline as a Tool for Environmental Management in the Pulp and Paper Sector: A Case Study', presented at the 55th International Pulp and Paper Congress organized by ABTCP in São Paulo.
• SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPLYSIA maintains an active strategic partnership with SETAC through the leadership of Dr. Tatiana Furley, who has served as President of SETAC Latin America and currently serves as Latin American representative on the Global Awards Committee. APLYSIA regularly participates in SETAC congresses (Latin America and Europe) presenting technical papers and contributing to scientific committees.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CETREL: Bahia-based environmental solutions company with 40+ years in industrial water and effluent treatment, waste management, and energy recovery. Directly comparable because APLYSIA already co-markets with CETREL to deliver an integrated water-to-waste environmental solutions portfolio to the same Brazilian industrial clients.
• ALS Global: International environmental and analytical laboratory network with Brazilian operations serving mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure. Directly comparable as an accredited environmental testing peer competing for industrial compliance and ecotoxicology work in Brazil.
• Bioagri Ambiental: Brazilian environmental analysis laboratory serving agribusiness, mining, and industrial clients with accredited testing services. Comparable as a domestic competitor in environmental and ecotoxicological testing, though with different sector emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: International engineering and environmental consulting firm with water, environment, and nature-based solutions practices. Comparable because it offers river restoration and industrial environmental consulting analogous to APLYSIA's ReNaturalize and EIA/permitting work, though at much larger global scale.
• Bureau Veritas Brasil: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) major with a Brazilian environmental testing and compliance footprint. Comparable as a competing accredited laboratory and environmental compliance service provider, though it operates across many industries rather than specializing in Brazilian industrial ecotoxicology.
• SGS Brasil: Global TIC leader with environmental laboratory and consulting services in Brazil serving mining, oil & gas, and industrial clients. Overlaps with APLYSIA on environmental testing and compliance, but at much broader scale and without APLYSIA's niche in native-species ecotoxicology or river restoration.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy with mining and O&G practices. Comparable as a provider of EIA, permitting, and remediation consulting to the same multinational industrial clients APLYSIA serves in Brazil.
• Tractebel (Engie Brasil): Large Brazilian engineering and environmental consulting arm of Engie covering licensing, EIA, and environmental management for energy and infrastructure. Overlaps with APLYSIA on environmental studies, licensing, and monitoring but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Intertek Brasil: International TIC group providing environmental, petroleum, and industrial testing in Brazil. Comparable as an accredited environmental lab competitor to APLYSIA's ecotoxicology and effluent testing service lines, especially for O&G and mining clients.

Others

• Fundação Renova: Brazilian foundation managing socio-environmental repair of the Doce River basin after the 2015 Fundão dam collapse. Listed as a peer because APLYSIA is a direct implementation partner for Renova's ReNaturalize program; Renova is a buyer/funding counterparty rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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