Ecoparc De Barcelona

What Ecoparc De Barcelona does

Ecoparc de Barcelona is a metropolitan environmental infrastructure facility that provides integral treatment of municipal solid waste generated by the municipalities of the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB). The company operates the plant under the Programa Metropolitano de Gestión de Residuos Municipales framework, processing organic and residual waste streams (brown and grey container fractions) delivered by metropolitan municipalities. Its sole significant customer counterparty is the AMB government structure, making it a regulated public-utility service provider rather than a commercial enterprise.

The facility combines wet pretreatment (three agitated pulper tanks), four 6,700 m³ anaerobic digesters operating at 37°C for 20 days, 38 composting tunnels arranged in four parallel blocks, a biogas-fed cogeneration plant, and on-site air and wastewater treatment. Waste reception averages 675 tonnes per day, with outputs including compost for agriculture/gardening, classified recyclables (paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, metals, tetrabricks) routed to downstream recyclers, and renewable electricity sufficient to cover the annual consumption of approximately 3,000 families. Final rejection contains less than 4% organic matter content, indicating high valorization efficiency of the inbound stream.

The business is structured as ECOPARC DE BARCELONA, S.A., a private Spanish Sociedad Anónima (NIF A-62014402) operating within the URBASER Group, a major environmental services operator. Revenue is generated through managed municipal waste-treatment service contracts negotiated through the metropolitan framework; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Headcount is 51–100 employees. The company holds ISO 9001 certification, maintains GDPR (RGPD) compliance, and operates exclusively within the Barcelona Metropolitan Area — a single, regulated geographic footprint.

Name

Ecoparc De Barcelona

Legal name

ECOPARC DE BARCELONA, S.A.

Website

https://ecoparcbcn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ecoparc de Barcelona operates a metropolitan municipal solid waste treatment facility serving the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona under the Programa Metropolitano de Gestión de Residuos Municipales. The plant combines anaerobic digestion, composting, cogeneration, and recyclables recovery to process approximately 675 tonnes of waste per day, and is part of the URBASER Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Treatment Services

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Food Waste Programs & On-Site Solutions (Cafeterias, Grocers, Hospitality) (BPALAEAE)

Keywords

• Municipal waste treatment
• Anaerobic digestion
• Organic waste composting
• Biogas production
• Waste valorization

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Treatment Services: Public utility service providing integral treatment of municipal solid waste for the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Operates under the Programa Metropolitano de Gestión de Residuos Municipales, serving municipal governments and the metropolitan population.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ecoparc de Barcelona is an environmental infrastructure facility that provides integral treatment of municipal solid waste for the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. The facility processes approximately 675 tonnes of waste per day, combining waste reception, wet and dry pretreatment, anaerobic digestion (methanization) across four 6,700 m³ digesters, aerobic composting in 38 tunnels, biogas-to-electricity cogeneration, and recyclable materials recovery. Services are delivered under the Programa Metropolitano de Gestión de Residuos Municipales to municipal governments.

Product overview

Ecoparc de Barcelona is a metropolitan integral municipal waste treatment complex operated by ECOPARC DE BARCELONA, S.A., part of the URBASER group, serving the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. The facility operates as an integrated waste processing system comprising multiple interconnected treatment modules: waste reception and pretreatment (both dry for residual waste and wet for organic fraction), biometanization (anaerobic digestion) producing biogas, composting (38 tunnels across four parallel blocks), cogeneration (converting biogas to electricity), air treatment, and wastewater treatment. The facility processes approximately 675 tonnes of waste daily, transforming organic and residual waste into compost, biogas (renewable fuel for electricity), and classified recyclable materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 4% organic matter in plant rejection after processing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• URBASER GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoparc de Barcelona operates as part of the URBASER Group, a major environmental services company specializing in urban waste management and treatment. The facility follows the Grupo URBASER organizational framework and standards for integrated waste management services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Renewi: UK/Netherlands/Belgian waste-to-product company with comparable organic waste processing and biogas operations; primarily serves Northern Europe, providing a regional peer benchmark for AD and composting economics.
• Biffa: UK-based integrated waste management company with organic waste processing, composting, and energy-from-waste operations; serves as a regional peer in the municipal waste treatment and organics valorization space.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global leader in environmental services with extensive municipal waste treatment, anaerobic digestion, and biogas operations across Europe; serves as a benchmark for scale, technology, and contract structure for assets like Ecoparc.
• Remondis: German-headquartered, family-owned waste management and recycling group operating composting and biogas plants across Europe; comparable in scale and customer model (long-term municipal contracts) to Ecoparc.
• SUEZ: Major European environmental services group with comparable municipal waste treatment, composting, and biogas-to-energy infrastructure; operates under similar public-utility contract frameworks.
• PreZero: European environmental services provider (part of the Schwarz Group) operating mechanical-biological treatment, composting, and biogas plants across Europe; broader geographic footprint but highly comparable treatment technology and municipal customer model.

Direct peers

• Valoriza (Sacyr): Sacyr's environmental services arm providing municipal waste treatment, composting, and energy-from-waste services; competes for the same Spanish municipal contracts as Ecoparc.
• Cespa (Ferrovial Servicios): Ferrovial's waste management subsidiary in Spain; operates urban waste collection, treatment, and valorization services for municipal clients, overlapping directly with Ecoparc's integrated MBT and AD capabilities.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish waste management division of FCC Group operating municipal solid waste treatment plants, composting facilities, and biogas production assets — directly comparable service offering and customer base to Ecoparc.
• Urbaser: Direct parent and operator of Ecoparc De Barcelona; Urbaser runs similar municipal waste treatment, composting, and anaerobic digestion facilities across Spain and globally, sharing the same business model and customer base (municipal governments).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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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