Purum

What Purum does

Purum s.r.o., established December 13, 1994 (originally as NOVA Petrol III. — Luňák, spol. s r.o.) and headquartered at Národní 961/25 in Prague with central operations in Mníšek pod Brdy, is a Czech private limited company providing integrated waste management services. The company operates 30 facilities across the Czech Republic and Slovakia, supported by approximately 200 professionals and one of the largest specialized ADR-certified vehicle fleets in the Czech Republic, organized through seven regional divisions. Purum is the only company in the Czech Republic recycling technical gases, pressure vessels, and waste mercury at 99.9995% purity, and runs a state-of-the-art PET recycling line producing regrind, regranulate, and PET flakes from municipal and industrial waste streams.

The service portfolio spans nine integrated lines: waste collection, removal and purchase; comprehensive waste management outsourcing (including legislative and administrative support); secondary raw materials and circular economy services (plastics, paper at 95% recovery, glass, metals); water services (sewer and wastewater treatment plant design, build, operation, cleaning, and inspection); certified medical waste decontamination followed by energy recovery; liquid hazardous waste removal via neutralization, demulsification and solidification; thermal energy recovery and alternative fuel production; national and international ADR-compliant transport of liquid chemicals and waste via the Purum ADR-TRANS division; and environmental consulting and training (waste management, water law, chemical handling, ADR, SEPNO reporting).

Commercially, Purum runs a sales-led, enterprise field-sales GTM with dedicated regional sales representatives, quote-based B2B pricing, and managed-services contracts that bundle containers, pickups, logistics, treatment, and regulatory administration. Customers span industrial enterprises (including Škoda Auto, Panasonic, ITW Pronovia), Czech municipalities, healthcare providers (faculty hospitals and nursing homes), water utilities, and chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, food, railway/road transport, and iron processing companies. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, joined the PURUM GROUP consortium in 2007, and operates the Slovakia subsidiary Purum SK s.r.o. acquired in 2005.

Name

Purum

Legal name

Purum s.r.o.

Website

https://purum.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Purum s.r.o. is a Czech waste management company providing collection, recycling, energy recovery, hazardous liquid treatment, medical waste decontamination, ADR-certified chemical transport, and environmental consulting to industrial enterprises, municipalities, healthcare, and water utilities across the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL), Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Hazardous waste management
• Plastic recycling services
• Medical waste disposal
• Energy recovery waste
• ADR chemical transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Mnisek Pod Brdy

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection, Removal and Purchase Services: Collection, removal and purchase of all waste types including hazardous waste using company's own fleet of specialized ADR vehicles. Services provided throughout Czech Republic and Slovakia.
2. Comprehensive Waste Management Outsourcing: Full outsourcing of waste management including legislative activities, administration, and consultation. Provides collection containers, regular pickups, and dedicated contact person for all operational activities.
3. Secondary Raw Materials and Circular Economy: Processing of plastics, paper, glass, metals and non-ferrous metals into secondary raw materials for resale to processing industry. Includes 95% recovery ratio for paper.
4. Environmental Consulting and Training: Consultations, training on waste management, water law, chemical handling, ADR and cross-border waste shipment, SEPNO reporting. Preparation of annual reports and statistical reports.
5. Transport of Waste and Chemicals (ADR-TRANS Division): National and international transport of liquid chemicals and waste pursuant to ADR standard across Europe. Just-In-Time logistics services including waste removal from production facilities.
6. Specialized Waste Processing: Technical gases, pressure vessels, and mercury recycling (99.9995% purity) - unique service as the only company in Czech Republic providing these capabilities

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Purum s.r.o. provides comprehensive waste management solutions including the collection, removal, and purchase of all waste types (including hazardous waste), recycling into secondary raw materials (plastics, paper, glass, metals), medical waste decontamination and energy recovery, liquid hazardous waste processing via neutralization, demulsification, and solidification, energy recovery and waste incineration, ADR-compliant chemical and waste transport, water services (sewer cleaning, wastewater treatment), and environmental consulting. The firm operates 30 facilities across the Czech Republic and Slovakia, employing 200+ professionals, and offers full outsourcing of waste management including legislative and administrative activities.

