ACCN (Ash Cleaning Company Netherlands)

What ACCN (Ash Cleaning Company Netherlands) does

ACCN (Ash Cleaning Company Netherlands), operating under the Blue Phoenix brand, is a circular construction resources platform headquartered in Rotterdam that converts residual waste streams into secondary raw materials and energy across seven operating regions — the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. The company operates three integrated business lines: Waste Treatment, Secondary Materials, and Energy Recovered, processing incinerator bottom ash (IBA), construction and demolition waste, surplus soil, tar-containing asphalt, and roofing felt into quality-assured recycled aggregates and recovered ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Its processing technology includes sub-two-millimeter metal fragment recovery, enabling capture of fine-grained ferrous and non-ferrous content that conventional separation misses. Output materials are validated for use in road construction, earthworks, landfill construction, and concrete and asphalt production. The Energy Recovered business line converts residual waste streams into electricity and district heating via thermal treatment plants, each scaled to supply district heating to approximately 100,000 inhabitants.

Revenue is generated through three channels: waste treatment service contracts with municipalities and industrial waste generators, sales of secondary materials to construction firms and building materials producers (including a formalized recycled-sand partnership with Saint-Gobain Weber), and energy sales through electricity off-take and district heating supply arrangements. Customers span municipal authorities, construction companies, industrial waste producers, and building materials manufacturers across the seven operating regions.

Name

ACCN (Ash Cleaning Company Netherlands)

Legal name

Blue Phoenix Group

Website

https://inashco.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACCN, operating as Blue Phoenix, is a Rotterdam-headquartered circular construction resources company that converts incinerator bottom ash, demolition waste, and other residual streams into recycled aggregates, recovered metals, and energy across seven global regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Material Recovery Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete & Asphalt Recycling (RCA/RAP) (BPALAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concrete, Asphalt & Masonry Recycling (Crushing & Aggregate Production) (EUAIAHAD), High-Temperature Incineration & Thermal Destruction (Rotary Kiln, Cement Kiln, Thermal Oxidation) (EUAIAFAD)

Keywords

• Incinerator bottom ash processing
• Construction demolition waste recycling
• Metal recovery services
• Recycled construction aggregates
• Waste to energy generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Treatment Services: Processing waste streams for municipalities and industrial clients, transforming residual waste into valuable resources including secondary raw materials and energy
2. Secondary Materials Sales: Sale of recycled aggregates (IBA aggregates, recycled crushed aggregates), recovered metals, and other secondary materials for construction applications
3. Energy Recovery: Generation and sale of electricity and heat from thermal treatment plants, supplying local energy needs for industrial and domestic use

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ACCN processes incinerator bottom ash (IBA), construction and demolition waste, surplus soil, tar-containing asphalt, metal scrap, and roofing felt through specialized plants, recovering ferrous and non-ferrous metals (including fragments as small as two millimeters) and producing quality-assured secondary aggregates for road construction, earthworks, landfill construction, and concrete applications. The company also generates electricity and district heating from thermal treatment of residual waste, supplies recovered metals to industrial supply chains, and operates across seven regions including the Netherlands under the unified Blue Phoenix group brand.

