ARN

What ARN does

ARN B.V. operates an integrated waste-to-energy facility in Weurt, Netherlands, in operation since 1987. The facility processes approximately 350,000 tonnes of waste annually across three primary streams: combustion of residual waste (275,000 tonnes), anaerobic digestion of GFT organic waste (60,000 tonnes), and Thermische Drukhydrolise (TDH) diaper recycling (15,000 tonnes). Outputs are diversified across 200 GWh of electricity supplied to the public grid, 600 TJ of heat delivered to 6,400 homes and the WSRL wastewater treatment plant, 2.3 million m³ of green gas injected into the public gas grid, BVOR-certified compost, and recovered plastics and cellulose fibers.

ARN is a privately held B.V. jointly owned by GR MARN, a regional municipal cooperation representing municipalities in the Nijmegen region, and REMONDIS AG & Co. KG, a major German waste management company. The company serves 13 municipalities in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region and a growing roster of enterprise counterparties, including four regional hospitals piloting hospital waste recycling and housing corporations (Talis, Woonwaarts) connected to its district-heating network. Revenue is generated through a transaction-based waste gate fee (tonnes weighed at entry and exit) and energy offtake (electricity, heat, and green gas tariffs), supported by roughly 110 FTE and an asset base of approximately €230 million. Annual turnover is approximately €45 million, with operational certifications including ISO 14001, NTA 8080, and BVOR.

Name

ARN

Legal name

ARN B.V.

Website

https://arnbv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ARN B.V. is a Dutch waste-to-energy operator in Weurt, Netherlands, processing roughly 350,000 tonnes annually via combustion, anaerobic digestion, and proprietary TDH diaper recycling into electricity, district heat, green gas, and recovered materials for 13 regional municipalities and enterprise offtakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste-to-Energy Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133), Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112), Natural Gas Distribution (22121)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste-to-Energy CHP (Municipal/Industrial Waste Incineration) (EUACAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC), Industrial Waste-to-Energy (Non-Hazardous Process Wastes) (EUACAIAI), Organics-to-Energy & CHP from Biogas (On-site Power/Heat) (EUAIAEAG), Hazardous & Medical Waste Incineration (Specialty Thermal Treatment) (EUAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Waste-to-energy services
• District heating supply
• Anaerobic digestion biogas
• Diaper recycling
• Municipal waste processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Weurt

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Waste Processing Fees: ARN charges municipalities and businesses for processing their waste. Waste bringers pay based on the weight of waste delivered, measured at entry and exit weighbridges. The company processes approximately 275,000 tonnes of waste through combustion, 60,000 tonnes through digestion, and 15,000 tonnes through luierrecycling annually.
2. Energy Sales: ARN generates and sells electricity to the public grid (approximately 200 GWh annually), sells heat to nearby wastewater treatment plant WSRL and to approximately 6,400 homes in new districts Waalsprong and Waalfront in Nijmegen, produces green gas (approximately 2,300,000 m3 annually) injected into the public gas grid, and captures flare gas (approximately 1,200,000 m3 annually).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARN B.V. operates an integrated waste-to-energy facility in Weurt, Netherlands that processes approximately 275,000 tonnes of household and business waste annually through combustion, 60,000 tonnes of green/food/garden waste through anaerobic digestion, and 15,000 tonnes of diapers through Thermische Drukhydrolise (TDH). The facility generates approximately 200 GWh of electricity, 600 TJ of heat supplied to 6,400 homes, and 2,300,000 m3 of green gas for the public gas grid, serving 13 municipalities in the Nijmegen region.