Product overview

Purum provides a comprehensive suite of integrated waste management services operating as a unified platform with specialized divisions. The core offerings include waste collection, removal, and purchase; comprehensive waste management outsourcing; secondary raw materials and circular economy solutions (recycling of plastics, paper, glass, metals); water services; medical waste management; liquid hazardous waste removal; energy recovery and waste incineration; transport of waste and chemicals (via Purum ADR-TRANS division); and environmental consulting. The company operates 30 facilities throughout Czech Republic and Slovakia, processing materials into secondary raw materials, alternative fuels, and energy. Services are designed to work together under one roof, with the Purum ADR-TRANS division handling chemical delivery and waste transport, neutralization facilities treating hazardous liquids, and recycling centers processing plastics into PET flakes, regrind, and regranulate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Purum ADR-TRANS: Division providing national and international transport of liquid chemicals and waste pursuant to ADR standard

Products and services

• Collection, Removal and Purchase of Waste Collection, removal, and purchase of all types of waste including hazardous waste using Purum's own technology and on-site experts, serving customers throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• Comprehensive Waste Management Full outsourcing of waste management including legislative and administrative activities, container provision, collection logistics, and waste treatment in Purum facilities for industrial companies, municipalities, healthcare, and water services.
• Secondary Raw Materials and Circular Economy Effective recycling of plastics, paper, glass, metals, and non-ferrous metals into secondary raw materials for reuse in accordance with circular economy principles, including a 95% recovery ratio for paper.
• Water Services Sewerage cleaning, grease trap cleaning, oil separator cleaning, pipeline revision using TV cameras, design and construction of sewage systems, and wastewater treatment plant design, build, and operation.
• Medical Waste Management Complete waste management for hospitals and medical facilities including collection, transport, certified decontamination (after which waste is no longer considered hazardous), and energy recovery of medical waste.
• Removal of Liquid Hazardous Waste Processing of liquid waste through neutralization, demulsification, and solidification methods, including disposal of hazardous waste and treatment of chemical containers, with removal of heavy metals, acidic and alkaline waste, chemically polluted wastewater, and oil-containing waste and sludges.
• Energy Recovery and Waste Incineration Energy recovery from hazardous waste producing technical steam and electricity as alternative energy sources, including production of refused derived fuels qualifying as equivalent substitute for non-renewable sources.
• Transport of Waste and Chemicals (Purum ADR-TRANS) National and international transport of liquid chemicals and waste under ADR standard through the Purum ADR-TRANS division, including logistics, just-in-time services, and export authorizations across Europe.
• Environmental Consulting Environmental consulting including waste management training, water law training, chemical handling training, ADR training, SEPNO reporting, and preparation of annual reports and statistical reports for companies and municipalities.
• PET Flakes, Regrind, and Regranulate High-quality recycled plastic materials produced from municipal and industrial waste plastics including foils, ABS, HDPE, PC/ABS, PC, PE, PET, PMMA, PP, PS, and PVC through Purum's advanced recycling technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Paper waste recovery ratio of 95%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ČAOH (Czech Association of Waste Management)minorOthersIndustry association membership for Czech waste management companies. Provides networking and industry representation.
• STEOminorOthersIndustry association membership for technical services companies.
• TSČR (Technical Services of Czech Republic)minorOthersIndustry association membership for technical services providers.
• Nadace Ivana Dejmala pro ochranu přírody (Ivan Dejmal Foundation for Nature Conservation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partnership supporting biodiversity for long-term, natural and healthy existence of Czech forests. Part of Purum's environmental responsibility initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery (now part of Veolia): Global environmental services major with CEE presence; comparable to Purum as a broad-based waste and recycling incumbent, though operating at much larger scale and across many more geographies.
• Stericycle: Global specialist in medical waste collection and regulated waste services; comparable to Purum specifically for its hospital and healthcare waste management line of business.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider with growing international operations; comparable to Purum on integrated collection, recycling and disposal model serving industrial and municipal customers.
• Veolia Environnement: French-headquartered environmental services group active across waste, water and energy; competes with Purum in CEE industrial and municipal waste contracts and is currently integrating SUEZ's recycling operations.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, treatment and disposal; comparable to Purum on the hazardous waste and liquid neutralization/demulsification services it provides to industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Renewi: European recycler with strong waste-to-product and energy-from-waste operations; comparable to Purum on the circular economy and RDF/energy recovery value chain, although operating at a much larger geographic footprint.

Regional players

• SAKO Brno: Municipal waste management company serving the Brno area in Czech Republic; relevant regional peer to Purum on municipal solid waste and energy recovery services.

Direct peers

• Marius Pedersen: Czech and Slovak waste management company offering collection, recycling, hazardous waste handling and disposal — closely comparable to Purum on geography, services and customer base in industrial and municipal segments.
• AVE CZ (FCC Environment CEE): One of the largest waste management operators in the Czech Republic, part of FCC Environment CEE; directly comparable to Purum in municipal and commercial waste collection, recycling and disposal services across Czech regions.
• EcoBat: European specialist in battery and mercury recycling; comparable to Purum on the niche mercury recycling capability where Purum claims sole Czech Republic coverage at 99.9995% purity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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