Acea Pinerolese Industriale

Name

Acea Pinerolese Industriale

Legal name

Acea Pinerolese Industriale S.p.A.

Website

https://aceapinerolese.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Utility Services

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI), Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM)

Keywords

• Municipal water services
• Waste management services
• Biomethane production
• Renewable energy utility
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinerolo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Utility Services: Acea Pinerolese is a multi-utility providing essential public services (water, waste management, gas, energy) to 47 municipalities and their citizens under concession agreements. Revenue is derived from regulated utility tariffs and municipal service contracts with public and private customers.
2. Renewable Energy Sales: The company generates and sells renewable electricity and thermal energy produced from biogas/biomethane derived from organic waste treatment. It also sells biomethane injected into the national gas network and quality compost (Florawiva) to agricultural businesses.
3. Public Procurement Services: The company acts as a contracting authority (stazione appaltante), providing public procurement consulting services to other public administrations and private entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Acea Pinerolese Industriale is a municipal multi-utility that manages integrated public services — water supply, waste collection, gas distribution, and renewable energy production — for 47 municipalities in the Pinerolese territory of Piedmont, Italy. The company operates the Polo Ecologico Integrato, an integrated organic waste treatment facility that produces biomethane, biogas, renewable electricity, thermal energy, and Florawiva quality compost, and also acts as a contracting authority (stazione appaltante) for public administrations.

Product overview

Acea Pinerolese Industriale is a multi-utility company operating as a single unified offering that manages a comprehensive portfolio of public services for municipalities, businesses, and citizens in the Pinerolese territory. The core products include the Integrated Ecological Park (Polo Ecologico Integrato) for organic waste treatment and valorization, biomethane production facilities, and integrated water services. Supporting services include differentiated waste collection infrastructure (Ecoisole), mobile environmental education (RIRIBOX), and school education programs. The company operates as a vertically integrated utility combining environmental services, water management, and renewable energy production into a unified circular economy model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Acea Centro Sviluppo e Innovazione: Innovation center initiative for economic relaunch of the Pinerolese territory, focusing on innovation, research, and development projects in bioenergy, green chemistry and circular economy.
• Compost Florawiva

