Treatment of Construction Waste in Wallonia

What Treatment of Construction Waste in Wallonia does

Tradecowall is a Belgian cooperative society (Société Coopérative pour le TRAitement des DEchets de COnstruction en WALLonie) founded in 1995 and headquartered in Fernelmont, Wallonia. It operates a network of 9+ reception sites for excavated soils and three wholly-owned subsidiaries (Recynam, Recymex, Valorem) that recycle inert construction and demolition waste into CE2+ and SSD certified recycled aggregates. The company processes over 250,000 tonnes of inert demolition waste per year through Recymex alone, and operates additional reception and rehabilitation sites across Wallonia including Martelange, Spontin, Feluy, Aubange, Libramont, Tellin, Jambes, Strépy-Bracquegnies, and Fleurus. Its core activities combine soil reception with WALTERRE-mandated traceability, inert waste recycling into certified granulats, production of stabilised soil products, vegetal soil manufacturing, and land rehabilitation of former industrial sites into biodiversity reserves.

The company's product portfolio includes recycled aggregates in multiple calibres (0/4, 4/20, 20/31.5, 31.5/63) and grades (washed, mixed, concrete, hydrocarboné), Teracalco (0/40), Recyblocs (recycled concrete blocks), and cement- or lime-stabilised products for road and foundation applications. Underlying technology centres on physical recycling and stabilisation processes, supported by CE2+ and SSD third-party audited certifications, WALTERRE-integrated soil traceability, and a CO2 Performance Ladder (Skao) programme with a 2024 baseline of 7.4 kgCO2e per tonne of incoming waste. The company is also pursuing R&D projects including FibFreeCem (asbestos-free fibre cement recycling), Circucell (cellular concrete recycling with Université de Liège), Recyparc PRO, CIRMAP, SeRaMCo, and NWE-REGENERATIS, often in partnership with Université de Liège, Buildwise, ISSEP, and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.

Revenue is generated through per-tonne transaction fees on soil acceptance, sales of recycled aggregates and stabilised products, and ancillary consulting and training services. GTM is sales-led with direct field sales to construction companies, demolition contractors, public works authorities, and local governments, supplemented by an online quote request system, a self-service client portal (portail.tradecowall.be), trade-event participation (Municipalia, SIM congresses), and a separate SMB/individual channel via Recynam in the Namur region. Named enterprise and government clients include Infrabel, BEP Environnement, Ville de Gembloux, CESE Wallonie, Eecocur, and AREBS/Université de Liège. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; published per-site rate sheets are updated annually (with 2026 tariffs announced in November 2025), and tariffs vary by soil type (Types I–V) and by subsidiary.

Name

Treatment of Construction Waste in Wallonia

Legal name

Société Coopérative pour le TRAitement des DEchets de COnstruction en WALLonie

Website

https://tradecowall.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tradecowall is a Belgian cooperative operating reception sites and recycling centers across Wallonia, processing over 250,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste annually into CE2+/SSD certified recycled aggregates for construction, public works, and demolition clients, with three subsidiaries (Recynam, Recymex, Valorem).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Waste Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Recyclables Transfer & Consolidation (Single/Source-Separated) (BPALABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

Keywords

• Construction waste recycling
• Excavated soil reception
• Recycled aggregates production
• Land rehabilitation services
• Circular construction materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Namur

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Soil excavation reception and valorization: Tradecowall operates reception sites for excavated soils (terres de déblais) across Wallonia, accepting and valorizing soils from public and private construction sites. The company charges fees for soil acceptance and manages their environmental compliance, traceability (via Walterre), and land rehabilitation projects. Revenue is generated per tonne of soil accepted and processed.
2. Inert waste recycling and granulat product sales: Through subsidiary Recymex, Tradecowall recycles over 250,000 tonnes per year of demolition inert waste into reusable granulats. Products include Sable 0/4, 4/20, 20/31.5, 31.5/63 (washed, mixed, concrete, and hydrocarboné grades), stabilised sand, Teracalco, and Recyblocs. Products are sold to construction companies, public works contractors, and builders. Revenue from product sales based on quantity (tonnes).
3. Centralized stabilization products: Products stabilized in central facilities (centrales de stabilisation) using lime/cement, sold for use in road construction, foundations, and infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tradecowall operates a network of nine reception sites across Wallonia for the reception and valorization of excavated soils, recycling inert construction and demolition waste into CE2+ and SSD certified recycled aggregates. The cooperative also produces stabilized materials, vegetal soils, and finished products (Teracalco, Recyblocs), and rehabilitates former industrial sites into biodiversity zones. Three subsidiaries (Recynam, Recymex, Valorem) extend the offering with complementary recycling streams for individuals, inert waste, and valorization services.

