EBS Concept

What EBS Concept does

EBS Concept GmbH is a German waste-processing company that operates a single mechanical sorting facility (the EBS-Sortieranlage) at the Steinbeis industrial estate in Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein. Founded in May 2011, the company separates residual municipal and commercial waste into non-combustible fractions and energy-rich substitute fuels (Ersatzbrennstoffe) classified as low- and medium-calorific. The sorted fuels are fed directly to the adjacent Steinbeis Energie combined heat and power (CHP) plant commissioned in October 2009, where they replace fossil energy carriers in generating electricity and district heat for the on-site Steinbeis Papier recycled-paper mill and surrounding households. EBS Concept holds the German Entsorgungsfachbetrieb certification and is operated as part of the Steinbeis group's integrated circular-economy cluster that includes AP Concept (paper sorting) and Steinbeis Papier (recycled-paper production).

The company's revenue model rests on long-term (typically 6–7 year), throughput-based municipal service contracts won through Europe-wide public tenders. Customers are regional waste authorities (Kreise) and Zweckverbände in Schleswig-Holstein — specifically Steinburg, Dithmarschen, Segeberg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Plön — with minimum annual tonnages negotiated per contract (combined contracted throughput ranging from ~40,000 to ~63,000+ tonnes per year). Pricing is per-contract and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated from processing fees paid by the municipalities plus implicit value captured via the substitute-fuel supply to the on-site CHP plant. Go-to-market is exclusively B2B/public-sector, with customer acquisition driven by competitive public procurement tenders that evaluate both economic and ecological criteria.

EBS Concept is a privately held GmbH, employing approximately 14 people as of the most recent disclosure (2019). It was originally a joint venture between the Steinbeis group and Umweltdienste Bohn GmbH; on 1 October 2024 Steinbeis Holding acquired the Bohn shares and now owns the company outright, reporting that the transaction raised Steinbeis Holding's share of sustainably produced energy to roughly 80%. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and operates from a single integrated site without retail or e-commerce channels.

Name

EBS Concept

Legal name

EBS CONCEPT GMBH

Website

https://ebs-concept.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EBS Concept GmbH is a German waste-processing operator that runs a single mechanical sorting facility in Glückstadt, converting residual municipal waste into substitute fuels for the adjacent Steinbeis Energie CHP plant. It serves regional Kreise waste authorities in Schleswig-Holstein under long-term public procurement contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste-to-Energy (Non-Hazardous Process Wastes) (EUACAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Commercial Waste Incineration (Non-hazardous) (EUAAAKAC)

Keywords

• Residual waste sorting
• Substitute fuel production
• Waste management services
• Circular economy solutions
• Energy recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glückstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Waste Treatment and Processing Fees: EBS Concept charges municipal and commercial customers fees for sorting residual waste and converting it into substitute fuels. Revenue is derived from service contracts with regional waste authorities (Kreise), typically structured as multi-year agreements with minimum throughput commitments.
2. Substitute Fuel Supply to CHP Plant: The sorted, energy-rich substitute fuels (nieder- und mittelkalorische Brennstoffe) produced from residual waste are supplied directly on-site to the Steinbeis Energie CHP plant for energy recovery. Revenue is generated by the energy output value of the fuel produced.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EBS Concept GmbH operates a mechanical sorting facility (EBS-Sortieranlage) in Glückstadt, Germany, that processes residual municipal and commercial waste into low- and medium-calorific substitute fuels (Ersatzbrennstoffe). These energy-rich fractions are fed directly into the on-site combined heat and power (CHP) plant operated by Steinbeis Energie GmbH, closing the loop between waste processing and energy recovery. The company delivers its services under multi-year contracts (typically 6-7 years) with regional municipal waste authorities in Schleswig-Holstein.

Product overview

EBS Concept GmbH operates as a waste processing and recycling company with a single primary product offering: the EBS-Sortieranlage (sorting plant). This facility processes residual waste materials to produce substitute fuels (Ersatzbrennstoffe), which are then energetically recovered at the adjacent Steinbeis Energie combined heat and power plant. The company operates as part of the Steinbeis Group's integrated sustainable value chain, which includes AP Concept (paper sorting), EBS Concept (substitute fuel production), Steinbeis Energie (energy generation), and Steinbeis Papier (recycling paper production). There are no separate modules, add-ons, or distinct product tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EBS-Sortieranlage (EBS Sorting Plant)

