What REMONDIS does

REMONDIS is a privately held, family-owned environmental services group headquartered in Lünen, Germany, founded in 1934 and operating across three divisions: Recycling, Services, and Water. The company is the third-largest waste management operator in Europe by revenue (€13.2 billion), employing more than 45,000 people across approximately 1,500 branches and associated companies in over 30 countries spanning Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and selective Americas presence. Its customer base is split between municipalities and local authorities (long-term public-sector service contracts) and industrial enterprises (hazardous waste, industrial cleaning, plant maintenance, water treatment), with additional exposure to healthcare, logistics, and rail segments through specialized subsidiaries such as REMONDIS Medison, BUCHEN, and XERVON.

The company operates the Lippe Plant in Lünen — Europe's largest industrial recycling centre — through its REMONDIS Production subsidiary, and maintains a portfolio of over 20 wholly-owned subsidiaries covering water management (REMONDIS Aqua, including joint venture with ENERVIE), metals recycling (TSR), mineral waste (REMEX), organic materials (RETERRA), calcium sulphates (CASEA), e-waste (REMONDIS Electrorecycling), medical waste (REMONDIS Medison), and laboratory analytics (UCL). Core proprietary technologies include Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems for industrial wastewater, bio-electrochemical fuel cells, IoT/sensor-based water management platforms, and phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge.

REMONDIS generates revenue through five primary streams: municipal waste services (subscription/recurring contracts), industrial services (managed services for hazardous waste and maintenance), water management (subscription/recurring including build-operate models), recycling and resource recovery (transaction fees on recycled raw materials and energy), and medical/hazardous waste processing (managed services). Pricing is custom-quoted per contract with annual billing for municipal work and multi-year contracts for industrial clients; no public pricing exists. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, leveraging the ~1,500-location branch network to maintain close geographic proximity to public-sector and industrial clients, with recent inorganic growth through acquisitions of Schroll Group (France, 80% stake, May 2024) and Siemer (Germany, closed January 2025), and exploratory partnerships targeting Sub-Saharan African waste management.

Name

REMONDIS

Legal name

REMONDIS SE & Co. KG

Website

https://remondis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

REMONDIS is a privately held German environmental services group operating recycling, water management, and industrial services across 30+ countries via ~1,500 branches and 45,000+ employees, serving municipalities and industrial clients at €13.2 billion annual revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Waste Collection (56211), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Water Supply (4941), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery) (EUAIAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Recyclables Transfer & Consolidation (Single/Source-Separated) (BPALABAD), Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Non‑Potable Reuse Utilities (Irrigation, Industrial, Cooling) (EUANAGAA), Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH), Reusable Packaging & Container Return Programs (On-site) (BPABALAJ), Recycled Water Storage & Balancing Utilities (Reservoirs, Tanks, Equalization) (EUANAGAI)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling and resource recovery
• Industrial water treatment
• Municipal waste collection
• Hazardous waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Lünen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Services: Collection, transport, and processing of municipal solid waste for local authorities and municipalities. Revenue generated through long-term service contracts with public sector clients.
2. Industrial Services: Hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, maintenance, and remediation services for large industries, refineries, chemical parks, and the energy sector. Includes scaffolding, insulation work, and surface technology services.
3. Water Management: Professional water management systems including drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, and building/operating water facilities for public sector and industrial clients. Can involve planning, financing, and building plants as well as operating them.
4. Recycling and Resource Recovery: Transformation of waste into recycled raw materials including plastics, glass, textiles, scrap steel, and non-ferrous metals. Production of electricity, heat, and fuels from renewable energy sources.
5. Medical and Hazardous Waste: Specialist processing and disposal of waste from healthcare institutes, commercial businesses, and industrial firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

REMONDIS provides waste management, recycling, water management, and industrial services across three core business divisions: Recycling, Services, and Water. The company collects, transports, and processes municipal and commercial waste, recycles raw materials such as plastics, glass, metals, paper, and textiles, and operates water supply and wastewater treatment facilities for municipalities and industrial clients. It also offers specialized hazardous waste management, medical waste disposal, industrial cleaning, scaffolding, insulation, and surface technology services through its network of subsidiaries.