Product overview

Tradecowall is a cooperative providing comprehensive construction and demolition waste management services in Wallonia, operating through three main service pillars: (1) Reception sites for excavated earth with Walterre traceability, (2) Recycling of inert waste into certified aggregates (CE2+/SSD), and (3) Production and sale of recycled products including Teracalco, Recyblocs, stabilized products, and vegetal soils. The company operates multiple subsidiaries (Recynam, Recymex, Valorem) across nine reception sites throughout Wallonia, supported by a customer portal and complementary consulting and training services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reception Sites for Excavated Earth
• Inert Waste Recycling

Quantifiable outcome

• Recymex recycles over 250,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste into reusable resources annually
• +5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• WALTERRE asblcoreTechnology or IntegrationWALTERRE asbl is the official concessionnaire designated by the Walloon Government to manage certification and traceability of excavated soils from origin site through treatment centers to reuse. Since May 2020, all soil flows to Tradecowall sites must be accompanied by WALTERRE transport documents. This is a mandatory regulatory partnership.
• Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Université de Liège)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Biodiversity and Landscape axis of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech for the Circucell project, which aims to create a wallonia-wide recycling chain for cellular concrete. The project involves 4 steps: selective deconstruction, structured collection, development of recycling product streams, and creation of a processing tool.
• RETRIVAL asblcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRADECOWALL and Recynam collaborate with RETRIVAL asbl on the Recyparc PRO project, transforming recycling centers into multi-use platforms ('one-stop shopping') for construction SME waste. RETRIVAL also awarded the Circubuild Award to REPLIC project.
• VescobelmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVescobel partners with TRADECOWALL and Recynam on the Recyparc PRO project, supporting the development of a multi-use recycling platform for construction waste.
• Buildwise (Belgian Road Research Centre)coreTechnology or IntegrationBuildwise (formerly CRR/Belgian Road Research Centre) is a key R&D partner for Tradecowall's FibFreeCem project, collaborating on fiber cement recycling innovation. Also listed as a partner organization on the website.
• ISSEPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISSEP (Institut Supérieur de Sécurite Paysanne) is a partner in the FibFreeCem project, contributing expertise to the safe handling and processing of fiber cement materials.
• Université de LiègemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerULiège collaborates with Tradecowall and Recymex on multiple research projects including SeRaMCo (Interreg), CIRMAP (Interreg), CityRoof (green roofing research with Liège Creative), and WalDeCoViet international seminars on inert waste recycling.
• Interreg North-West Europe - CIRMAPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTradecowall subsidiary Recymex participated in the CIRMAP (Circular Economy via Customisable Furniture with Recycled Materials for Public Places) project, contributing washed recycled sand for 3D printing tests conducted in Lille.
• Interreg North-West Europe - SeRaMComajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeRaMCo (Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products) Interreg NWE project involving Tradecowall (granulat supplier), AREBS, Prefer, and ULiège to create prefabricated concrete elements from recycled granulats for a parkour park in Seraing.
• InfrabelmajorOthersInfrabel, the Belgian railway infrastructure manager, collaborates with Tradecowall on recycling inert waste from railway deconstruction (ballast, sleepers). CEO Benoît Gilson visited Tradecowall in 2023. iTER solutions provides laboratory testing for granulat quality. Relationship is both commercial (waste disposal) and collaborative (R&D on recycled railway materials).
• iTER solutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationiTER solutions is an accredited laboratory that performs quality and environmental testing on Tradecowall's recycled granulats. They also participated in the Be WaPP Grand Nettoyage initiative alongside Tradecowall teams.
• CircubuildmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircubuild (Comité Chantiers x Services Circulaires) interviewed Tradecowall about the FibFreeCem project. Circubuild promotes circular economy in construction and awarded the Circubuild Award to REPLIC.
• Hanoi University of Civil EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership through the WalDeCoViet seminar series, where Vietnamese researchers learned about Walloon inert waste recycling practices. Also involved Université Laval (Québec).
• SIM (Société de l'Industrie Minérale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIM organizes the annual Marc Regnier Prize for innovation in recycling and valorization, and holds technical days at Tradecowall/Recymex sites. Tradecowall participates in SIM congresses (Bordeaux 2023, Marseille 2022) and Belgian delegations organized by GreenWin.
