Kuusakoski

What Kuusakoski does

Kuusakoski is a Nordic industrial recycling company with over 100 years of operating history, operating through Kuusakoski Sverige AB (headquartered in Skellefteå, Sweden) and a parent group with presence in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and the United Kingdom. The company collects, sorts, processes, and upgrades residual materials into raw materials that are delivered globally to customers in volumes ranging from small batches to large industrial loads. Its core service lines are material recycling (iron and metals, electronics, cables, plastics, construction waste, end-of-life vehicles), material sales of recycled-content raw materials, ITAD services (secure IT asset disposition with certified data destruction), and container/equipment rental for collection logistics. The company serves private individuals, small and large companies, organizations, and public sector operations through 14 physical recycling facilities across Sweden, supplemented by an eService online customer portal for enterprise account management and global material export channels. The business model is primarily transaction/usage-based — fees on material collection and processing, sales of recovered raw materials, usage-based rental of containers and pallets, and professional services fees for ITAD work — with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed.

The technology base centers on industrial material processing equipment for diverse waste streams, complemented by an in-house developed product, the Smart Battery Sensor, a sensor and alarm system designed to detect battery issues before they escalate into fires, with the product announced ready for market in March 2026. The company markets itself as a stable family-owned business with a horizontal customer segmentation strategy (individuals, SMBs, enterprises, organizations, public sector), and it holds a 2025 EcoVadis Gold sustainability rating that supports institutional procurement positioning. Kuusakoski's strategic posture combines a defensive moat in physical distribution and regulatory compliance with an offensive move into proprietary battery-safety hardware under newly appointed Group CEO Markku Multamäki (November 2025).

Name

Kuusakoski

Legal name

Kuusakoski Sverige AB

Website

https://kuusakoski.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycling and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH)

Keywords

• Material recycling services
• IT asset disposition
• Circular economy solutions
• Metal recycling
• Construction waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Spånga

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Material Recycling Services: Collection, processing, and recycling of various materials including iron, metals, electronics, cables, plastics, construction waste, and end-of-life vehicles. Services are provided to both private individuals and businesses.
2. Material Sales: Production and sale of raw materials produced from recycled content. Materials are sold in quantities ranging from small batches to large volumes globally.
3. Container and Equipment Rental: Rental of containers, pallets, and vessels for collection and logistics purposes, providing secure and cost-effective solutions for material gathering.
4. ITAD Services: IT asset disposition including secure data destruction and IT equipment reuse services for end-of-life IT equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kuusakoski provides complete material recycling services (collection, sorting, processing, and upgrading of rest materials into new raw materials) for iron and metals, construction waste, electronics, cables, plastic, and end-of-life vehicles. The company also sells produced raw materials globally, offers ITAD (IT asset disposition) services including secure data destruction and reuse of end-of-life IT equipment, and rents containers, platforms, and vessels for collection and logistics. Services are delivered to private individuals, small and large companies, organizations, and public operations through 14 recycling facilities in Sweden.

Product overview

Kuusakoski is a comprehensive recycling company offering a unified portfolio of material recovery and circular economy services. The core offering consists of material recycling (handling iron, metals, construction waste, electronics, cables, plastic, and scrap vehicles), material sales (producing raw materials from recovered materials), and ITAD services (data-secure reuse and certified data destruction). Supporting services include container rental and logistics solutions, plus the Smart Battery Sensor—an add-on module for battery fire prevention. Together these services form end-to-end solutions for transforming residual materials into valuable resources for global customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Battery Sensor: A revolutionary product for preventing battery fires, developed by Kuusakoski.

Products and services

• Material Recycling (Materialåtervinning) Safe and environmentally friendly recycling solutions for iron and metals, construction waste, electronics, cables, plastic, and scrap vehicles, serving private individuals, companies, and organizations across 14 Swedish facilities.
• Material Sales (Materialförsäljning) Production of all types of raw materials produced from recycled content, supplied to customers in quantities ranging from small batches to large volumes, delivered globally.
• ITAD — Secure Reuse and Data Destruction (ITAD – Återbruk och datadestruktion) Responsible handling of end-of-life IT equipment with emphasis on reuse combined with data security and privacy, including secure data reuse and certified data destruction services.
• Container, Platform and Bin Rental (Containrar, flak och kärl) Safe and cost-effective solutions for collection and logistics of recyclable materials, including rental of containers, pallets, and vessels for on-site material gathering.
• Smart Battery Sensor Sensor system designed to revolutionize preventive battery fire prevention, providing alarms and monitoring capabilities for battery safety in applications including electric vehicles and energy storage.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis: European copper and metals producer with significant recycling of copper and complex waste streams. Comparable to Kuusakoski's cable/non-ferrous metal recycling and global material sales into metals customers.
• Suez: International water and waste management group with extensive recycling, materials recovery, and resource recovery operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same waste and resource recovery market.
• Boliden: Swedish metals and mining company with significant recycling of metals and end-of-life electronics at its smelters. Comparable on the scrap-metal and ELV/electronics recovery side of Kuusakoski's business, though it operates as a much larger upstream incumbent.
• Veolia: Global environmental services and waste management giant with materials recovery, hazardous waste handling, and ITAD offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent that overlaps significantly with Kuusakoski's recycling and ITAD services.

Direct peers

• Sims Metal Management: Global scrap metals recycler operating collection, processing, and trading of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Highly comparable to Kuusakoski's iron/metals and ELV recycling lines and to its commodity-linked material sales.
• TSR Recycling: European scrap metals and recycling group operating across multiple countries. Directly comparable to Kuusakoski's metals collection, processing, and trading operations.
• Stena Recycling: Major Nordic recycling company operating material recovery, scrap metals, electronics recycling, and ITAD across Sweden and the Nordics. Closely comparable to Kuusakoski on geography, service mix (metals, electronics, secure destruction), and customer segments.
• Renewi: European recycling company focused on waste collection, sorting, and material recovery including electronics and specialized streams. Comparable to Kuusakoski on multi-stream waste collection and materials recovery across multiple European geographies.
• Ragn-Sells: Nordic and Baltic waste and recycling operator with material recovery, hazardous waste handling, and circular-economy services across Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and beyond. Directly comparable in geography, scale, and multi-stream recycling model.

Regional players

• El-Kretsen: Swedish producer responsibility organization coordinating e-waste collection, reuse, and recycling in Sweden. Comparable on the Swedish e-waste/electronics recycling and reuse side of Kuusakoski's business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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