Product overview

ARN B.V. operates a waste-to-energy facility in Weurt, Netherlands, that converts waste into energy and secondary raw materials through multiple integrated processing streams. The core offering consists of waste combustion for electricity and district heating (producing 200 GWh electricity and 600 TJ heat annually), biogas production from green/food/garden waste digestion (2.3 million m³ green gas yearly), and the world's first industrial-scale diaper recycling installation using thermal pressure hydrolysis (TDH) technology (15,000 tons/year). These processing streams produce intermediate products including RDF+ fuel, compost (BVOR certified), and bottom ash for road construction. Supporting services include facility tours, educational programs for schools, and the annual Omgevingsfonds community fund. ARN's unique approach integrates multiple waste streams into a circular economy model, converting non-recyclable waste into energy while recovering materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Afvalenergie (Waste-to-Energy Combustion)
• Vergisting / Groengas productie (Anaerobic Digestion and Green Gas)
• Luierrecycling (Diaper Recycling via TDH)
• Stadsverwarming (District Heating Supply)
• RDF+ (Refuse Derived Fuel)
• Kwaliteitscompost (Quality Compost)
• Slakken (Bottom Ash for Road Construction)
• Rondleidingen (Facility Tours)
• Energie uit Afval, een Schone Zaak (School Education Program)
• Omgevingsfonds (Environment Fund)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 GWh electricity and 600 TJ heat generated annually from 275,000 tonnes of waste
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RadboudumccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Radboudumc signed an intent agreement with ARN and three other regional hospitals on 8 April 2025 to pilot the recycling of hospital waste using thermische drukhydrolise (TDH). The hospital is committed to the Green Deal Duurzame Zorg, which aims for 75% of hospital waste to be recycled by 2030.
• Rijnstate ZiekenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem signed an intent agreement with ARN and three other regional hospitals on 8 April 2025 to pilot hospital waste recycling using TDH technology. The hospital aims to meet the Green Deal Duurzame Zorg circularity targets.
• Canisius Wilhelmina ZiekenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ) in Nijmegen signed an intent agreement with ARN and three other regional hospitals on 8 April 2025 to pilot hospital waste recycling using TDH technology.
• Sint MaartenskliniekcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen signed an intent agreement with ARN and three other regional hospitals on 8 April 2025 to pilot hospital waste recycling using TDH technology.
• GR MARN (Milieusamenwerking en Afvalverwerking Regio Nijmegen)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGR MARN is one of the two shareholders of ARN B.V. MARN represents the interests of regional municipalities and is the vehicle through which municipalities deliver their household waste to ARN for processing. MARN consists of municipalities that deliver green/food/tree (GFT) waste to ARN's anaerobic digestion and composting installation.
• REMONDIS AG & Co. KGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorREMONDIS AG & Co. KG, based in Lünen, Germany, is one of the two shareholders of ARN B.V. REMONDIS is a large international waste management and recycling company. REMONDIS also supplies an electric truck for waste transport and is mentioned as a partner in the Beuningen on Ice event for supplying waste management services.
• Elsinga Beleidsplanning & InnovatiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARN and Elsinga Beleidsplanning & Innovatie jointly developed the Thermische Drukhydrolise (TDH) method for recycling diapers — the world's first industrial-scale diaper recycling installation. Elsinga is ARN's technology partner for the luierrecycling installation and the ongoing hospital waste recycling pilot. Jouke Elsinga (CEO) attended the state secretary's visit to ARN in February 2025.
• Het DijkmagazijnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHet Dijkmagazijn partners with ARN on nature excursions over the landfill hill (afvalberg). The organization provides guided walks and is involved in nature restoration on the ARN landfill site. They also participate in ARN's information market events and the Omgevingsfonds.
• Vrijwillig Landschapsbeheer Beuningen (VLB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVLB is a volunteer organization that has been working with ARN since the early days of the landfill (1985). VLB volunteers have planted approximately 11,000 shrubs on the completed landfill section since 2011 and continue to help with planting and seeding on the slopes and restoration areas. VLB and ARN now have a close cooperative relationship focused on nature restoration and biodiversity.
• The Green SolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Green Solution partnered with ARN to provide the warm water needed to melt the ice at Beuningen on Ice. ARN supplied residual heat from waste processing, and The Green Solution managed the controlled melting process of the ice rink.
• Provincie GelderlandminorOthersProvincie Gelderland co-funded the HD DAGAVO heat exchanger project with a subsidy. The province also continuously monitors ARN's emissions from the chimneys as the regulatory authority.
• Lifeport @ Circulaire RaadminorGTM or Marketing PartnerARN is a member of the Lifeport @ Circulaire Raad and participates in the Lifeport Festival Circulair, a sustainability and circular economy event. ARN director Rutger Jan Pessers speaks at the festival about ARN's contribution to circularity.
• Waterschap Rivierenland (WSRL)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorARN supplies heat from its ovens to the wastewater treatment installation of Waterschap Rivierenland (WSRL) for heating the aeration tanks. ARN has been partnered with WSRL for 12 years in the diaper recycling project. ARN also supplies heat to WSRL for the Dukenburg heat network project.
• KAISEC (main contractor)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKAISEC served as the main contractor for the HD DAGAVO heat exchanger installation project on line 2. WILLEMS BOVEN-LEEUWEN handled the steelwork, steam pipeline construction, and placement of the heat exchanger, which was manufactured by Menk-Schmehmann in Germany.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HVC: Alkmaar-based Dutch waste and energy company owned by municipalities and water authorities. Operates waste incineration, composting, and renewable-energy assets for North-Holland municipalities, making it a close operational and ownership peer to ARN.
• Attero: Dutch waste processor operating incineration, composting/AD, and recycling across multiple sites. Closely comparable to ARN in its multi-stream processing model and Dutch municipal customer base.
• Renewi plc: UK-listed waste-to-product company operating across the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. Comparable in commercial and industrial waste processing, organics recycling, and secondary-material recovery; a public-market proxy for ARN's integrated model.
• AVR (Afval Verwerking Rijnmond): Rotterdam-based Dutch waste-to-energy operator running one of the largest AVIs in the Netherlands. Directly comparable to ARN in core waste incineration with energy recovery, district heating, and metals-recovery operations.
• Twence: Hengelo-based Dutch waste processor combining incineration, bioconversion, and recycling for Twente-region municipalities. Directly comparable regional waste-to-energy peer with similar municipal shareholder structure.

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS AG & Co. KG: Lünen, Germany-based global waste-management major and 50% shareholder of ARN. Operates waste collection, recycling, and waste-to-energy across Europe, providing both a shareholder link and the broadest incumbent benchmark for ARN's business model.
• Veolia Environnement: Paris-based global environmental services group operating waste, water, and energy businesses worldwide. Comparable to ARN through its European waste-to-energy and district-heating portfolio, though much broader and larger.
• SUEZ (Veolia post-merger): International waste and water utility now operating as part of Veolia; provides a benchmark for utility-style waste processing, energy recovery, and circular-economy services comparable to ARN's integrated offering.
• FCC Environment: European waste-management and environmental-services arm of the FCC Group, operating waste collection, treatment, and energy recovery across multiple countries. Comparable to ARN as a multi-country waste-to-energy operator with municipal and industrial customers.

Regional players

• EEW Energy from Waste: Germany-based waste-to-energy operator (part of the Prezero/SCHWARZ group), running multiple combustion plants. Comparable to ARN in core technology (waste incineration with energy recovery) but operating primarily in Germany rather than the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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