• FEREDECO asblcoreTechnology or IntegrationFEREDECO is the Walloon federation of recycled granulat producers. Tradecowall subsidiaries are members. FEREDECO provides technical guidance, organizes roadshow events, and collaborates on training (soil management, asbestos detection).
• Ecobuild BrusselsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEcobuild Brussels, a cluster of ~200 sustainable construction companies in Brussels, visited Recynam as part of a tour of circular construction actors in Wallonia.
• GreenWinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGreenWin organizes Belgian delegations to SIM congress events. Tradecowall participates in networking dinners and delegations organized by GreenWin for international events.
• NatagoramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatagora recognizes Sites of Major Biological Interest and collaborates with Tradecowall on biodiversity monitoring at rehabilitated sites (Grand-Manil). Natagora naturalists (Pascal Goset, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences) also conduct annual falcon ringing at the Fernelmont headquarters.
• SPAQUEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPAQUE (Société Publique d'Aide à la Qualité de l'Environnement) collaborates on the NWE-REGENERATIS project and is involved in old industrial site rehabilitation. David Lamy presented at the REGENERATIS mid-term event organized by SPAQUE.
• Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (IRSNB)minorOthersThe IRSNB, through Pascal Goset and Didier Vangeluwe, conducts annual biodiversity monitoring at Tradecowall sites, including falcon ringing at Fernelmont and eagle owl (Hibou grand-duc) chick ringing at recycling centers.
• IDEA - Coeur du HainautmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDEA (Agence de Développement Territorial) is a key local development agency partner, co-managing several reception sites (Feluy, Aubange) and involved in the Ghlin-Baudour industrial symbiosis project.
• Groupe Mitre (Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrupo Mitre, a leading Argentine demolition and earthworks company, visited Recynam to learn about Walloon inert waste recycling processes as part of a European tour to develop circular economy operations.
• Be WaPPminorOthersBe WaPP (Be Wapp) organizes the annual Grand Nettoyage clean-up event in Belgium. Tradecowall and its subsidiaries participate annually alongside iTER solutions, demonstrating environmental commitment.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services group with extensive hazardous and inert waste processing. Operates materials recovery facilities across Europe with similar regulatory-driven business models around traceability and circular economy compliance.
• CRH plc: Global building materials leader with vertically integrated aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and recycling operations in Europe. Comparable as a benchmark for vertical integration from recycled aggregates into finished concrete products.
• SUEZ: Global waste management and water services major with significant construction & demolition waste recycling capacity in Belgium and Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose C&D division competes for the same municipal and enterprise recycling contracts.
• Renewi: Listed European waste-to-product company with a dedicated construction and demolition waste division. Operates materials recovery facilities across multiple geographies, providing a benchmark for a scaled, publicly traded version of Tradecowall's MRF business.
• Heidelberg Materials: One of the world's largest building materials groups, with aggregates and ready-mix concrete operations across Europe. Comparable as the type of large incumbent Tradecowall's new concrete plant will compete against for downstream ready-mix share.

Others

• BHS-Sonthofen: German manufacturer of materials recovery and recycling machinery (screens, separators, recycling plants). Comparable as an enabling technology supplier whose equipment is used by Tradecowall's subsidiaries and similar MRF operators in inert waste recycling.
• Carmeuse: Belgium-based global lime and limestone producer that supplies the lime Tradecowall uses in its central stabilization products. An adjacent supplier-partner whose products are critical to Tradecowall's stabilized aggregate offerings.

Emerging players

• Knauf: Major construction materials manufacturer with growing involvement in circular economy and recycled-content building products. Adjacent player whose material specifications influence demand for certified recycled aggregates in wall and floor systems.

Direct peers

• RecyLiège: Belgian cooperative specializing in inert construction waste recycling and recycled aggregates in the Liège region. Directly comparable as a sister cooperative in Wallonia with similar product portfolio (washed sands, recycled aggregates) and similar cooperative governance model.

Regional players

• Bruil Groep: Dutch group active in concrete, aggregates, and demolition/recycling across the Benelux region. Comparable as a regional player with similar end-to-end construction materials and recycling capabilities, though operating primarily in the Netherlands rather than Belgium.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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