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions reduced by ~60% (1990–2010) through substitution of fossil fuels with waste-derived substitute fuels in Steinbeis Energie's CHP plant
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Abfallwirtschaft Rendsburg Eckernförde (AWR)coreOthers · 26 February 2020AWR, the waste management authority for Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde, entered into a 6-year waste processing contract with EBS Concept from 26 February 2020. The contract covers processing of residual waste from the Kreis (~63,000 tonnes annually, with 40,000 going to material recovery and 23,000 tonnes residual). Original contract term ends 31 December 2026 with two extension options available.
• Wege-Zweckverband (WZV) Kreis SegebergcoreOthers · 12 October 2015WZV Kreis Segeberg awarded EBS Concept a 7-year minimum contract from 1 January 2016 for the processing of residual waste (~45,000 tonnes/year) as part of a three-partner arrangement covering the Kreis Segeberg and Norderstedt area. EBS Concept operates the Ersatzbrennstoffanlage (substitute fuel plant) portion. Contract allows two renewals of 4 years each.
• Kreis SteinburgcoreOthers · 27 August 2013Kreis Steinburg awarded EBS Concept the contract for residual waste processing from 2016 (jointly with Kreis Dithmarschen). Combined throughput is approximately 40,000 tonnes per year of municipal residual waste from both Kreise, processed into substitute fuels at the Glückstadt facility.
• Kreis DithmarschencoreOthers · 27 August 2013Kreis Dithmarschen awarded EBS Concept the contract for residual waste processing from 2016 (jointly with Kreis Steinburg). Combined throughput is approximately 40,000 tonnes per year of municipal residual waste, processed into substitute fuels at the Glückstadt facility.
• Steinbeis Energie GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2011Steinbeis Energie GmbH operates the on-site CHP (Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung) plant at the Glückstadt industrial site (commissioned October 2009, ~100 million euro investment). EBS Concept is one of the most important substitute fuel suppliers to this plant. The close co-location creates an integrated circular energy model.
• AP Concept GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAP Concept GmbH & Co. KG operates on the same Steinbeis industrial site in Glückstadt, sorting and processing old paper (Altpapier) that is used as raw material for Steinbeis Papier GmbH's recycling paper production. Together with EBS Concept and Steinbeis Energie, AP Concept forms part of the integrated Steinbeis circular economy ecosystem.
• Steinbeis Papier GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteinbeis Papier GmbH is the anchor manufacturing operation of the Steinbeis industrial site in Glückstadt, producing recycled paper from Altpapier sorted by AP Concept. The energy for production is generated by the Steinbeis Energie CHP plant, which is fueled in part by substitute fuels from EBS Concept. This creates a closed-loop paper recycling and energy recovery model.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero (Schwarz Group): Waste management and recycling arm of the Schwarz Group (parent of Lidl/Kaufland) operating sorting, recycling, and energy-from-waste facilities across Germany and Europe. Competes for municipal residual waste streams and substitute-fuel offtake relationships with energy operators.
• REMONDIS: One of the largest private waste management companies in Germany and Europe, operating sorting, recycling, and waste-to-energy infrastructure across many regions. Directly competes with EBS Concept in tenders for municipal residual waste processing and shares the same B2B procurement-driven business model.
• Veolia Umweltservice (Veolia Group): German subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia, providing municipal and industrial waste collection, sorting, treatment, and disposal. Competes with EBS Concept for Schleswig-Holstein-adjacent municipal contracts and operates substitute-fuel-related waste-to-energy assets in Europe.
• ALBA Group: Germany-headquartered recycling, waste management and raw materials services group with sorting and materials recovery operations. Operates MRFs and competes for municipal residual and recyclable waste contracts across Germany.

Direct peers

• MVV Energy Solutions (MVV Energie AG group): German energy company with significant waste-to-energy and biomass CHP operations, including the Mannheim facility and other heating/CHP assets. Operates similar substitute-fuel-fed CHP infrastructure and competes in the German residual-waste-to-energy market.
• B+S Papenburg Energie GmbH: Sister company of EBS Concept within the Steinbeis Holding group; also produces substitute fuels from waste and was acquired from Umweltdienste Bohn on the same October 2024 transaction. Same business model (RDF/substitute fuel production feeding energy recovery), making it the closest functional comparable.
• EEW Energy from Waste: One of Europe's largest operators of energy-from-waste plants, converting residual waste into electricity and heat. Closely comparable to the downstream end of EBS Concept's value chain (substitute fuel to combined heat and power), and a logical competitor/partner for residual-waste contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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