Biocompost

What Biocompost does

Biocompost is a privately held Swedish industrial technology company headquartered in Sundsvall that designs, sells, and commissions in-vessel rotating drum composting systems for the European market. Its core product is a PLC-controlled bioreactor that converts organic waste into hygienized, nutrient-rich soil amendments in 3–7 days (versus roughly five months in conventional windrow composting), offered in seven sizes with daily throughput from 9 m³ to 30 m³. The underlying technology is licensed from the Canadian firm Xact Systems, which developed it and has deployed units in North and South America for over 20 years; Biocompost holds the exclusive European commercialization rights and counts the Xact Systems president on its advisory board.

The company sells turnkey solutions to municipalities, dedicated composting plants, agricultural operations (including horse stables and farms), and the food industry (restaurants, grocers, food processors, meat/poultry/fish). Each engagement typically begins with a feasibility study (including lab analysis of carbon, nitrogen, moisture, and nutrient content), proceeds through recipe optimization, and concludes with on-site implementation and commissioning. A supporting accessory line covers mixers, grinders, and infeed/outfeed conveyors, and the firm also runs periodic two-day industrial composting training courses in Sundsvall (delivered in Swedish and English).

Biocompost operates with a small team of six and generates revenue primarily through one-time equipment sales priced per unit by size and configuration, complemented by minor professional services revenue from training. Distribution is direct B2B enterprise sales, supported by partnerships with European industry bodies such as Fibl, Compost Network, Zero Waste France, the Soil Association, and SLU. No external institutional funding or M&A activity is disclosed, and ownership appears to remain with the founder (Eric Tjernberg) and management.

Name

Biocompost

Legal name

Biocompost

Website

https://biocompost.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Biocompost is a Swedish industrial technology company that sells and commissions in-vessel rotating drum composting bioreactors under an exclusive European license from Canada's Xact Systems, serving municipalities, composting plants, farms, and food industry customers with turnkey installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sundsvall

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bioreactor/Composting Equipment Sales: Sale of automated smart composting systems (bioreactors/composting drums) in seven different sizes. Turnkey solutions provided including pilot studies, laboratory analysis, optimization, and implementation support.
2. Industrial Composting Training Courses: 2-day educational courses on composting fundamentals and industrial applications. Held in Sundsvall, covers theoretical background, scaling challenges, recipe management, and compost evaluation. Conducted in both Swedish and English.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Biocompost manufactures and sells in-vessel rotating drum bioreactors (composting systems) in seven size models with daily capacities from 9 m3 to 30 m3, sold as turnkey solutions that convert solid organic waste into hygienized, nutrient-rich compost in 3–7 days. The company complements the hardware with bundled services — pilot/feasibility studies, laboratory analysis, recipe optimization, on-site commissioning — and a two-day industrial composting training course for professionals.

