B+T Group

What B+T Group does

B+T Group is a vertically integrated German environmental services company, founded in 1854 as a family-run transportation business and now in its seventh generation. The group operates ten sites across Germany and France, employing more than 300 people, and is structured around five business lines — disposal, waste treatment, energy contracting, logistics, and engineering — delivered through eight wholly-owned subsidiaries (Umweltdienste Bohn, B+T Umwelt, B+T Biopower, B+T Brennstoff, B+T Cineris, B+T Deuna, B+T Energie, B+T Energie France, B+T Environnement) and three joint ventures (Albbrennstoff, B+M Recycling, B+S Recyclage). Since February 2025, 90% of the group has been owned by infrastructure investor Igneo Infrastructure Partners, with the Bohn family retaining 10%.

The core technology is a mechanical-to-thermal value chain: packaging, commercial, industrial, and municipal waste is sorted and processed into refuse-derived fuels (RDF/EBS) using the proprietary 'Dreier-Heizwert-Splitt' (triple calorific value split) method, then combusted in dedicated combined heat and power plants — most notably the Witzenhausen CHP (on the DS Smith Paper mill site, ~350,000 t/yr, 5M+ t cumulative) and EPCC Chalampé in France (~200,000 t/yr, supplying steam to Alsachimie). The group's own logistics fleet — walking floor trucks, container trucks, bulk tippers, push-off trailers, silo vehicles — handles inbound feedstock and outbound fuel/ash logistics, while B+T Cineris disposes of combustion residues.

The business model is contract-based industrial and municipal services: long-term disposal and energy-supply contracts with paper, cement, and chemical majors (DS Smith, Norske Skog, Alsachimie, Deuna Zement, Schwenk Zement), municipal waste-disposal agreements serving 2M+ people across 13 districts, and per-tonne RDF marketing in Germany and other European countries through B+T Brennstoff. Pricing is quote-based and individually contracted; revenue derives from a mix of disposal fees, energy-supply tariffs under contracting arrangements, and RDF transaction fees. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with dedicated sales teams per service line, supplemented by participation in trade events such as IFAT.

Name

B+T Group

Legal name

Umweltdienste Bohn GmbH

Website

https://bt-umwelt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

B+T Group is a German integrated environmental services company, founded in 1854, operating 10 sites in Germany and France with 300+ employees. It collects, sorts, and processes commercial and industrial waste into refuse-derived fuels and supplies long-term contracted energy (steam, electricity) to paper, cement, and chemical majors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

C&D Waste-to-Energy & Alternative Fuels (RDF/SRF from C&D) (EUAIAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Transfer Stations & Consolidation (BPALAJAB), C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Waste-to-energy operations
• Refuse-derived fuel production
• Industrial energy contracting
• Environmental logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alsfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Disposal Services: Disposal services for paper industry residues, commercial waste, and municipal waste. Services are provided 24/7, 365 days per year with guaranteed disposal security and quality.
2. Waste Treatment and Processing: Mechanical processing of waste into refuse-derived fuels (EBS) with guaranteed quality for cement industry, brick industry, and power plants.
3. Energy Contracting: Energy supply for industrial clients through own power plants. B+T plans, finances, builds and operates energy generation plants, providing long-term stable energy supply based on alternative fuels from waste.
4. Logistics Services: Own fleet of vehicles including walking floor trucks, container trucks, bulk tippers, heavy-duty push-off trailers, and silo vehicles for waste transportation.
5. Refuse-Derived Fuel Marketing: Marketing of substitute fuels from waste processing in Germany and European countries through B+T Brennstoff GmbH.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

B+T Group provides integrated environmental services to industrial, municipal, and commercial clients, covering the full chain from waste collection and disposal through mechanical processing into refuse-derived fuels (RDF/EBS) to long-term energy supply from owned combined heat and power plants. The company operates its own processing facilities, the Witzenhausen CHP plant and the EPCC plant in Chalampé, France, and an own specialised logistics fleet, monetising services through contracted waste management fees and energy offtake agreements that replace fossil-fuel consumption for industrial off-takers.

