Sapi Green Oil S.r.l.

What Sapi Green Oil S.r.l. does

Sapi Green Oil S.r.l. (SGO) is an Italian used cooking oil (UCO) collection and regeneration company, founded in 2019 as the dedicated circular-economy vehicle of SAPI S.p.A. (parent founded 1964). The company operates a nationwide logistics network spanning at least seven Italian regions (Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Marche, Lazio, Sicily), with five regeneration plants and six collection/storage facilities acquired or opened between 2022 and 2025. It collects UCO from HoReCa operators, large-scale retail (GDO) chains including Coop Alleanza 3.0 and Despar, and municipal collection points, then regenerates the oil via trans-esterification into feedstock for biodiesel production. SGO holds ISCC EU certification and the Italian National certification (DM 14.11.2019) per the RED II directive, which are prerequisites for selling into the regulated EU biofuels supply chain. The company recycles more than 20,000 tons of UCO annually and serves approximately 50,000 collection points nationwide.

The business model is a vertically integrated two-revenue-stream operation. The first stream is service-fee revenue from collection contracts with businesses and municipalities; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The second stream is transaction revenue from selling regenerated oil into the biodiesel supply chain. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: SGO manages collection activity from its headquarters in Castelnuovo Rangone (Emilia-Romagna) using a network of authorized R13 warehouses and R9 processing plants, complemented by a field salesforce serving HoReCa, enterprise retail, and municipal government buyers. Customer engagement is increasingly digital, with an SGO mobile app (iOS and Android) enabling one-click collection booking, and a multilingual corporate website (Italian, English, Spanish, German, Russian). Channel partnerships with Coop Alleanza 3.0 and Despar anchor the GDO segment.

Since 2019, Sapi Green Oil has pursued an aggressive roll-up strategy, executing at least nine acquisitions or mergers (Tras-Eco, Adria Service, Miglio, Salmoiraghi, Due Maich, Adriatica Oli, Meani, MPoli) plus a stake in Sicilgrassi, consolidating regional UCO operators into a single national platform. The company is a private, family-controlled subsidiary of SAPI S.p.A. with no external institutional investment or public listing, and its ownership and capital structure remain opaque to external observers.

Name

Sapi Green Oil S.r.l.

Legal name

Sapi Green Oil S.r.l.

Website

https://sapigreenoil.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sapi Green Oil S.r.l. is an Italian used cooking oil collection and regeneration company, recycling 20,000+ tons annually into biodiesel feedstock for HoReCa, large-scale retail (Coop, Despar), and municipal clients across seven Italian regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Oil & Oily Waste Management (Collection, Re-refining, Disposal) (BPALAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiesel (FAME) Production (EUAAAHAC), Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD), Commodity Edible Vegetable Oils (Refined/Bleached/Deodorized) (AFAJALAA)

Keywords

• Used cooking oil collection
• Waste oil regeneration
• Biodiesel feedstock
• Hazardous waste services
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Castelnuovo Rangone (MO)

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Used Cooking Oil Collection Services: Collection and proper disposal services for businesses and municipalities producing used cooking oil (UCO). The company collects oil from restaurants, hotels, catering, large-scale retail, and municipal collection points.
2. Regenerated Oil and Biodiesel: Once collected, used vegetable oil is regenerated and sold primarily for biodiesel production. The trans-esterification process produces completely biodegradable biofuel that is non-toxic and reduces carbon emissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sapi Green Oil S.r.l. collects used cooking oil (UCO) from restaurants, hotels, catering operations, large-scale retail groups, and municipal collection points across Italy, then regenerates the oil through trans-esterification of lipids to produce biodegradable biofuel feedstocks primarily used for biodiesel production. The company operates an integrated nationwide network of collection depots and regeneration plants to deliver turnkey waste management services to businesses and municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RecuperiamOli: Public collection project involving municipalities and citizens, managing over 400 street containers across 90 municipalities with approximately 1.3 million citizens involved
• Green Ambassador

