What Resifluxo does

Resifluxo is a Portuguese waste management and recycling operator headquartered in Vila Nova de Famalicão, operating as a subsidiary of the ACA Group. Founded in 2009 with a reported headcount of 5, the company runs three industrial sites in northern Portugal: the Vila Nova de Famalicão HQ and Wuud plastic profile production unit, the Fafe reception and sorting centre, and the Lousada operational support site. Its business is organized around three integrated lines: (i) Global Waste Management — collection, sorting, transport, and treatment of ordinary industrial, hazardous, and construction and demolition waste, plus container rental; (ii) Waste Trading — purchase and resale of industrial waste for circular-economy reintegration; and (iii) the Wuud brand — production of 100% recycled and 100% recyclable mixed plastic profiles marketed as sustainable substitutes for wood in urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing.

The underlying technology is an industrial recycling and extrusion process that accepts plastic waste from multiple sources and converts it into profiles in various sections and colours with specified mechanical properties suitable for severe outdoor environments. Inputs flow from the waste management and trading operations into the Wuud production line, creating a vertically integrated feedstock loop within the company. Operations are governed by a strong compliance stack, including ISO 14001:2015 environmental management, ISO 56001:2024 innovation management, the FER ecodesign certification, and the RecyClass Recycling Process certification aligned with EN 15343 for traceability of recycled content.

Resifluxo monetizes through direct B2B sales on a quote-based pricing model, with no publicly disclosed rates. Customers fall into three primary segments — municipalities and urban development contractors (Wuud profiles for public infrastructure), industrial clients (integrated waste management services), and waste material traders (resale of industrial waste). The go-to-market is sales-led, supported by a corporate website, trade show participation at Tektónica 2026 and Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026, technical visits with universities (FEUP, University of Minho), and the publication of sustainability reports. Geography is concentrated on the Iberian Peninsula, with no explicit global footprint claim.

Name

Resifluxo

Legal name

Resifluxo

Website

https://resifluxo.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycling and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)

Keywords

• Recycled plastic profiles
• Industrial waste management
• Hazardous waste handling
• Circular economy recycling
• Construction demolition waste

Headquarters

HQ city

Vila Nova de Famalicão

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycled Plastic Profile Sales: Sale of high-performance recycled plastic profiles produced at the industrial unit in Vila Nova de Famalicão. Profiles are sold as sustainable substitutes for wood to buyers of urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing for large-scale projects.
2. Waste Management Services: Integrated waste management services including collection, sorting, transport, and treatment of ordinary industrial waste, hazardous waste, and construction and demolition waste, complemented by rental of containers adapted to any type of waste.
3. Waste Trading: Purchase and sale of industrial waste ensuring reintroduction of materials into the production chain and promoting circular economy, turning waste into sustainable business opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Resifluxo transforms plastic waste from multiple sources into 100% recycled and 100% recyclable plastic profiles under the Wuud brand, marketed as sustainable wood substitutes for urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing. It also operates integrated global waste management services covering collection, sorting, transport, and treatment of ordinary industrial, hazardous, and construction and demolition waste, complemented by container rental and a waste trading unit.

Product overview

Resifluxo is a waste management and recycling company operating two reception and sorting centres in the Vale do Sousa and Ave sub-regions of Portugal. The company offers three integrated services: Global Waste Management (collection, sorting, transport, and treatment of ordinary industrial, hazardous, and construction/demolition waste), Waste Trading (purchase and sale of industrial waste), and the Wuud brand of recycled plastic profile production. Wuud is produced at the Vila Nova de Famalicão industrial unit and transforms plastic waste into high-performance 100% recycled and 100% recyclable profiles that serve as sustainable substitutes for wood in urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wuud: Production of Plastic Profiles brand operating from V. N. Famalicão facility. Produces 100% recycled and 100% recyclable mixed plastic profiles designed as sustainable substitutes for wood in demanding applications including urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing.

Products and services

• Wuud Recycled Plastic Profiles 100% recycled and 100% recyclable mixed plastic profiles produced at the Vila Nova de Famalicão industrial unit, marketed as sustainable substitutes for wood in urban furniture, walkways, beach access points, bins, and fencing for large-scale municipal and urban development projects.
• Global Waste Management Integrated waste management services for industrial clients including collection, sorting, transport, and treatment of ordinary industrial waste (OIW), hazardous waste (HW), and construction and demolition waste (CDW), complemented by rental of containers adapted to any type of waste, delivered in compliance with national and European legislation.
• Waste Trading Purchase and sale of industrial waste ensuring reintroduction of materials into the production chain and promoting circular economy by turning waste into sustainable business opportunities for industrial and trading counterparties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% recycled and 100% recyclable products
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RecyClasscoreOthers · 20 July 2026RecyClass is an international certification body that provides recycling process certification aligned with the EN 15343 standard. Resifluxo achieved RecyClass Recycling Process certification through a joint project involving process review, formalisation, implementation of control mechanisms, and preparation for external audit. This certification verifies the compliance of Resifluxo's recycling process and traceability of recycled materials.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fiberon: Manufacturer of recycled-content composite decking and railing profiles marketed as sustainable wood alternatives. Comparable to Wuud in using recycled plastic/wood fibre feedstock to produce high-durability outdoor profiles for residential and commercial projects.
• UPM ProFi: European producer of recycled and bio-based composite profiles for decking and outdoor applications under the UBM ProFi brand. Directly comparable in product format (recycled plastic lumber profiles) and outdoor municipal/commercial use cases overlapping with Wuud's urban furniture and walkways.
• Trex Company: Largest North American manufacturer of recycled-content wood-alternative composite decking, fascia, and profiles. Directly comparable to Wuud in product function (recycled plastic profiles substituting for wood in outdoor applications) and end markets (residential and commercial outdoor infrastructure).
• MBA Polymers: Specialist recycler of post-consumer mixed plastics into high-purity recycled resin grades used in industrial applications. Comparable to Resifluxo's plastic recycling and sorting operations, though MBA focuses on resin output rather than finished profiles.
• TimberTech (AZEK): Composite decking and profile manufacturer producing capped polymer and wood-plastic composite boards for outdoor applications. Directly comparable to Wuud in producing high-performance, weather-resistant recycled-content profiles positioned as wood replacements.

Broad incumbents

• Urbaser: Iberian-headquartered global environmental services company providing urban waste collection, recycling, and circular economy solutions. Directly comparable geographic and service overlap with Resifluxo's Iberian waste management operations.
• Veolia: Global waste management and environmental services major operating materials recovery facilities, hazardous waste services, and recycling across Europe. Overlaps with Resifluxo's waste management and sorting activities at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Prezero: European environmental services and recycling platform within the Schwarz Group, providing waste collection, sorting, and recycling services. Comparable to Resifluxo in operating MRFs and integrated waste management services across multiple European markets.

Emerging players

• APK AG: German specialty recycler using solvent-based Newcycling technology to recover high-purity recyclates from mixed plastic waste streams. Comparable to Resifluxo's plastic waste sorting and recycling operations at a more advanced technical stage but with overlapping feedstock and end-market logic.
• Plastic Energy: Advanced recycling company using chemical depolymerisation to convert end-of-life plastics into recycled feedstocks. Comparable to Resifluxo as a plastics recycler addressing the same circular-economy opportunity, though Plastic Energy operates upstream in feedstock production rather than finished profiles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resifluxo-solu%C3%A7%C3%B5es-de-reciclagem

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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