Product overview

B+T Group is an integrated environmental services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of waste management, waste processing, energy recovery, logistics, and engineering services. The company operates through multiple subsidiaries and joint ventures: Umweltdienste Bohn GmbH handles core disposal and waste processing operations; B+T Energie GmbH operates the Witzenhausen RDF power plant; B+T Energie France SAS manages the Energy Production Centre Chalampé (EPCC); B+T Brennstoff GmbH markets RDF products; B+T Biopower GmbH handles biogas energy recovery; B+T Cineris GmbH manages ash and mineral disposal; B+T Deuna GmbH and Albbrennstoff GmbH produce RDF for cement industry clients; B+M Recycling GmbH and B+S Recyclage SAS handle construction waste recycling in Germany and France respectively. The group transforms non-recyclable waste into high-quality substitute fuels and generates energy for industrial clients, municipalities, and paper mills through modern sorting, processing, and incineration facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disposal (Entsorgung) Disposal services for paper industry residues, commercial waste and municipal waste, with comprehensive waste management concepts and 24/7, 365-days-per-year guaranteed disposal security for industrial, municipal and commercial clients.
• Waste Treatment (Abfallaufbereitung) – Mechanical Production of Refuse-Derived Fuels (EBS/RDF) Mechanical processing of packaging, commercial, industrial and municipal waste into refuse-derived fuels (EBS/RDF) following the triple heating value split (Dreier-Heizwert-Splitt) principle, supplying cement industry, brick industry and power plant customers with quality-secured substitute fuels.
• Energy Contracting Long-term energy supply services for industrial clients based on alternative raw materials and refuse-derived fuels, replacing fossil fuels (gas, coal) through energy recovery from waste; B+T plans, finances, builds and operates energy generation plants for customers.
• Logistics Specialised waste logistics services using B+T's own fleet of vehicles including walking-floor trucks, container trucks, bulk tippers, heavy-duty push-off trailers and silo vehicles, providing direct collection and delivery service for industrial, municipal and commercial waste streams.
• Engineering In-house engineering and project planning for thermal waste disposal and energy recovery plants, including feasibility studies, process evaluations, technical concepts, energy and operating analyses, plant optimisation studies and complete project management from initial concept through to commissioning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 million tonnes of RDF processed in 15 years at Witzenhausen plant
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kronospan Services AGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2024Kronospan Services AG (worldwide leading wood-based materials manufacturer) purchased B+T Horn Energie GmbH effective January 2025. Synergies from combining Horn power plant with Kronospan's existing green energy production at Sandebeck.
• Steinbeis HoldingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Steinbeis Holding acquired B+T Group's shares in B+S Papenburg Energie GmbH and EBS Concept GmbH. B+S Papenburg Energie renamed to Steinbeis Energie Papenburg GmbH. Companies continue established cooperation.
• Citraval (Schroll Groupe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2024Joint project with Citraval for Norske Skog waste valorisation contract. Citraval, part of Schroll Groupe based in Chavelot, processes paper production waste in partnership with B+T Environnement.
• Norske SkogcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorB+T Environnement awarded contract to valorise waste from Norske Skog's new 'BOX' cardboard production facility in Golbey, France. Partnership with Citraval processes approximately 50,000 tonnes of production waste annually.
• ELM-RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Albbrennstoff GmbH. Together with Umweltdienste Bohn, ELM-Recycling operates substitute fuel production at Schwenk Zement site in Allmendingen.
• Meinhardt StädtereinigungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in B+M Recycling GmbH. Partnership operates modern construction waste processing plant in Frankfurt, producing secondary raw materials and substitute fuels.
• Recostra (Schroll Groupe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in B+S Recyclage SAS. Partnership sorts residue to produce residue-derived fuel in France at locations in Brunstatt-Didenheim and Pfastatt.
• ALSACHIMIE (BASF/Domo Chemicals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPCC supplies base load steam to Alsachimie's industrial site at Chalampé, France. Substitute fuels from EPCC replace natural gas consumption at the chemical plant.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Remondis SE & Co. KG: Major German waste management group with extensive collection, sorting, recycling, and energy recovery operations; directly comparable in commercial/industrial/municipal waste collection and downstream processing to RDF.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): European environmental services provider covering waste collection, sorting, recycling, and energy recovery; competes with B+T in integrated waste-to-material and waste-to-fuel value chains.
• MVV Energie AG: German energy company operating waste-to-energy CHP plants and district heating; directly comparable in RDF/EBS-fired power generation serving industrial and municipal offtakers in Germany, similar regulatory and customer profile to B+T Group.
• EEW Energy from Waste GmbH: One of Europe's largest operators of waste-to-energy incineration plants; competes with B+T in thermal utilization of waste-derived fuels, especially for industrial steam and baseload power customers.
• Schroll Groupe (Citraval/Recostra): French waste management group already partnered with B+T via joint ventures (Citraval for Norske Skog, Recostra in B+S Recyclage); competes in industrial waste valorisation and RDF production in France.

Emerging players

• SARIA Group: European player in rendering and organic/industrial residue valorization with growing renewable energy and alternative fuel activities; comparable in converting industrial residues into usable energy products.

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Germany: Global environmental services major with broad German/French waste management and energy recovery footprint; broader portfolio than B+T but overlapping in RDF production, industrial waste services, and energy-from-waste.
• Veolia Environnement: Global waste management and energy services conglomerate; overlaps with B+T in waste processing, RDF/solid recovered fuel production, and industrial energy supply, though Veolia serves many more geographies and end-markets.

Others

• Kronospan Services AG: Wood-based materials manufacturer that just acquired B+T Horn Energie; represents the customer/buyer side of B+T's value chain and an emerging player in wood-panels-based green energy generation relevant to B+T's portfolio.
• Thyssen's INRED (alternative fuels): Industrial-side operator of alternative fuel/substitute fuel solutions for cement and industrial customers; adjacent rather than directly competitive, but competes for the same industrial offtakers B+T serves in cement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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