Product overview

Biocompost provides turnkey solutions for upcycling organic waste into resources through its Biocompost Bioreactor (composting drum system). The core product is a rotating drum in-vessel composting system manufactured in seven models (BC-1 through BC-7) with capacities ranging from 9 m3 to 30 m3 per day. The bioreactor is complemented by an accessories line (mixers, grinders, conveyors) and supported by a four-stage service offering: Pilot Study, Laboratory Analysis, Optimisation, and Implementation/Commissioning. The company also offers an Industrial Composting Course for training and conducts project-specific feasibility studies. All products and services are designed to transform bio-waste into hygienised, nutrient-rich soil improvement products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biocompost Bioreactor (Rotating Drum Composting System) An in-vessel rotating drum composting system that processes solid organic waste into nutrient-rich humus in 3–7 days through automated aeration, continuous rotation (10 revolutions per hour), PLC-controlled temperature monitoring, and negative ventilation for odor control. Available in seven sizes from 9 m3 to 30 m3 per day for municipalities, composting plants, agricultural operations, and food-industry customers.
• Bioreactor Accessories (Mixers, Grinders, Conveyors) Supporting equipment line for the Biocompost bioreactor, including mixers for blending, grinders for particle-size reduction, infeed and outfeed screw conveyors, and a distribution conveyor with automatic spreader outfeed. Sold as complementary hardware to complete the composting line.
• Pilot Study / Feasibility Study Service Feasibility assessment service to study specific composting conditions and raw-material characteristics (carbon, nitrogen, moisture, nutrient content) before deploying a full-scale bioreactor. Targeted at prospective municipal, agricultural, food-industry, and composting-plant customers evaluating capital investment.
• Laboratory Analysis Service Raw-material analysis to develop customized recipes for optimal composting results, including financial and commercial calculations regarding compostability. Supports customers in defining the right inputs and expected outputs for their bioreactor.
• Recipe Optimisation Service Testing and evaluation of alternative recipes and mixtures to develop optimal end products through recipe and mixture adjustments before and during full-scale processing.
• Implementation and Commissioning Service On-site commissioning support to ensure the bioreactor achieves desired results, with further optimisation once the full-size composting drum is in operation.
• Industrial Composting Course Two-day paid training course covering composting fundamentals and industrial applications, including theoretical background, scale-up challenges, recipe handling, and compost evaluation. The November 2022 edition added a hands-on component with Solvita tests, density, and moisture-content analysis. Held in Sundsvall with parts delivered in English; aimed at practitioners and theoreticians working with or studying composting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Process time reduced from 5 months to 5 days (96% faster)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ålands TrädgårdshallminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2021Agricultural cooperative in Åland Islands conducting a feasibility study with Biocompost to evaluate composting of onion residues into nutrient-rich compost for return to onion growers. Quote from CEO Tord Sarling expressing interest in converting waste to hygienic soil that can be returned to fields.
• Xact Systems Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationCanadian company that developed the original composting machinery technology. Biocompost collaborates with Xact Systems as the exclusive European partner for the rotating drum bioreactor technology. Glenn McConkey serves as President of Xact Systems Inc. and is on Biocompost's advisory board. Technology has been used in North and South America for over 20 years.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Komptech GmbH: Austrian-based manufacturer of waste-processing and composting machinery (shredders, turners, screening equipment). Operates more broadly across mechanical waste treatment but is a regular competitor for industrial composting equipment bids.
• Vermeer Corporation: US-headquartered industrial and agricultural equipment manufacturer with a composting equipment line (windrow turners, horizontal grinders). Competes in the broader organics-processing equipment category, primarily in North America.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group operating composting and anaerobic-digestion facilities across Europe. Competes for municipal organics-treatment contracts at the integrated service-provider level rather than the equipment-only level.
• Terex Ecotec: Division of Terex Corporation providing shredders, screening, and organics-processing equipment for the waste and composting industries. Broader portfolio competitor for industrial composting equipment buyers.

Direct peers

• Eggersmann Group (BACKHUS): German manufacturer of composting and recycling equipment including windrow turners and in-vessel systems under the BACKHUS brand. Competes in the same organics-treatment equipment category for municipal and agricultural customers.
• KOMPOFERM GmbH: German manufacturer of in-vessel container composting systems for organic waste and biowaste. Directly comparable product category (enclosed in-vessel composting) serving municipalities and waste-treatment plants across Europe.
• Xact Systems Inc. Canadian developer and operator of the rotating-drum in-vessel composting bioreactor that Biocompost distributes in Europe. Closest comparable on underlying technology and product category; also a strategic partner via Glenn McConkey's advisory role.
• Compost Systems GmbH: Austrian provider of composting facility design, equipment, and turnkey systems, including in-vessel and tunnel composting solutions. Directly competes for European municipal and industrial composting projects.

Emerging players

• DyParr Bio-systems: Provider of in-vessel composting and organic waste treatment systems. Smaller and earlier-stage but operates in the same enclosed-composting equipment category for municipal and agricultural customers.

Regional players

• Ragn-Sells AB: Large Swedish waste-management and recycling company that operates composting facilities and offers integrated collection-to-treatment organics services. Comparable on customer base (Swedish municipalities) and serves as a potential buyer or competitor in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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