CERFO Centro Europeo de Reciclaje Fotovoltaico

What CERFO Centro Europeo de Reciclaje Fotovoltaico does

CERFO Centro Europeo de Reciclaje Fotovoltaico is a Spain-based (implied by the Spanish-language name) entity founded in 2022 operating in the photovoltaic (solar panel) recycling sector, as indicated by its name — "European Photovoltaic Recycling Center." With a headcount of 5 employees, it is a micro-cap early-stage operation. The underlying business model, specific technology stack, processing capacity, and customer segments cannot be determined from the available data: the company website (cerfo.net) is returning only a loading/verification page ("One moment, please...") and yielded no extractable substantive content across multiple extraction attempts.

No proprietary technology, product portfolio, pricing model, certifications, partnerships, funding history, management team, or operating geographies are documented in the input data. The company's revenue model, go-to-market motion, distribution channels, and marketing channels are all reported as not available due to the inaccessible website. There are no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent company, no investors, and no M&A or structural move history. The sole verified firmographic facts are: name, 2022 founding, 5 employees, and the domain cerfo.net.

The strategic context is the emerging European PV waste management market, driven by the EU WEEE Directive and the approaching first wave of end-of-life solar panels from installations made in the 2000s-2010s. However, CERFO's specific role in this value chain — whether it operates a physical recycling facility, provides collection/logistics services, brokers panel take-back, or holds producer responsibility organization (PRO) contracts — is not verifiable from the available evidence. This represents a significant information gap for any investment, partnership, or M&A diligence.

Name

CERFO Centro Europeo de Reciclaje Fotovoltaico

Website

https://cerfo.net

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CERFO Centro Europeo de Reciclaje Fotovoltaico is a Spain-headquartered micro-entity founded in 2022 with 5 employees, positioned in the European photovoltaic solar panel recycling sector. Specific operations, technology, customers, and revenue model are unverifiable due to an inaccessible website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photovoltaic Recycling Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAMALAA

PV Module & Panel Recycling (Glass, Silicon, Metals Recovery)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/End-of-Life, Recycling & Decommissioning (Panels, Blades, Batteries)

SECONDARYEUAIAIAL

PV & Energy Device Recycling (Solar Panels, Inverters, Power Electronics)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/E-waste & Battery Recycling

SECONDARYEUAMALAK

Circularity, Refurbishment & Resale (Used Modules/Turbines/Components)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/End-of-Life, Recycling & Decommissioning (Panels, Blades, Batteries)

Keywords

• Photovoltaic recycling
• Solar panel recycling
• PV module recovery
• Circular economy services
• Electronic waste processing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Core offering

Based on its corporate name, CERFO provides recycling services for end-of-life photovoltaic (solar) panels and related components, operating as a European center dedicated to PV recycling. The company sells recycling/waste-management services rather than finished goods, targeting the European solar industry's end-of-life stream. No further specifics on service scope, throughput, or processes are evidenced because the company website is behind a loading/verification page.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: Major European recycling and environmental services group with broad hazardous-waste and electronics collection capabilities. Relevant competitor for municipal and utility PV take-back contracts across Europe.
• Fortum: Nordic energy and circular-economy group with a waste-to-materials business serving electronics and energy equipment, including solar-related recycling streams. Overlaps with CERFO in regulated European waste handling.
• Veolia: Global waste management incumbent with established hazardous-waste and electronics recycling capabilities, including PV-specific collection and processing services in Europe. Competes for the same utility and municipal contracts from a much broader platform.
• First Solar: Vertically integrated thin-film PV manufacturer operating a closed-loop module recycling and re-manufacturing program. Comparable as a participant in PV end-of-life recovery, but at much larger scale and as part of a module manufacturing platform.

Direct peers

• ReNew ELP: UK-headquartered PV recycling venture using chemical processing to recover high-value materials from solar panels. Directly comparable in process ambition and target feedstock, with overlapping European customer pipeline.
• SolarCycle: US-based PV panel recycling company with serial fundraising and utility partnerships. Comparable business model and technology focus on module take-back and materials recovery, even though US-domiciled.
• ROSI Solar: France-based specialist in high-purity recovery of silver, silicon, and other materials from end-of-life PV modules. Most direct comparable to CERFO in target activity (PV panel recycling), customer base (solar asset owners, EPCs), and European regulatory context.
• Rinovasol: German PV module recycling startup focused on mechanical and chemical recovery of silicon and metals. Comparable as a European, early-stage specialist targeting the same end-of-life PV feedstock.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-europeo-reciclaje-fotovoltaico

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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