Idratech

What Idratech does

Idratech S.r.l is a privately held Italian environmental services company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rome. The company delivers industrial and civil wastewater treatment, sludge processing, tank cleaning, and contaminated site remediation services, with a primary focus on the petroleum and energy sector and additional work in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and civil/municipal segments. Its enterprise client base includes Eni, Esso, Total, API, ERG, ISAB, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, with documented case studies spanning refineries in Italy and France.

The company's core technology stack combines chemical, biological, and thermal treatment methods, anchored by several proprietary systems. NA.WA.BIOTECH is an internationally patented process for treating caustic/naphthenic refinery wastewater, co-owned with Raffineria di Roma Spa and recognized as an EEP Awards 2008 finalist. I.O.R.A.S. (Idratech Oil Recovery Automatic System) is a fully automated tank cleaning system using sensor-driven turbines that achieve 80–95% volume reduction in petroleum tank sediment. Pyro is a pyrolysis technology that recovers hydrocarbon fractions from refinery sludge while reducing waste volume sent for disposal by 60–90%. The company also offers COV Zero Emission Cleaning (no-entry white-product tank cleaning), Bio-dragaggio (bio-dredging using bio-fixed microorganisms), and PLC-based automated plant management with continuous monitoring. Certifications include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018, plus registration in Italy's Albo Nazionale Gestori Ambientali (categories 9C and 8E) and Regione Lazio authorization for sludge centrifugation.

Idratech generates revenue across five streams: environmental consultancy services, engineering and turnkey plant realization, operational management of treatment plants, sale of chemical products, and sale of biological products. The go-to-market is sales-led B2B with direct enterprise engagement, technical consultancy, and ongoing service contracts. Distribution is direct, with the company extending services through its own multinational footprint (12+ countries) and a joint venture, RITECH, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, established with Biotech Progress. The company organizes its offering through sub-brands ECOADVICE (consultancy), ECOPERFORM (interventions), ECOMANAGE (managed service), and GEOSOFT (IT monitoring platform). Pricing is bespoke and project-based, and is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Idratech

Legal name

Idratech S.r.l

Website

https://idratech.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Idratech S.r.l. is an Italian environmental services company (founded 2001, Rome) delivering wastewater treatment, sludge processing, tank cleaning, and contaminated site remediation to enterprise clients in petroleum, energy, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and municipal sectors across 12+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Environmental Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Tank cleaning services
• Contaminated site remediation
• Sludge treatment services
• Environmental engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Idratech provides environmental consultancy services including site characterization, risk analysis, environmental monitoring, and project management. Services range from preliminary assessment through implementation of remediation solutions.
2. Engineering and Turnkey Plant Realization: Turnkey plant design, construction, and commissioning services for water treatment facilities. Includes automated management systems based on PLC with continuous monitoring.
3. Operational Management Services: Ongoing management and maintenance of treatment plants, both ordinary and extraordinary. Includes operational management of treatment services for clients requiring continuous service.
4. Chemical Products: Sale of chemical products including base products, process products, and fine chemicals for water treatment and industrial applications. Focus on non-hazardous and highly biodegradable products.
5. Biological Products: Sale of biological products including microorganisms, enzymes, nutrients, algae, and deodorants for environmental treatment applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Idratech S.r.l. provides industrial and civil environmental services including wastewater treatment, sludge processing, tank cleaning, contaminated site remediation, and chemical/biological cleaning and sanitization. The company applies proprietary technologies (NA.WA.BIOTECH, I.O.R.A.S., Pyro, COV Zero Emission) to deliver these services and supplies related chemical and biological products such as the Nutrilife line, as well as turnkey treatment plants to industrial and municipal clients.

Product overview

Idratech S.r.l. is an Italian environmental services company founded in 2001, providing a broad portfolio of environmental remediation and water treatment services and products. Its core offering spans contaminated site remediation (Bonifica Siti Contaminati), tank cleaning (Bonifica Serbatoi) using proprietary automated systems (I.O.R.A.S., COV Zero Emission Cleaning), and wastewater/sludge treatment (Trattamento Acque Reflue, Trattamento Fanghi). The company operates a multi-module services platform combining chemical products (Prodotti Chimici), biological products (Prodotti Biologici), and proprietary technologies including the patented Na.Wa.Biotech process and Pyro pyrolysis system. Turnkey plant design and execution (Impianti Chiavi in Mano) and a specialized IT platform (GEOSOFT) for environmental monitoring round out the portfolio. All services are supported by PLC-based automated management with continuous monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECOADVICE: Highest profile service proposal for IDRATECH clients: from environmental consulting, to plant and treatment design assistance, to executive project management of complex environmental projects.
• ECOPERFORM
• ECOMANAGE
• GEOSOFT

