Raak Metals

What Raak Metals does

Raak Metals is a Dutch metal recycling group operating primarily in North Brabant. Founded in 1916 by Toon van Raak in Tilburg and now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the group runs two main processing yards at Tilburg (Ledeboerstraat 62) and Best (Fabrieksweg 21), both situated directly on canals that enable ship-borne transport to steel factories and smelters worldwide. The IMVO policy further lists locations in Elst, Breda, and Roosendaal, bringing the group footprint to five sites. The company collects, sorts, cuts, presses, and processes ferrous metals (steel, cast iron, band steel, cutting plates, turnings, shredder grit) and non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, lead, zinc, aluminium, stainless steel, cables) for resale to industrial smelters. Adjacent service lines include electronics recycling, on-site dismantling of end-of-life machinery, container rental (1–40 m³) with 24-hour exchange, a trailer service with forklift capability, and a free waste-scan advisory offering. Operational certifications include ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (2023), MRF Keurmerk, NIWO registration, NEN ISO 26000 self-declaration, and membership in the International IMVO Convenant for the Metals Sector (signed September 2021).

The business serves two distinct customer segments. Private individuals (particulieren) drop off scrap metal at the Tilburg and Best sites during weekday opening hours (08:00–17:00), receiving immediate cash for small amounts or payment within three working days via clear weigh slips and credit notes. Business customers (bedrijven) — spanning construction, industrial, commercial, and demolition sectors — are served through account managers, free waste scans, container placement, pickup logistics, and on-site dismantling. Revenue is generated from the spread between the scrap purchase price paid to suppliers and the resale price achieved from downstream steel mills, supplemented by managed container services offset against scrap value. Pricing is market-conforming with daily indexation against global metal prices, including iron ore benchmarks. The company has no publicly disclosed revenue, no external funding, no AI/ML capability, and operates as two private limited companies: Raak Metals Tilburg B.V. and Raak Metals Best B.V., with approximately 55 employees.

Name

Raak Metals

Legal name

Raak Metals Tilburg B.V. en Raak Metals Best B.V.

Website

https://raakmetals.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raak Metals is a fourth-generation Dutch family metal recycler founded in 1916, operating processing yards in Tilburg and Best (plus Elst, Breda, Roosendaal) where it collects, sorts, and resells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap to steel mills and smelters via canal-side ship transport, serving both private individuals and regional businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing (3314)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals Recovery & Sorting Facilities (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (EUAIADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB), Industrial & Manufacturing Scrap Recycling (Factory Scrap, Turnings, Offcuts) (IMAKAMAE)

Keywords

• Metal recycling services
• Scrap metal collection
• Ferrous non-ferrous metals
• Container rental services
• Waste management solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Het Zand

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Scrap Purchase and Recycling: Raak Metals purchases metal scrap from individuals and businesses, paying based on weight and current market prices. The metals are then sorted, processed, and sold to steel factories and smelters. Revenue comes from the margin between purchase price and sale price to industrial buyers.
2. Container Services: Container placement and exchange services for businesses. Containers are provided free of charge, with costs offset against the value of collected metal scrap.
3. Waste Scan Advisory: Free waste analysis service for businesses to optimize their recycling and maximize returns from metal waste streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raak Metals collects, sorts, processes, and resells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal from both private individuals and businesses at its Tilburg and Best locations. Processed metals are prepared for smelting and shipped via inland waterway to steel factories and smelters worldwide. The company supplements core metal buying with container rental, on-site dismantling, electronics recycling, and a free waste-scan advisory for business clients.

Product overview

Raak Metals is a metal recycling company operating a platform of interconnected services centered on metaalrecycling (metal recycling). The core offering combines collection, sorting, processing, and trading of ferrous and non-ferro metalen (ferrous and non-ferrous metals), supplemented by container service, afvalscan (waste scan), demontage (on-site dismantling), and elektronica recycling modules. Metals are collected from both bedrijven (businesses) and particulieren (individuals), processed at facilities in Tilburg and Best, and sold as secondary raw materials to steel factories and smelters. The company operates two physical locations and offers a customer portal at portal.raakmetals.nl for account management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Recycling (Metaalrecycling) Core metal recycling service that accepts ferrous metals (short iron, stamped waste, band steel, cutting plates, iron turnings, beam iron, shredder grit, cut iron) and non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, lead, zinc, aluminum, stainless steel, bronze, cables, mixed grit) from individuals and businesses; sorts, processes, and prepares the metals for resale to steel factories and smelters.
• Container Service (Containerservice)

Quantifiable outcome

• Metal yield improvement up to 40% through better separation practices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MailChimpminorOthersEmail marketing platform used for newsletter distribution. A processing agreement has been signed with MailChimp for GDPR compliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: European environmental services platform (Schwarz Group) with Dutch recycling operations covering metals, plastics, and electronics. Competes with Raak Metals on metal collection and recycling services for industrial customers.
• SUEZ Recycling Nederland: Dutch subsidiary of SUEZ offering metals recycling, demolition, and waste collection services to municipalities and industrial accounts. Overlaps with Raak Metals' B2B metal recycling and container services.
• TSR Recycling (BENELUX): European scrap metal recycler with Benelux presence, processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap for steelworks and foundries. Directly comparable business activity at meaningfully larger geographic and tonnage scale.
• Renewi: Listed Benelux waste and recycling incumbent operating dozens of sites across the Netherlands and Belgium with integrated ferrous and non-ferrous metal recovery. Overlaps significantly with Raak Metals on scrap recycling but operates at far greater scale and broader waste category.
• EMR (European Metal Recycling): One of Europe's largest metal recyclers with operations in the Netherlands, UK and continental Europe, buying and processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap for mills. Comparable core activity but with international logistics and trading scale Raak Metals lacks.

Regional players

• Dordrecht Metal Recycling (DMR): Independent metal scrap yard in the South Holland region. Comparable scrap merchant activity but serves a different province, providing a useful regional comp rather than a direct local competitor.

Direct peers

• Van Werven: Netherlands-based recycling company specializing in ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap processing, demolition services, and container rental. Highly comparable in service mix and customer segments (business + public), with broader national footprint.
• Theo Pouw Group: Dutch concrete and metal recycling group operating yards across the Netherlands with collection, processing, and sales of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. Directly comparable business model (buy, sort, sell scrap to mills) and similar geographic base in NL.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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