Product overview

REMONDIS is a waste management, recycling, and water services company operating three core business divisions: Recycling, Services, and Water. The company operates through multiple specialized sub-brands including REMONDIS Aqua (water management), REMONDIS Digital Services (digital solutions for circular economy), REMONDIS Electrorecycling (e-waste), REMONDIS Entsorgung (waste collection), REMONDIS Industrie Service (hazardous waste), REMONDIS Medison (medical waste), REMONDIS Production (managing the Lippe Plant), and REMONDIS Trade and Sales (paper recycling). Additional group companies include BUCHEN (industrial services), XERVON (scaffolding and insulation), TSR (metal recycling), REMEX (mineral waste), RETERRA (organic materials), EKO-PUNKT (packaging licensing), CASEA (calcium sulphates), UCL (laboratory services), and Innotec (housing association waste management). With approximately 1,500 locations in over 30 countries and more than 45,000 employees, REMONDIS provides comprehensive circular economy solutions from waste collection and recycling to water management and industrial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• REMONDIS Recycling Transforms waste plastic and old glass into recycled raw materials, recycles old textiles, and operates deposit return schemes for single-use drinks containers. Services are provided for municipalities, commercial customers, and industrial partners.
• REMONDIS Services Provides industrial plant efficiency and availability services for industries and local authorities, including hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, maintenance, scaffolding, insulation work, and surface technology through BUCHEN and XERVON.
• REMONDIS Water Manages water resources including drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, and industrial water management with zero liquid discharge technology, delivered through REMONDIS Aqua for public sector and industrial clients.
• REMONDIS Industrie Service (Hazardous Waste Management) Offers safe and sustainable solutions for managing and recycling hazardous waste for industrial, commercial, and retail customers.
• REMONDIS Medison (Medical Waste Disposal) Specialises in professionally processing and disposing of waste from healthcare institutes, commercial businesses, and industrial firms.
• Lippe Plant Recycling Services Europe's largest industrial recycling centre located in Lünen, managed by REMONDIS Production, producing products from recycled and virgin raw materials.
• TSR Metal Recycling Europe's leading business for recycling scrap steel and non-ferrous metals, supplying industrial businesses with high-quality recycled raw materials.
• BUCHEN Industrial Services Specialist industrial services including waste management, cleaning, renovation and remediation work to refineries, chemical parks, and the energy sector.
• XERVON Scaffolding and Insulation International company offering complex industrial services including scaffolding, insulation work, and surface technology.
• REMEX Mineral Waste Recycling Experts in collecting, processing and recycling mineral waste and producing top quality substitute and recycled aggregate.
• RETERRA Organic Materials Recycling Specialises in treating, recycling and marketing organic raw materials and organic residues.
• UCL Environmental Laboratory Services Offers complex analytical services including environmental analyses, waste and recyclables analysis, drinking water and air analyses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000m³ of water treated daily for Catalonia regional authorities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered exploratory and core.

• FIMA Industries / Zoomlion GhanaexploratoryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026FIMA Industries has engaged in strategic discussions with Zoomlion Ghana Limited and REMONDIS Gruppe to explore potential partnerships in sustainable waste management and infrastructure development. The meeting focused on combining international expertise with strong local partnerships to deliver scalable and effective waste management solutions in rapidly developing regions.
• Sabic and Plastic EnergycoreTechnology or IntegrationSiemer, acquired by REMONDIS, constructed a modern plastics sorting facility at its Vechta headquarters that supplies sorted plastic feedstock to a chemical recycling plant being developed in Geelen, Netherlands by Sabic and Plastic Energy. This partnership supports REMONDIS's chemical recycling value chain expansion.
• ENERVIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREMONDIS is a shareholder in ENERVIE, jointly responsible for providing reliable supply of drinking water and maintaining water infrastructure in South Westphalia, Germany. Includes various waterworks, dams, river hydro energy plants and a pumped storage power plant.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TOMRA Systems: TOMRA is a Norwegian technology company specializing in reverse vending and deposit return systems - a market REMONDIS Recycling pioneered in Germany. It represents an adjacent technology provider competing in the deposit return scheme vertical where REMONDIS operates.

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is North America's largest provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services including hazardous waste management. Comparable to REMONDIS Industrie Service and BUCHEN for industrial and refinery environmental services.
• Veolia Environnement: Veolia is the largest global environmental services company with €33B+ revenue, directly competing with REMONDIS in municipal water, wastewater treatment, and waste management across Europe. It is the most direct peer given overlapping service lines, customer base, and geographic footprint.
• Stericycle: Stericycle is a US-listed specialist in medical waste disposal, hazardous waste management, and regulated waste services. It is directly comparable to REMONDIS Medison and REMONDIS Industrie Service in the hazardous and medical waste vertical.
• Suez SA: Suez is a leading European water and waste management company with operations in municipal water, recycling, and hazardous waste - directly overlapping with all three of REMONDIS's core divisions. Served as a benchmark for REMONDIS's reported market position ranking in Europe.
• Biffa plc: Biffa is a leading UK waste management company providing collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal services. Direct peer to REMONDIS Entsorgung in municipal and commercial waste collection across the UK market.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): PreZero is the recycling and environmental services arm of the Schwarz Group (parent of Lidl/Kaufland), operating in waste collection, sorting, and recycling across Europe. It is a direct peer to REMONDIS Recycling and competes for the same municipal and industrial recycling contracts.
• ALBA Group (Scholz Recycling): ALBA is a major German recycling and environmental services company providing waste collection, sorting, and raw material recovery. It is a direct competitor to REMONDIS Recycling in the DACH region with comparable service offerings.
• FCC Environment (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas): FCC is a Spanish-based infrastructure and environmental services company with major waste management and water operations across Europe. It is highly comparable to REMONDIS in service mix, customer type, and Iberian/Central European footprint.
• Sacyr Concesiones (Valoriza): Valoriza is the environmental services and water division of Spanish infrastructure group Sacyr, providing waste management, water treatment, and recycling services across Spain and Latin America. Direct peer to REMONDIS in the Iberian market and water/waste verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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