Chiresa
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1977
- HeadquartersTurgi, Switzerland
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Chiresa firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Chiresa
- Legal name
- Chiresa AG
- Website
- https://www.chiresa.ch
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1977
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Chiresa industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hazardous Waste Management
- NAICS
- Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Remediation Services (562910)
- SIC
- Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hazardous Waste Management (Collection/Treatment/Disposal) (IMAIAFAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH), Hazardous Waste Treatment (Chemical/Physical, Neutralization, Stabilization/Solidification) (EUAIAFAB), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Hazardous Waste Compliance, Profiling & Brokerage (Waste Characterization, Vendor Management) (BPALAFAN)
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Where Chiresa is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Turgi
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Chiresa business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Hazardous Waste Disposal Services: Core business providing collection, treatment, and disposal of special/hazardous wastes (liquid, paste, and solid forms). Services include disposal guarantee and comprehensive waste management solutions.
- AluResa Product Sales: Sale of regenerated sodium aluminate (AluResa) produced from recycling aluminum-containing waste liquors. Product has EU REACH/ECHA approval and is sold for water treatment, wastewater purification, and industrial applications.
- Tank Car Cleaning Services: Rail tank car and tank container interior cleaning services at Full-Reuenthal facility. Approximately 350 vehicles cleaned annually.
- Dangerous Goods Transport: Own logistics fleet of 18 vehicles handling transport of hazardous materials with ADR-trained drivers. Near 100% of transports handled by own fleet.
- Consulting and Advisory Services: External consultant services including hazardous goods officer functions, total waste management concepts, notifications for cross-border waste transport, and environmental inspection services.
- Filter Ash Processing: Processing filter ash from waste incineration plants (KVAs) with capacity of approximately 12,000 tonnes/year. Recovery of metals (primarily zinc) for metal industry.
- Plant Decommissioning and Remediation: Professional dismantling and remediation services for outdated industrial plants, including asbestos abatement, PCB remediation, and contaminated site cleanup.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels2 records
Chiresa product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Chiresa AG provides end-to-end hazardous (special) waste management services for Swiss industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing customers, including collection, physico-chemical treatment, recycling, and disposal of solid, paste, and liquid hazardous wastes. The company also operates dangerous goods transport via its own fleet, tank car cleaning, plant decommissioning and contaminated site remediation, filter ash processing (FLUWA), and produces AluResa regenerated sodium aluminate from aluminum-containing waste liquors. Supporting services include laboratory analytics, cross-border transport notifications, and external dangerous goods officer functions.
Product overview
Chiresa AG operates as a hazardous waste management company offering an integrated portfolio of disposal, recycling, and treatment services. The core offerings are centered on Entsorgung und Verwertung von Sonderabfällen (hazardous waste collection and recycling) complemented by the Chemisch-physikalische Anlage (physical-chemical treatment plant), Gefahrguttransport und Logistik (own dangerous goods transport fleet), Kesselwagen-Reinigung (tank car cleaning), Anlagenrückbau und Altlastensanierung (plant decommissioning and remediation), and Filterasche-Aufbereitung (filter ash processing). A distinctive branded product is AluResa, a regenerated sodium aluminate derived from aluminum-containing waste lyes. Consulting und Dienstleistungen provides ancillary services including total disposal concepts, laboratory analytics (Labor und Analytik), dangerous goods officer functions, and the Schadstoff-Sammelmobil mobile collection service. Specialized sub-services cover Katalysatoren (catalyst recovery), Metallhydroxid-Schlämme (metal hydroxide sludge processing), and Vertriebs- und Rücknahmesystem (distribution and take-back systems for amin recovery and lead batteries). The company was founded in 1977 and integrated into REMONDIS Schweiz AG effective 1 January 2022.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- AluResa: A regenerated sodium aluminate product produced from aluminum-containing waste liquors with approximately 95% recycling rate, used in water treatment, phosphate elimination, and industrial wastewater processing.
Products and services
- Entsorgung und Verwertung von Sonderabfällen (Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling)
Quantifiable outcome
- ~95% recycling rate for aluminum-containing waste liquors into AluResa product
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Chiresa
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Chiresa technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Chiresa partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- REMONDIS Schweiz AGflagshipREMONDIS Schweiz AG acquired and fully integrated Chiresa AG effective January 1, 2022. Integration enables broader service portfolio and synergies. Chiresa operates as part of REMONDIS group while maintaining its brand identity.
- HIM GmbHcoreGerman specialist company for which Chiresa worked as subcontractor on the DIB Bonfol special waste landfill remediation project. Chiresa performed on-site waste pretreatment, analytical control, and preparation for ADR/RID-compliant transport containers.
