What Ever Clean does

Ever Clean Co., Ltd. (エバークリーン株式会社) is a privately held Japanese industrial waste management and recycling company founded in 1973 and headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The company's core business is the collection, transportation, and processing of industrial waste — including waste oil, sludge, waste liquids, and waste solids — for B2B customers across the Kanto and Tohoku regions of Japan. Its primary customer segments are automotive-related businesses (gasoline stations and car dealers) requiring waste oil and metal scrap disposal, alongside general manufacturers and industrial firms needing compliant waste handling under Japan's Waste Management Law. Operations are delivered through a direct B2B sales model via four regional offices (Headquarters, North Kanto Company, South Kanto Company, Tohoku Company), supported by a fleet of 141 owned vehicles and ISO-certified processes.

Beyond core hauling and disposal, Ever Clean has developed two higher-value recycling business lines: a lithium-ion battery (LIB) regeneration business launched in January 2023 that collects, sorts, and recycles used batteries from businesses, and a waste tire oilification (pyrolysis/carbonization) business with a test plant in Iwate Prefecture based on over a decade of in-house R&D, capable of producing approximately 56,000 kL of regenerated oil annually. Revenue is generated primarily through per-transaction collection and processing fees for waste services, plus sales of recycled products including regenerated oil. The company maintains subsidiaries (Ever Farm Co., Ltd. and Kappo Ryokan Kasumigaura Co., Ltd.) and pursues CSR-led brand-building activities (tree planting, community festivals, disaster relief, and a 2023 collaboration with the film Godzilla-1.0). It is led by Representative Director and CEO Kato Etsaku (加藤 栄作), has no disclosed parent company, and has raised no institutional funding rounds.

Name

Ever Clean

Legal name

エバークリーン株式会社

Website

https://everclean.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ever Clean is a privately held Japanese industrial waste management company founded in 1973 that collects, transports, and processes waste oil, sludge, and solids for B2B customers across the Kanto and Tohoku regions, with newer recycling lines in lithium-ion battery regeneration and waste tire oilification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management and Recycling

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Battery Recycling & Management (Lithium-ion, Lead-acid) (BPALAIAF)

Keywords

• Industrial waste collection
• Waste transportation services
• Lithium-ion battery recycling
• Waste tire oilification
• Recycled industrial products

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Waste Collection and Transport Services (収集運搬・処理業): Collection, transport, and processing of industrial waste from businesses. Fees are charged for waste collection and processing services.
2. Recycling Products (リサイクル商品): Sale of recycled products derived from waste processing, including regenerated oil from waste tires.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ever Clean provides permitted industrial waste collection, transportation, and processing services to Japanese businesses across multiple municipalities. It runs specialized recycling operations — notably lithium-ion battery (LIB) regeneration and waste tire oilification (pyrolysis into recycled oil) — and sells recycled products derived from these processes.

Product overview

Ever Clean is a waste management and recycling company offering industrial waste collection, transportation, and processing services. Their core business includes waste collection and disposal, with specialized divisions for lithium-ion battery recycling (LIB再生事業), waste tire oilification (廃タイヤ油化事業) converting tires to recycled oil, and general recycling products. The company operates regional offices (北関東、南関東、東北 campeanies) and provides recycling services across multiple municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIB再生事業: Lithium-ion battery recycling business
• 廃タイヤ油化事業

Products and services

• Industrial Waste Collection, Transportation and Processing (収集運搬・処理業) Permitted collection, transportation, and processing of industrial waste streams from businesses (gas stations, auto dealers, manufacturers, construction firms) under multi-municipal permits across the Kanto and Tohoku regions of Japan.
• Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling (LIB再生事業)