Products and services

• Bonifica Serbatoi (Tank Cleaning) Industrial tank cleaning service for process and storage tanks at industrial sites, delivered to industrial and municipal clients.
• Bonifica Siti Contaminati (Contaminated Site Remediation) Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater at industrial and civil sites, including investigation and treatment execution.
• Trattamento Acque Reflue (Wastewater Treatment) Treatment of industrial and civil wastewater, applying proprietary biological, chemical, and oxidation processes (including NA.WA.BIOTECH and I.O.R.A.S.).
• Trattamento Acque di Processo (Process Water Treatment) Treatment of process water used in industrial operations to meet reuse, recirculation, or discharge specifications.
• Trattamento Fanghi (Sludge Treatment) Treatment of industrial and civil sludge using proprietary processes including the Pyro thermal treatment process.
• Trattamenti Biologici (Biological Treatment) Biological treatment of wastewater, soil, and process streams using the proprietary NA.WA.BIOTECH process and biological products.
• Lavaggi Chimici e Sanificazione (Chemical Cleaning and Sanitization) Chemical cleaning and sanitization of process equipment and systems at industrial sites, using proprietary chemical formulations.
• Impianti Chiavi in Mano (Turnkey Plants) Turnkey design and construction of environmental treatment plants delivered to industrial and municipal clients.
• Prodotti Chimici (Chemical Products) Proprietary chemical products formulated for industrial wastewater treatment, process applications, and cleaning.
• Prodotti Biologici (Biological Products — including Nutrilife) Proprietary biological products, including the Nutrilife line, used to support biological treatment of wastewater, soil, and process applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tank sediment volume reduction: 80-95%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Biotech Progress (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Russian partner with expertise in advanced technology development. Combined with Idratech's environmental process knowledge to establish RITECH subsidiary in Saint Petersburg.
• RITECHcoreOthers · 1 January 2001

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: North American leader in environmental and industrial services including hazardous waste management, tank cleaning, and refinery waste services. Closest US-listed peer to Idratech on tank cleaning, sludge, and industrial wastewater services to oil & gas majors.
• Befesa: European environmental services company focused on industrial waste recycling, particularly steel dust and salt slags, with growing water and industrial services exposure. Comparable to Idratech on industrial waste-to-value recovery and European industrial customer base.
• Tradebe: Spain-headquartered environmental services group specializing in industrial and hazardous waste treatment, with refineries and chemical plants as core customers across Europe and the US. Closest scale-comparable peer to Idratech in industrial wastewater, sludge, and tank-cleaning services.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean: US-based provider of industrial and environmental services including parts cleaning, waste oil recovery, and used oil collection for industrial customers. Comparable niche industrial-services profile with similar mix of chemical and waste solutions.
• SARP Industries (SARPI): French specialist in industrial hazardous waste treatment, now part of Veolia's hazardous waste network. Closely comparable to Idratech on industrial wastewater treatment, tank cleaning, and refinery residue processing for petrochemical customers in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global leader in water, waste, and environmental services with a dedicated hazardous waste division (including former SARP Industries in France). Directly comparable to Idratech on industrial wastewater, tank cleaning, and refinery waste services, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions with a substantial industrial water and process treatment business (Nalco Water). Comparable to Idratech on industrial water treatment chemicals and on-site service programs for refinery, chemical, and pharma customers.
• Bilfinger: German-listed industrial services provider with environmental, water treatment, and process plant capabilities serving refineries and chemical operators across Europe. Overlaps with Idratech on turnkey plant construction and industrial water/waste services for the same European customer base.
• Remondis: One of Europe's largest privately held recycling, water, and industrial services companies with significant industrial wastewater, tank cleaning, and hazardous waste operations. Directly comparable to Idratech on European industrial environmental services delivery.
• SUEZ: Major European water and waste management group with industrial waste and site remediation capabilities. Overlaps with Idratech across industrial wastewater treatment, sludge management, and contaminated site remediation, serving similar refinery, chemical, and municipal customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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