Lignis
Lignis is a Buenos Aires-based bioenergy firm that converts urban pruning waste into biomass fuel via its proprietary Urbiopaq compaction system, serving Argentine municipalities, government agencies, and industrial energy clients with consulting, project development, and biomass production services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Lignis does
Lignis is a privately held Argentine firm, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, that operates across the urban and agricultural biomass value chain. The company's core product is Urbiopaq, a proprietary in-situ compaction system for urban pruning waste that reduces collection trips by 5-7x and produces homogeneous, high-quality biomass fuel suitable for industrial thermal use or social energy projects. Urbiopaq is positioned as a triple-impact solution — environmental (waste diversion, fossil-fuel displacement), economic (elimination of disposal fees, local fuel production), and social (cooperative employment) — and is validated by the United Nations, INTI, and the Premio Latinoamérica Verde.
Beyond the Urbiopaq hardware platform, Lignis generates revenue through bioenergy project development consulting (strategic plans, feasibility studies, supply chain analysis, and project evaluations for governments, multilaterals, and industries) and through biomass production and commercialization services delivered via the closely affiliated company Productores de Biomasa SA. Target customers span municipalities and provincial governments (Córdoba, Chubut, Santa Fe via CFI and BID), large industrial enterprises (Cofco International, AES Argentina, BAS-Dominion España), and 18 MW-class power project developers (Bioenergía Guillermina SA, EnergíaBio SA). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a consulting-led motion, complemented by UN, FAO, Probiomasa, and CIEFAP institutional partnerships.
The company operates with a lean team of approximately 8 employees, including its three named principals — Máximo Gauto Acosta (Agricultural Engineer, General Manager of both Lignis and Productores de Biomasa SA), Ignacio Ferlijiwskyj, and Martín Galmarini (MBA, Industrial Engineer). Revenue is not publicly disclosed and pricing is custom-quoted per engagement.
Lignis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Lignis
- Legal name
- Lignis
- Website
- https://lignis.com.ar
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Lignis is a Buenos Aires-based bioenergy firm that converts urban pruning waste into biomass fuel via its proprietary Urbiopaq compaction system, serving Argentine municipalities, government agencies, and industrial energy clients with consulting, project development, and biomass production services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Lignis industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Bioenergy and Biomass Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Forestry (800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Forestry Residues Supply & Aggregation (Harvest Slash, Thinnings, Sawmill Residuals) (EUAAAFAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Biomass Pellets, Briquettes & Solid Bioenergy Products (industrial/residential) (IMAMALAJ), Forest Residues & Biomass Feedstock Management (Thinning, Slash, Collection) (IMAMAJAN)
Keywords
Where Lignis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Buenos Aires
- HQ country
- Argentina
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Lignis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others
Revenue model
- Biomass Production and Commercialization: Production and sale of energy biomass - transforming urban pruning waste into biomass fuel for industrial use and social projects.
- Consulting and Project Management: Bioenergy project development consulting for governments and industries, including strategic plans, feasibility studies, and project evaluations.
- Biomass Production Services: Production and biomass management services for industries, carried out through affiliated company Productores de Biomasa SA.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Lignis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Lignis develops and delivers bioenergy solutions across the biomass value chain, anchored by the proprietary URBIOPAQ system for urban pruning waste management that compacts and dries residues into standardized biomass fuel at the point of generation. The company also provides bioenergy consulting and full project management services for governments, industries, and agribusiness, and produces and commercializes energy biomass through affiliated producer Productores de Biomasa SA.
Product overview
Lignis offers a portfolio of three interconnected products/services focused on urban and agricultural biomass valorization. URBIOPAQ is the company's core waste management system for urban pruning that transforms residues into biomass fuel through an in-situ compaction process. The Consultoría service provides end-to-end bioenergy project development, supporting clients from initial planning through to operational implementation. Producción de Biomasa delivers specialized biomass production and commercialization for industrial energy consumers. Together, these offerings enable municipalities, private companies, and agricultural producers to convert organic waste into renewable energy.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- URBIOPAQ: Urban pruning waste management system for bioenergy utilization. A triple-impact system (environmental, economic, and social) that compresses pruning material for use as biomass fuel, replacing fossil fuels or native forest firewood in local industries or social projects.
Products and services
- URBIOPAQ Urban Pruning Waste Management System Proprietary in-situ compaction system for urban pruning residues that reduces the number of collection trips by 5-7x and transforms pruning waste into homogeneous, high-quality biomass fuel for industrial use or social/community energy projects. Deployed for municipalities, private neighborhoods, and on-site at industrial sites, with cooperative employment models integrated into operations.
- Bioenergy Project Consulting and Management End-to-end bioenergy project development service covering strategic planning, feasibility studies, technical-economic reports (including BID-formatted documentation), biomass availability certification, and supply chain/logistics design. Sold to national and subnational governments, multilateral bodies, industrial energy consumers, residential projects seeking biomass energy, and biomass-residue-generating industries/agribusiness developers looking to become biomass producers.
- Biomass Production and Commercialization Production, management, and commercialization of energy biomass for industrial customers, delivered through affiliated company Productores de Biomasa SA. Includes supply chain and logistics solutions tailored to industrial thermal and electric generation needs, with contact handled directly by Lignis's General Manager.
Quantifiable outcome
- 5-7x reduction in collection trips required for urban pruning waste management
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Lignis
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Lignis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Lignis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)minorInter-American Development Bank for whom Lignis developed technical-economic reports according to BID forms for green waste management studies in Córdoba.