Product overview

Blue Phoenix operates as a unified circular construction resources platform offering three interconnected service categories: Waste Treatment (processing incinerator bottom ash, construction demolition waste, surplus soil, tar-containing asphalt, metals, and roofing felt), Secondary Materials (producing IBA aggregates, recycled crushed aggregates, and recovered metals for construction use), and Energy Recovered (generating electricity and district heating from waste-to-energy facilities). The company recently unified all acquired subsidiaries (Meldgaard, REKO, RGS Nordic) under the single Blue Phoenix brand, providing integrated end-to-end solutions from waste collection through material recovery and energy generation. Secondary materials are supplied to road construction, earthworks, landfill construction, concrete, and asphalt applications, with recent partnerships enabling recycled sand in Saint-Gobain products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Treatment Core waste management service transforming residual waste streams into valuable resources, including incinerator bottom ash processing, construction and demolition waste processing, surplus soil management, tar-containing asphalt treatment, metal recovery, and roofing felt recycling, serving municipalities, construction companies, and industrial clients.
• Secondary Materials Production and supply of secondary raw materials including IBA aggregates, recycled crushed aggregates, and recovered ferrous and non-ferrous metals, serving construction materials manufacturers and infrastructure contractors for road construction, earthworks, landfill construction, and concrete production.
• IBA Aggregates Quality-assured aggregates produced from incinerator bottom ash for road construction, earthworks, landfill construction, and concrete applications, supplied to construction materials producers and infrastructure contractors.
• Recycled Crushed Aggregates Recycled aggregates produced from construction and demolition waste for use in road construction and earthworks applications.
• Recovered Metals Ferrous and non-ferrous metals recovered from waste processing operations, including stainless steel and alloy pipes and fragments as small as two millimeters, returned to industrial supply chains.
• Energy Recovered Transformation of residual waste into electricity and heat through thermal treatment plants, with capacity to supply approximately 100,000 inhabitants with electricity and provide heat for district heating to meet industrial and domestic energy needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Electricity generated sufficient to supply approximately 100,000 inhabitants per thermal treatment plant
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Meldgaard RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Phoenix acquired Meldgaard Recycling, a Denmark-based company specializing in incinerator bottom ash (IBA) treatment. The acquisition represents Meldgaard's complete IBA business in Denmark and abroad and has been finalized.
• Meldgaard SustaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeldgaard Sustain, representing Meldgaard's sustainability-focused operations, joined Blue Phoenix as part of the acquisition of Meldgaard's complete IBA business.
• Recycling Kombinatie REKO B.V. (REKO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Phoenix acquired a 100% equity stake in REKO B.V. The acquisition was completed to expand Blue Phoenix's waste treatment capabilities.
• RGS Nordic A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Phoenix entered into a binding agreement to purchase a 100% equity stake in RGS Nordic A/S to expand operations in the Nordic region.
• Saint-Gobain WeberflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint-Gobain Weber collaborated with Blue Phoenix to launch products containing up to 30% recycled sand, with potential to completely replace virgin sand from Danish gravel pits with recycled sand. This represents a major circular economy partnership in construction materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Biffa: Biffa is a leading UK integrated waste management business with C&D recycling and aggregate production capabilities. It is a direct regional competitor to Blue Phoenix's UK operations on construction waste processing and secondary materials supply.
• Renewi: Renewi is a UK and Benelux-focused waste-to-products company with operations in C&D waste recycling, secondary aggregate production, and energy recovery. It is a regional direct competitor to Blue Phoenix, particularly in Netherlands, Belgium, and UK markets.
• Befesa: Befesa is a European leader in recycling hazardous and industrial wastes, particularly steel dust and salt slags, with precision metal recovery capabilities. It shares Blue Phoenix's expertise in recovering valuable metals from complex waste streams and supplying secondary raw materials to industrial customers.
• AVR (Afvalverwerking Rijnmond): AVR is a Dutch waste-to-energy company operating incineration plants whose IBA output connects to the same circular construction ecosystem Blue Phoenix serves. It is both a potential feedstock source and a downstream-of-incineration adjacent player in the Netherlands market.
• HEROS: HEROS is a Netherlands-based specialist in incinerator bottom ash (IBA) processing, producing secondary aggregates and recovering metals. As the most direct competitor to Blue Phoenix's core IBA processing capability, it operates in overlapping geographies with similar technology and customer base.
• FCC Environment: FCC Environment operates waste treatment and recycling facilities across the UK and Europe, including C&D waste processing and energy-from-waste. It competes with Blue Phoenix for municipal contracts and secondary aggregate customers in overlapping European geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Waste Management Inc. is the largest North American provider of comprehensive waste management services, including recycling and landfill alternatives. It represents a broad incumbent against which Blue Phoenix's emerging US single-site presence (Putnam) must compete in C&D recycling and waste-to-energy adjacent services.
• Veolia: Veolia operates a global waste management and energy services platform including waste-to-energy facilities and secondary materials recovery. Its scale and integrated municipal contracts make it a broad incumbent competing for the same B2G and B2B customers Blue Phoenix serves.
• REMONDIS: REMONDIS is one of the world's largest privately held recycling, service, and water companies with deep European operations in C&D waste processing, secondary materials production, and metal recovery. It competes with Blue Phoenix across multiple service lines and geographies.
• SUEZ: SUEZ provides water and waste management services globally, including waste-to-energy, recycling, and recovered materials supply. It overlaps with Blue Phoenix on waste processing contracts, secondary materials production, and municipal client relationships in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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