Products and services

• Integrated Water Service (Servizio Idrico Integrato) Comprehensive water management service — water capture, distribution, quality control, sewage collection, and purification — provided under municipal concession to the 47 served municipalities and their residents, with advanced telecontrol systems for network monitoring.
• Differentiated Waste Collection Services (Raccolta Differenziata) Municipal waste collection service including differentiated collection, bulky waste pickup, and specialized collection streams for households and businesses across the 47 served municipalities.
• Biomethane Production and Grid Injection Production and sale of biomethane from organic waste for injection into the national gas network (up to 900 Sm3/h), supporting sustainable mobility, domestic, and industrial energy use.
• Polo Ecologico Integrato (Integrated Ecological Park) Integrated anaerobic-aerobic treatment facility that converts organic waste from differentiated collection into biogas, biomethane, renewable electricity, thermal energy, and quality compost.
• Florawiva Quality Compost Branded quality compost product derived from organic waste treatment at the Polo Ecologico, sold at retail and to agricultural businesses for agriculture and floriculture use.
• Ecoisole (Waste Collection Points) Network of physical waste collection points (ecological islands) distributed across the 47 served municipalities, where citizens can deposit sorted waste fractions, bulky items, and specialized waste.
• Environmental Education Programs for Schools Educational programs for schools and citizens in the served territory, including laboratories, plogging sessions, and guided tours of the Polo Ecologico, reaching over 6,400 students annually.
• Public Procurement Services (Stazione Appaltante) Contracting authority services providing public procurement consulting to other public administrations and private entities, as demonstrated by the company's role for Special Olympics Torino 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000 tonnes/year of organic waste treated; 103,000 tonnes of compost produced over 20 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CERNET (European Research Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Acea Pinerolese participates in the CERNET European research project, launched in late June 2025 in Zaragoza. The project focuses on capturing waste CO2 to produce molecules for cosmetics, packaging, food, and hygiene products.
• Zoomarine (Zoom)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 June 2025Acea Pinerolese partnered with Zoomarine for joint sustainability and environmental initiatives as part of the GRRREEN Festival at the Biopark. Activities include educational laboratories and sports events focused on renewables.
• Special Olympics Torino 2025minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 March 2025Acea Pinerolese acted as the contracting authority (stazione appaltante) for Special Olympics Torino 2025, providing procurement consulting services for the sporting event. The company offers its procurement services to all public administrations and private entities.
• SMAT (Società Metropolitana Acque Torino)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2023SMAT, the leading water utility of Turin, partnered with Acea Pinerolese within the SO-WOP project to train Indian and Filipino technicians and officials in wastewater and sludge management, with Acea's Polo Ecologico serving as a demonstration site. Other partners include OWSSB (India), WaterLinks, Hydroaid, and Politecnico di Torino.
• HydroaidminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2023Acea Pinerolese participates in international training programs organized by Hydroaid (International Water School for Development) within the Water Knowledge Egyptian-Italian Water Training Programme, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. Acea serves as a demonstration site for Egyptian ministerial officials and technicians learning circular economy practices.
• Cer Valpellice (Renewable Energy Community)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Founded in June 2023 by Acea Pinerolese, the CER Valpellice is Italy's first renewable energy community, involving 11 municipalities, over 37,000 inhabitants, the Catholic Church, the Waldensian Church, sports organizations, and citizens. The community aims to collectively produce and consume renewable energy, reduce energy costs, and promote energy efficiency. This is a flagship social innovation initiative with inter-religious and sports participation.
• Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2023Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin visited Acea Pinerolese on January 19, 2024, describing the company as a pioneer of energy and ecological transition in Italy. The visit underscored the company's role in informing national energy policy, particularly regarding renewable energy communities (CER).
• Plogging International CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2022Co-founded by Acea Pinerolese Industriale, the Plogging International Committee organizes the World Plogging Championships and promotes plogging (jogging while picking up litter) globally. The committee includes Acea, AICA, ERICA soc. coop., Erik Ahlström (Plogga), Carlo Degiovanni, and Sandro Fioravanti. Acea co-organized the first two championships in Torre Pellice (2021) and Villar Perosa (2022).
• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Acea Pinerolese was invited by the Dutch partnership led by TNO (National Research Center of the Netherlands) to join the SPOTLIGHT project, a Horizon 2020 funded initiative. SPOTLIGHT aims to develop a photonic device that uses sunlight to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into methane (CH4) and syngas (CO), with the goal of producing biofuels. The project involves leading European research institutes and companies in hydrogen and green chemistry from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain.
• HysytechcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 September 2020Acea Pinerolese collaborated with Hysytech, a Turin-based company, to develop the first biomethane production plant in Italy (2014). Hysytech also designed and built the new biomethane plant inaugurated in September 2020, which is in the process of international patent registration. This is the core technology partnership enabling Acea's biomethane production capability.
• Politecnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2019A strategic agreement signed on December 17, 2019 between Politecnico di Torino and Acea Pinerolese for innovation, research, training, and joint projects in Bioenergy, Green Chemistry, and Circular Economy. Collaboration includes student visits, internships, degree projects, joint research competitions (challenges), and potential joint doctoral programs. Areas include bioenergy, circular economy, and renewable energy. The partnership builds on existing collaborations such as the Bioroburplus project (bio-hydrogen from biogas), Engicoin (bioplastics from organic waste), and Saturno project (converting organic waste and CO2 into fuels and chemicals).
• Aalborg Forsyning (Denmark)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2019The multi-utility of Aalborg (Denmark's fourth-largest city) visited Acea Pinerolese to study its Integrated Water Service, including telecontrol of aqueduct networks, water capture, distribution, quality control, sewage and purification systems, and hydroelectric power generation.
• LegambienteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2018Acea Pinerolese has an ongoing relationship with Legambiente, Italy's major environmental association, for joint initiatives on renewable energy, circular economy, and environmental awareness. The company was awarded by Legambiente on multiple occasions (2016, 2017, 2018) and participates in Legambiente events such as the Treno Verde campaign and national biomethane conferences.
• Acea Centro Sviluppo e InnovazionecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2017Founded by Acea Pinerolese as an initiative for the economic relaunch of the Pinerolese territory, Acea Centro Sviluppo e Innovazione brings together businesses, institutions, and research to promote innovation, research, and economic development. It has received endorsement from Prof. Tiraboschi with ADAPT (association founded by Marco Biagi) and supports best practice exchanges between multinational companies (e.g., Tsubaki Nakashima, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies).
• AMA Roma S.p.A.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2017AMA Roma S.p.A. (Rome's municipal waste management company) and representatives of the Municipality of Rome visited the Polo Ecologico of Acea Pinerolese to study its organic waste treatment model as a best practice for potential replication in Rome.
• Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2013Acea Pinerolese collaborated with Centro Ricerche Fiat to develop a greener vehicle, specifically creating an experimental bioraffinery for biomethane from organic sources for automotive propulsion. The project was hosted at the Polo Ecologico of Acea Pinerolese.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Acea Group: Largest Italian multi-utility in the water sector and a major operator in waste-to-energy and electricity distribution. Shares the 'Acea' name heritage with Acea Pinerolese and operates an overlapping portfolio (water, waste, energy) at substantially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Iren: Major Italian multi-utility providing water, waste, gas distribution, and energy services across northern Italy. Comparable business model of municipal-shareholder ownership, integrated utility operations, and active investment in biomethane and circular economy.
• A2A: Italian multi-utility operating in Lombardy with integrated water, waste, gas, and electricity services, including significant biogas/biomethane activity. Similar multi-utility structure and circular-economy positioning make it a relevant comparable.
• Gruppo Hera: Multi-utility headquartered in Emilia-Romagna serving municipalities with integrated water, waste, and energy services, including anaerobic digestion and biomethane production. Comparable as an Italian municipal-owned multi-utility operating a similar portfolio of regulated utility and circular-economy services.
• ASM Terni: Municipal multi-utility owned by the Comune di Terni providing water, waste, gas, and energy services. Closely comparable as a single-municipality publicly-owned multi-utility with an integrated service portfolio.
• SMAT (Società Metropolitana Acque Torino): Leading water utility of Turin metropolitan area and a documented partner of Acea Pinerolese on the SO-WOP training project. Comparable as a Piedmont-based water/wastewater operator with public ownership characteristics.
• AIM Vicenza: Multi-utility owned by the municipality of Vicenza providing water, gas, waste, and energy services. Comparable municipal multi-utility structure with integrated utility operations in northern Italy.

Regional players

• Gruppo CAP (CAP Holding): Water and environmental services operator in Lombardy owned by municipalities. Comparable as an Italian publicly-owned utility with integrated water and waste services, though focused on a different regional catchment.
• Etra (Energia Territorio Risorse Ambientali): Veneto-based multi-utility owned by 88 municipalities providing water, waste, and energy services. Comparable public-ownership multi-utility model with similar service portfolio, serving a different geography.

Others

• CIC (Consorzio Italiano Compostatori): Italian consortium representing composting and organic waste treatment operators, with members including anaerobic digestion facilities. Relevant as the industry association covering Acea Pinerolese's composting (Florawiva) and AD activities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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