Products and services

• Used Cooking Oil Collection Service (Raccolta dell'olio)

Quantifiable outcome

• Recycles over 20,000 tons of used cooking oil annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MPoli s.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2025Acquired by Sapi Green Oil in June 2025. Piedmont-based company specializing in collection, disposal, and regeneration of used vegetable oil (CER 200125) in provinces of Turin, Cuneo, Asti, and Alessandria. Known for 'RecuperiamOli' project with over 400 street containers across 90 municipalities and 1.3 million citizens. Also recognized for environmental education in schools and production of eco-soaps from used oil.
• Coop Alleanza 3.0coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 May 2024Coop Alleanza 3.0 is a major Italian retail cooperative partner for used cooking oil collection services. Sapi Green Oil provides collection services to Coop's retail locations across Italy.
• SA&PI S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2009Joint venture between SAPI S.p.A. and Picca di Rinaldo Pugliese founded in 2009. Located in Genoa province, SA&PI handles collection of used vegetable oil (CER 200125) in Genoa area. Currently a R13 collection and storage facility for used vegetable oil. Sapi Green Oil holds stake through parent company SAPI S.p.A.
• PELLIFAL SRLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the used cooking oil collection and recycling ecosystem.
• Agostinelli Oli SRLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the oil collection sector since December 2017.
• OLEOS SRLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the oil collection sector since December 2017.
• DesparcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDespar retail chain partner for used cooking oil collection services.
• Dispensa EmiliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional food retailer partner for oil collection services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Neste Oyj: Finnish global leader in renewable diesel and SAF refining, the largest offtaker market for collected UCO. SGO's regenerated oil ultimately feeds into this type of incumbent refiner; understanding Neste is critical because pricing for SGO's output tracks Neste's feedstock demand.
• FCC Environment (FCC Medio Ambiente): Spanish waste-management major with pan-European environmental services including used-oil handling and circular-economy programs. Comparable broad-portfolio waste player with overlapping UCO collection capabilities.
• Hera Group (Herambiente): Italian multi-utility whose environmental-services arm (Herambiente) runs waste collection including food waste oils across multiple regions. Competes with SGO on municipal contracts and is the most credible Italian public-utility competitor.
• A2A Ambiente: Environmental-services division of Italian multi-utility A2A, handling municipal and industrial waste collection in Lombardy and beyond. Overlaps with SGO in GDO and municipal UCO collection, with the backing of a much larger Italian group.

Direct peers

• Ecoil S.r.l. Italian used cooking oil collection and regeneration specialist serving HoReCa and large-scale retail across Italy. Closest direct competitor to Sapi Green Oil in the same national niche, with overlapping B2B customer segments and parallel biodiesel-feedstock output.
• Argent Energy: European producer of biodiesel from UCO and animal fats, with collection operations in the UK and continental Europe. Direct functional twin to SGO: collects used oils from food service, regenerates via trans-esterification, and supplies renewable fuel blenders.
• Greenergy: UK-headquartered biodiesel producer and UCO collector operating across Europe. Shares the same collection-to-regeneration-to-biodiesel value chain as SGO and targets restaurant/hospitality generators, making it a strong international benchmark.
• Renovet Oil: Spanish used cooking oil collector and recycler serving HoReCa across Iberia. Comparable business model (collection, regeneration, sale to biofuel producers) and serves as the natural cross-border peer for SGO's potential European expansion.

Regional players

• Eco-Oil: Southeast-European (Bulgarian-led) UCO collection and recycling operator. Comparable collection-to-regeneration model but operates in different geographies (Romania, Bulgaria, Balkans), making it an EU regional reference rather than a direct Italian competitor.

Others

• Cargill Bioindustrial: Global agribusiness with a Bioindustrial platform that buys and processes used oils and oleochemicals. Functions as an offtaker competitor (and potentially customer) for SGO's regenerated oil, and benchmarks downstream pricing for the UCO-to-biofuel chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sapigreenoil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sapi-green-oil-s-r-l

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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