What HJM Group does

HJM Group is a Lebanon-domiciled holding of four interconnected operating companies — OPTIMUM (consulting), STRATAGEM (research), LYCEUM (training), and LCPJ (academic journal) — that delivers engineering and strategic services to governments, municipalities, national oil companies, petrochemical producers, and industrial clients across the Middle East Levant Basin and historically in the UK, Belgium, and Morocco. The group operates in four verticals: waste treatment, chemical industry, water treatment, and oil & gas, with the core technical offering built around engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) turnkey plant delivery for waste and water facilities and a portfolio of proprietary optimization models (WTM, WCM, WATCHE, POOWER, MAGNET, GMP, TDM, CMA, Global Refining Model, Heat & Process Integration). Technology differentiation rests on in-house equipment manufacturing (mechanical, chemical, and rotating units) and engineering simulation rather than third-party software, with stated cost outcomes of gate fees under 60% of Lebanese market for a 25-ton-per-day plant and water treatment OPEX reduced over 50% across 10 years via solar-powered reverse osmosis.

HJM makes money through four streams: one-time EPC turnkey plant contracts, professional-services consulting across oil & gas and chemicals, training and workshop fees through Lyceum, and usage-based gate fees where the firm operates its own waste treatment facilities. The go-to-market is sales-led direct engagement, with the company assembling interdisciplinary teams per engagement and partnering with international majors (BP, Shell, Total) and academic institutions (UCL, University of Manchester, Oil & Gas University of Ploiesti) primarily through the training and research arms. Since its 2012 founding, HJM reports over 100 successful implementations, though no revenue, headcount, or financial KPIs are publicly disclosed and the most recent dated corporate actions reference 2017.

Name

HJM Group

Legal name

HJM Group

Website

https://hjm-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HJM Group is a Lebanon-based holding of four interconnected firms (OPTIMUM consulting, STRATAGEM research, LYCEUM training, LCPJ journal) delivering EPC plant delivery, engineering optimization models, and strategic advisory across waste, water, chemical, and oil & gas sectors to governments, municipalities, and industrial clients in the Middle East Levant Basin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

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. EPC Turnkey Plant Delivery: Engineering, procurement, and construction of complete turnkey waste treatment plants. HJM acts as EPC contractor delivering complete plants with in-house manufactured equipment.
2. Consulting Services: Strategic consulting, research, and advisory services for governments, national oil companies, oil and gas companies, petrochemical producers, and municipalities across the entire value chain.
3. Training and Workshops: Technical workshops, manufacturing sessions, operation training, and advanced simulation sessions delivered through Lyceum training center.
4. Waste Treatment Gate Fees: Operating waste treatment facilities with gate fee charges for waste disposal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HJM Group delivers engineering consulting, EPC turnkey plant delivery, research, and training services for governments, national oil companies, municipalities, and industrial clients. Core offerings include waste treatment plant design and construction, water treatment optimization, oil and gas strategic planning, and chemical/petrochemical process design, supported by proprietary optimization models and in-house equipment manufacturing.

Product overview

HJM Group is a global group of interconnected companies providing consulting, research, training, and development services. The portfolio consists of four subsidiary companies: OPTIMUM (consulting), STRATAGEM (research center), LYCEUM (training center), and LCPJ (academic journal). These companies operate across four main industry verticals: Waste Treatment, Chemical Industry, Water Treatment, and Oil & Gas. The group offers specialized optimization models and tools including the Waste Treatment Model, Waste Collection Model, WATCHE (water treatment), POOWER (pool heating), MAGNET (LNG trade), GMP (gas master planning), Technical Design Model, Chemical Market Assessment Model, Global Refining Model, and Heat & Process Integration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lyceum: Training centre providing workshops and training by importing technical expertise from all over the world.
• Optimum
• Stratagem
• LCPJ