- Consejo Federal de Inversiones (CFI)coreFederal investment council for Argentina that has funded multiple bioenergy projects including the dendroenergy waste utilization plan for Chubut Province and strategic action plan for Santa Fe.
- EnergíaBio SAcoreEvaluated and certified biomass availability and supply logistics project for 18 MW plant. Provided documentation for presentation to European banks.
- ProbiomasaminorArgentinian biomass program that studied and partially financed the Urbiopaq Los Toldos project, providing support for social wood programs and industrial use in local oil mills.
- CIEFAPminorCenter for Research and Extension in Forestry Applied Sciences that supported the Urbiopaq Patagonia project for handling ponderosa pine waste on the field.
- Bioenergía Guillermina SAcoreDeveloped supply plan and crop development project for 18 MW biomass power plant. Presented and defended project before EPC counterparty from China (Runh Power).
- Productores de Biomasa SAcoreProduction and biomass management services for industries are carried out through Productores de Biomasa SA, which serves as the operational arm for production activities. This is a closely aligned strategic relationship.
- Cofco International LimitedcoreMajor agribusiness trading company for whom Lignis develops biomass project analysis, including thermal or electric generation projects, supply chains, and logistics solutions.
- AES ArgentinacoreAES Argentina is an energy company for whom Lignis provides biomass project analysis services including thermal or electric generation from biomass, supply chains, and logistics solutions.
- BAS-Dominion (España)minorSpanish construction and infrastructure group for whom Lignis analyzes biomass projects for electric generation from biomass.
- FAOminorFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with whom Lignis has conducted studies on technical, social, and economic feasibility for urban thermal systems using biomass.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Lignis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- MVV Umwelt / MVV Environment: German waste and biomass energy operator running biomass and waste-to-energy plants plus district heating. Comparable as an operator whose business combines municipal residue logistics with biomass-based heat/power generation similar to Lignis's combined consulting-plus-production model.
- EDL Group: Australia-based developer and operator of biomass and waste-to-energy plants that aggregates residual feedstocks. Comparable as a vertically integrated biomass feedstock-to-energy developer whose model overlaps with Lignis's biomass production and consulting offerings.
- GreenWood Resources: Sustainable forestry and biomass investment firm managing timberlands and biomass supply for energy markets. Comparable as a forestry-residue-to-energy specialist that Lignis competes or partners with in Latin American bioenergy supply chains.
- Enviva: Largest global producer of wood pellets from forestry residues for industrial and power-generation customers. Directly comparable to Lignis as a biomass feedstock aggregator converting forest/wood residues into a standardized solid bioenergy fuel.
Others
- Veolia: Global waste-management and energy-services incumbent with biomass, waste-to-energy, and municipal residue recovery lines. Comparable because Veolia operates at the same intersection of urban waste logistics and energy recovery that Urbiopaq targets.
- Babcock & Wilcox: Engineering and technology provider for biomass and waste-to-energy boiler and combustion systems. Comparable as an enabling technology supplier whose biomass combustion know-how intersects with the biomass-fuel production and utilization chain Lignis supports.
Broad incumbents
- Iberdrola: Global utility with biomass and other renewable generation, plus energy advisory and project development arms. Comparable as a large-scale renewable energy developer that Lignis could partner with or whose biomass project supply-chain needs Lignis-style advisory services.
- Drax Group: UK-based renewable power generator that has converted coal units to biomass, with a major pellet supply chain. Comparable as a downstream off-taker and project developer for the kind of 18 MW-plus biomass generation projects Lignis consults on.
- Acciona Energía: Spanish/Iberian renewable-energy developer with biomass generation assets in addition to wind/solar. Comparable as a broader renewable player that develops and operates biomass-to-power projects similar to the EnergíaBio and Bioenergía Guillermina engagements.
- Fortum: Nordic energy group with biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP) operations in addition to nuclear and hydro. Comparable as a broader utility that converts biomass into industrial and district heat — the same end-use Lignis targets with municipal Urbiopaq deployments.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Lignis social profiles
Digital presenceLignis compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Lignis financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Lignis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Lignis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Lignis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Lignis
What does Lignis do?
Lignis develops and delivers bioenergy solutions across the biomass value chain, anchored by the proprietary URBIOPAQ system for urban pruning waste management that compacts and dries residues into standardized biomass fuel at the point of generation. The company also provides bioenergy consulting and full project management services for governments, industries, and agribusiness, and produces and commercializes energy biomass through affiliated producer Productores de Biomasa SA.
Is Lignis a public or private company?
Lignis is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Lignis founded?
Lignis was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Lignis based?
Lignis is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Latin America region.
How does Lignis make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Biomass Production and Commercialization is the primary driver. The others are consulting and Project Management and biomass Production Services.
Who are Lignis's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are MVV Umwelt / MVV Environment, EDL Group, GreenWood Resources and Enviva. Others are Veolia and Babcock & Wilcox. Broad incumbents are Iberdrola, Drax Group, Acciona Energía and Fortum.
Does Lignis have an API?
No public API is recorded for Lignis.
What industry is Lignis in?
Lignis's product category is Bioenergy and Biomass Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAAAFAA, Forestry Residues Supply & Aggregation (Harvest Slash, Thinnings, Sawmill Residuals), with a secondary code of IMAMALAJ, Biomass Pellets, Briquettes & Solid Bioenergy Products (industrial/residential). Its NAICS code is 1153 and its SIC code is 4953.