Quantifiable outcome

• 141 vehicles for waste collection and transport operations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 大洗のまつり実行委員会 (Oarai Festival Executive Committee)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 September 2024Ever Clean co-sponsors the Oarai Beach fireworks festival (OARAI HANABI FES) in Ibaraki Prefecture, where 15,000 fireworks were launched in 2024.
• 公益社団法人 日本ゴルファー協会 (Japan Golf Association) - 第34回日本シニアオープン Golf ChampionshipminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 September 2024Ever Clean sponsors the 34th Japan Senior Open Golf Championship held at Chiba Country Club Kawama Course in September 2024. This is one of Japan's three major open golf championships.
• 関宿まつり運営委員会 (Sekiyado Matsuri Organizing Committee)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 August 2024Ever Clean co-sponsors the Sekiyado Matsuri fireworks festival held annually in August at Edogawa Riverbank in Noda City.
• NPO法人アースアズマザー千葉 (NPO Earth As Mother Chiba)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2024Ever Clean supports NPO Earth As Mother Chiba's activities promoting safe food production and environmentally friendly communities, including children's bento day events and vegetable growing programs.
• 江戸川クリーン大作戦実行委員会 (Edogawa River Clean-Up Campaign Committee)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 June 2024Annual community river cleanup event along the Edogawa River, held in early June each year, in which Ever Clean participates.
• 東宝映画『ゴジラ-1.0』製作委員会 (Toho Co. Godzilla-1.0 Production Committee)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 November 2023Provided set decoration assistance for the film 'Godzilla-1.0' released November 3, 2023. Company name appears in end credits.
• 野田市・野田商工会議所 (Noda City / Noda Chamber of Commerce and Industry)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Exhibited at the Noda City Industrial Festival as part of the Noda Industrial Association, showcasing energy-saving LED lighting and hosting koi fish scooping activities.
• 野田青年会議所 (Noda Junior Chamber)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2012Collaboration with Noda Junior Chamber on events including the Wanko Sumo tournament and Noda Summer Star Festival. Ever Clean provides koi fish for goldfish scooping games and waste collection containers for events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Umicore SA: Belgian-headquartered global materials technology and recycling group with one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery recycling operations. A direct international comparable on LIB recycling scope and technology, though far larger and globally diversified.
• Veolia Environmental Services Japan: Japanese arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing hazardous and industrial waste management in Japan. Direct competitor on industrial and hazardous waste collection, with substantially greater resources and breadth.
• DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (6364): Large Japanese diversified environmental and materials group with operations in waste recycling (including LIB-related materials recovery) and smelting. Overlaps with Ever Clean's recycling businesses but operates at significantly greater scale across multiple segments.
• JFE Engineering Corporation: Major Japanese EPC and environmental engineering firm with substantial waste management and recycling operations. Comparable to Ever Clean on industrial waste handling but offers a much broader solutions portfolio.

Direct peers

• Midas Holdings Co., Ltd. (6563): Mid-cap Japanese industrial and special waste management group with focused operations in industrial collection, transport, and processing. Closely comparable in size, business model, and customer mix to Ever Clean's Kanto/Tohoku operation.
• Daiei Environment Group Co., Ltd. (9336): One of Japan's largest industrial and special waste management groups, providing collection, transport, and processing services nationally. Most directly comparable to Ever Clean's core B2B industrial waste collection/transport franchise in Japan.
• Kubota Environment Service Co., Ltd. Japanese waste management and environmental services subsidiary of Kubota, focused on collection and processing of industrial and municipal waste. Comparable customer base and service model to Ever Clean.

Emerging players

• Enviro Systems AB (publ): Swedish company that operates tire pyrolysis plants producing recovered carbon black, oil, and gas from end-of-life tires. Directly comparable to Ever Clean's waste tire oilification technology focus, though at a different scale and geography.
• Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. Canada-headquartered pure-play lithium-ion battery recycling company operating a global Hub-and-Spoke network. Comparable on LIB recycling technology focus to Ever Clean's LIB再生事業, though at much earlier commercial scale and unprofitable.
• Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (5713): Japanese major in non-ferrous metals and battery materials with active investments in lithium-ion battery recycling. Directly comparable to Ever Clean's newly launched LIB再生事業, but with far greater scale, R&D depth, and offtake relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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