- CCR AG MünchencoreEuropean-wide partner organizing recycling and disposal of all workshop waste. Since 2003, Chiresa has managed disposal for Swiss workshops including lead batteries, waste oil, tires, and other automotive hazardous materials.
- Häfeli-Brügger AGminorIndustry partner based in Klingnau, Aargau. Website design and hosting partner.
- Kompogas Bioriko AGminorPartner for organic waste processing and biogas solutions.
- SENS (eRecycling)minorSwiss e-waste collection and recycling organization. Chiresa participates in lead battery collection and recycling network.
- Dr. Heinrich Jäckli AGminorPartner on Kosovo feasibility study, handling hydrogeological characterization and contaminated site investigations.
- ECO SWISSminorSwiss business organization for environmental protection, occupational safety, and health protection. Chiresa is a long-standing member.
- VBSAminorAssociation of Operators of Swiss Waste Treatment Facilities. Chiresa is a member.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Chiresa competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- SARP Industries: France-based hazardous waste treatment specialist (Veolia subsidiary) operating physical-chemical treatment plants, industrial waste logistics, and remediation services; the closest like-for-like European peer to Chiresa's integrated hazardous waste portfolio.
- Hofmann GmbH: German provider of tank and container cleaning (cisterna), industrial hazardous waste disposal and physical-chemical treatment; directly comparable to Chiresa's tank car cleaning facility and dangerous goods logistics.
- Infraserv Höchst: German provider of industrial site services including waste management, plant operations and environmental services at chemical/industrial parks; comparable to Chiresa's industrial waste customers in chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Broad incumbents
- Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services major with a substantial hazardous waste business across Europe; overlaps Chiresa's offerings but as one segment within a far broader portfolio including water, energy and municipal services.
- Clean Harbors: North America's largest hazardous waste services provider with treatment, disposal, recycling and emergency response lines comparable to Chiresa, but operating at much larger scale and broader geography.
- Prezero: Schwarz Group's European recycling and environmental services arm operating hazardous waste collection and processing across Europe; comparable to Chiresa's recycling and special waste processing activities, with broader European reach.
- Stericycle: Global regulated waste management company covering hazardous, medical and document destruction; tangentially comparable to Chiresa where their regulated waste streams overlap, though more focused on medical/regulated waste than industrial chemicals.
Regional players
- Stena Recycling: Nordic and Central European recycling and hazardous waste services group; comparable to Chiresa's recycling/value-recovery focus (AluResa, metal hydroxide sludges, catalysts), but primarily serves Northern Europe rather than Switzerland.
Others
- Remondis SE & Co. KG: Parent group of Chiresa's owner (REMONDIS Schweiz AG) and one of Europe's largest private waste and recycling companies; not a direct competitor but the parent ecosystem in which Chiresa operates and whose network expands Chiresa's reach.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Valuation estimate
Chiresa leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Chiresa funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Chiresa M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Chiresa
What does Chiresa do?
Chiresa AG provides end-to-end hazardous (special) waste management services for Swiss industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing customers, including collection, physico-chemical treatment, recycling, and disposal of solid, paste, and liquid hazardous wastes. The company also operates dangerous goods transport via its own fleet, tank car cleaning, plant decommissioning and contaminated site remediation, filter ash processing (FLUWA), and produces AluResa regenerated sodium aluminate from aluminum-containing waste liquors. Supporting services include laboratory analytics, cross-border transport notifications, and external dangerous goods officer functions.
Is Chiresa a public or private company?
Chiresa is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Chiresa founded?
Chiresa was founded in 1977. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Chiresa based?
Chiresa is headquartered in Turgi, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Chiresa make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Hazardous Waste Disposal Services are the primary driver. The others are aluResa Product Sales, tank Car Cleaning Services, dangerous Goods Transport, consulting and Advisory Services, filter Ash Processing and plant Decommissioning and Remediation.
Who are Chiresa's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are SARP Industries, Hofmann GmbH and Infraserv Höchst. Broad incumbents are Veolia Environmental Services, Clean Harbors, Prezero and Stericycle. Stena Recycling is listed as a regional player. Remondis SE & Co. KG is listed as an others.
Does Chiresa have an API?
No public API is recorded for Chiresa.
What industry is Chiresa in?
Chiresa's product category is Hazardous Waste Management. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAFAI, Hazardous Waste Management (Collection/Treatment/Disposal), with a secondary code of BPALAHAH, Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services. Its NAICS code is 562211 and its SIC code is 4955.