Products and services

• EPC Turnkey Plant Delivery Engineering, procurement, and construction of complete turnkey waste treatment plants delivered to municipalities and industrial clients, with in-house manufactured equipment and gate fees less than 60% of the Lebanese market for a 25 ton per day plant.
• Consulting Services (OPTIMUM) Strategic consulting, research, and advisory services for governments, national oil companies, oil and gas companies, petrochemical producers, and municipalities across the entire oil, gas, chemical, waste, and water value chain.
• Training and Workshops (LYCEUM) Technical workshops, manufacturing sessions, operation training, and advanced simulation sessions delivered through the Lyceum training center, tailored for front-line operators through head management across oil and gas, chemical industry, water treatment, and waste treatment sectors.
• Waste Treatment Gate Fees Operating waste treatment facilities with gate fee charges for waste disposal services, priced at less than 60% of the Lebanese market rate for a 25 ton per day plant.
• Research and Strategic Studies (STRATAGEM) Research services tackling urgent strategic problems at national and international levels through detailed studies, statistical analysis, projection, automation, and modelling across oil and gas, chemical industry, water treatment, and waste treatment industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gate fees 60% lower than Lebanese market for 25-ton-per-day plant
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• BP (British Petroleum)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017BP is collaborating with Lyceum training center to provide petroleum and chemical engineering workshops. Process engineers and experts from BP are involved in delivering technical expertise for workshops aimed at preparing the rising generation of engineers for the oil and gas sector.
• ShellmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Shell experts collaborate with Lyceum to deliver workshops tailored for the Lebanese scientific community, bringing technical expertise from one of the world's largest energy companies.
• TotalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Total contributes expert instructors to Lyceum's petroleum and chemical engineering workshop programs, providing industry knowledge from a major global energy company.
• ABC GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ABC Group is among the companies collaborating with Lyceum to provide technical expertise and deliver workshops for the oil and gas sector development in Lebanon.
• University College LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Stratagem collaborates with University College London for research leadership, academic collaboration, and joint studies on oil and gas strategic planning and chemical engineering development.
• University of ManchestermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017University of Manchester collaborates with Stratagem research center on chemical and petroleum engineering research, providing academic expertise for studies and publications.
• Oil and Gas University of PloiesticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Oil and Gas University of Ploiesti partners with Stratagem for research collaboration and knowledge exchange in petroleum engineering and oil & gas sector development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wood: Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm focused on energy and the built environment. Its process-design and refining consulting capabilities compete with HJM's chemical and petrochemical Technical Design and Global Refining models.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure consulting and engineering firm. Its water-and-waste advisory portfolio directly competes with HJM's WATCHE and WTM services, though at much larger scale.
• Worley: Worley is a global energy, chemicals, and resources EPC and consulting incumbent. It competes for the same oil & gas and chemical-plant strategic advisory work that HJM's GMP and MAGNET models target, but at materially larger scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a large diversified professional services and engineering firm with water, environmental, and oil & gas consulting practices. It overlaps with HJM's water and waste consulting offering as a broader portfolio competitor.

Direct peers

• Metito: Metito is a leading water and wastewater treatment EPC and O&M specialist headquartered in the Middle East. Its desalination and municipal water portfolio closely overlaps HJM's WATCHE and water-treatment consulting offering.
• Tractebel (Engie): Tractebel is an engineering consultancy with deep water, energy, and infrastructure advisory practices. Its integrated consulting-to-EPC capabilities and process optimization expertise overlap with HJM's optimization-model-driven approach.
• Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners): Dar is a major Middle East-rooted multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with strong oil & gas, water, and environmental practices. It mirrors HJM's integrated consulting-plus-design model across similar regional clients.
• Fichtner: Fichtner is an independent engineering consulting firm with strong water, energy, and process-industries expertise. Its owner-managed structure and project-based EPC advisory model are comparable to HJM's boutique delivery style.
• Averda: Averda is a Middle East-focused waste management and treatment operator with deep Lebanon presence. It is the most direct comparable to HJM's waste-treatment EPC and municipal service model in the same geography.
• ILF Consulting Engineers: ILF is an independent engineering consultancy with strong water, energy, and oil & gas EPC advisory capabilities. Its boutique-consultancy structure and proprietary modeling approach closely resemble HJM's OPTIMUM-plus-STRATAGEM delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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