EMP Recycling

What EMP Recycling does

EMP Recycling (UAB EMP Recycling) is a Lithuanian waste recycling and secondary raw-materials recovery company headquartered in Avižieniai, Vilnius region. Founded in 1999 originally as 'Elektroninių mašinų prekyba' for cable recycling, it has since 2015 operated as a subsidiary of Elemental Holding Group, a global urban-mining platform present in 15 countries across Europe, Asia, and North America.

The company runs four core recycling lines: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), spent automotive catalysts (SAC) and DPF filters, printed circuit boards (PCB), and non-ferrous metals, supported by an ICP-OES laboratory for precious-metal analysis, a unique Baltic-only refrigerator and compressor recycling line, ball-mill catalyst processing, and shredding, sorting, and copper-granulation (99% purity) infrastructure. Annual processing capacity is approximately 26,000 tons of waste, recovering on the order of 994 tons of copper and 2,271 tons of aluminum per year, with the refrigerator line handling around 520 units per day.

EMP serves both individual residents (free Atliekų Taksi pickup and nine collection points across Lithuania's major cities) and businesses (waste management contracts with GPAIS documentation and waste declarations). Revenue is generated through purchase and resale of secondary raw materials to smelters worldwide, fee-based commercial collection and documentation services, and laboratory-based chemical analysis. The company holds ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications, WEEELABEX treatment and collection certifications across multiple electronics streams, an IPPC facility permit, and a Hazardous Waste Licence. The only named historical enterprise client is Lietuvos telekomas; no current revenue or headcount growth figures are publicly disclosed, though the company reports approximately 25 employees.

Name

EMP Recycling

Legal name

UAB EMP Recycling

Website

https://emp.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMP Recycling is a Lithuanian electronics, catalyst, PCB, and non-ferrous metal recycler operating as a subsidiary of Elemental Holding Group. It serves Lithuanian residents via free pickup and nine collection points and businesses via waste-management contracts, processing approximately 26,000 tons of waste annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Waste Recycling

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-Waste & Electronics Metal Recovery (ITAD, Circuit Boards, Precious Metal Recovery) (IMAKAMAG), Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF), Radiator, Cable & Wire Recycling (Copper/Aluminum Wire Chopping, Insulated Cable) (IMAKAMAJ), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Electronic waste recycling
• WEEE recycling services
• Catalyst recycling
• Non-ferrous metal recovery
• Scrap metal collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius region

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Material Sales: Purchase of electronic and metal waste from suppliers, processing to extract secondary raw materials (copper, brass, aluminum, precious metals from catalysts and PCBs), then selling to smelting facilities worldwide.
2. Waste Collection Services: Free collection from residents; services to businesses include waste collection, documentation (GPAIS), and waste declaration for a fee based on waste type and weight.
3. Chemical Analysis Services: Laboratory services for chemical analysis of precious metals in catalytic converters and printed circuit boards using ICP-OES method.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EMP Recycling collects, purchases, and processes electronic and metal waste at its main plant in the Vilnius region, operating four core recycling lines: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), spent automotive catalysts (SAC), printed circuit boards (PCB), and non-ferrous metals. The company recovers secondary raw materials including 99%-purity copper granules, aluminum, and precious metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, silver) for resale to global smelting facilities, while serving both individual consumers via 9 Lithuanian collection points and a free Waste Taxi pickup service, and businesses via formal waste management contracts with GPAIS documentation.

Product overview

EMP Recycling operates a unified recycling and waste management platform organized around four core recycling lines — WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment), SAC (spent automotive catalyst), PCB (printed circuit board), and non-ferrous metal recycling — supported by auxiliary services including free Waste Taxi collection (Atliekų Taksi), laboratory-based chemical analysis of precious metals via ICP-OES, and waste destruction. The company also runs a reuse platform (parduodunaudota.lt). All waste streams are processed at the company's main plant in Vilnius and distributed through 9 collection points across Lithuania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atliekų Taksi: Free waste collection service that picks up electronics, household appliances, and metal waste from all major Lithuanian cities

Products and services

• WEEE Recycling Collection, dismantling, shredding, and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) including large and small household appliances, IT equipment, and other electronics. Largest electronics recycling service in the Baltic States, among TOP 10 in Europe with WEEELABEX certification, and the only Baltic service that recycles refrigerators and refrigerator compressors.
• SAC (Spent Automotive Catalyst) Recycling Purchase and recycling of spent automobile catalytic converters and diesel particulate filter (DPF) filters. Catalysts and DPF filters are shredded using ball mills and precious metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium) are extracted for reuse. Includes chemical analysis of metals via ICP-OES method.
• PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Recycling Purchase and recycling of various types of printed circuit boards. Boards are sorted, shredded, processed at the plant, and sent to smelting facilities worldwide for extraction of secondary raw materials including gold, silver, copper, and palladium.
• Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling Purchase, collection, and processing of non-ferrous and ferrous metal scrap. The plant has shredding and sorting lines, cable and wire recycling facilities, and non-ferrous metal presses. After processing, copper granules with 99% purity are produced and sent to smelting facilities worldwide.
• Atliekų Taksi (Waste Taxi) Free Collection Service Free collection service for electronics, household appliances, and metal waste from all major Lithuanian cities. Residents register via the 1806 phone number or online form; EMP Recycling drivers collect and transport waste for recycling.
• Chemical Analysis of Precious Metals (ICP-OES) Laboratory service using ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy) to determine the exact content of precious metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, silver, copper) in catalytic converters, printed circuit boards, and similar materials.
• Waste Destruction Service Destruction service for waste materials, including customs-supervised destruction of goods for businesses requiring certified disposal with chain-of-custody.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26,000 tons of waste recycled per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Elemental Holding Group (sister companies): Parent group's other portfolio companies (e.g., in Turkey, UAE, North America) operate comparable WEEE and precious-metal recovery lines. They are not direct Baltic competitors but share EMP's processing playbook and off-take channels.
• Renewi: Netherlands-based waste and recycling company operating materials recovery facilities and hazardous-waste collection across Western Europe. Comparable WEEE/recyclables processing model and customer segments.
• Stena Recycling: Sweden-based recycler with a multi-country collection network and WEEE/non-ferrous metal processing. Comparable business model and regulatory regime (EU WEEE/WEEELABEX), serving similar generator and producer-responsibility customer segments.
• Kuusakoski: Finnish metal and electronics recycler operating a similar WEEE + non-ferrous metal processing model. Closest geographic and operational comparable to EMP, with comparable upstream collection footprint and downstream smelter off-take.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling business. Comparable on the WEEE side of EMP's business, particularly IT equipment, PCBs and precious-metal-bearing scrap.

Broad incumbents

• Umicore: Belgian materials technology and recycling group with a major precious-metals refining business that processes spent automotive catalysts and electronic scrap. Operates an analogous SAC/precious-metal value chain at greater scale and vertical depth.
• Boliden: Swedish metals and mining group with significant secondary smelting and recycling of non-ferrous metals from electronic scrap. Comparable in its non-ferrous recovery economics and Nordic customer base.
• DOWA Holdings: Japanese environmental management and recycling company with significant e-waste and precious-metal recovery operations. Comparable end-to-end WEEE-to-precious-metals value chain.
• Aurubis: German copper producer with integrated recycling operations that process complex WEEE and copper-bearing scrap into refined copper products. Highly comparable downstream copper off-take and refining economics.

Emerging players

• MBA Polymers: US-based specialist recycler focused on recovering engineering plastics from WEEE streams. Comparable only at the WEEE processing layer; less overlap on metals and precious-metal recovery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/emp.lt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emp-recycling
• Instagraminstagram.com/emp_recycling

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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