SMS Envocare Ltd.

What SMS Envocare Ltd. does

SMS Envocare Ltd. is an Indian environmental infrastructure and waste management company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Nagpur, Maharashtra, operating as part of the SMS Group (parent: SMS Ltd.). The company provides integrated environmental services including hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal (CHWTSDF), common effluent treatment (CETP), bio-medical waste treatment and disposal (CBWTF), sewage treatment, oil & gas produced water treatment, municipal solid waste management, and canal-based hydroelectric power generation. Its client base spans industrial manufacturers (automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, textile, cement), healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, pathological labs), industrial clusters (MIDC zones), municipal corporations and pollution control boards, and oil & gas companies including ONGC, HPCL, and BPCL.

The company operates 16 facilities across 8 Indian states and Union Territories plus one international facility in Uganda, including a 130 MLD sewage treatment plant at Bhandewadi (Nagpur), multiple CETPs (Butibori 5 MLD, Amravati 5 MLD, Waluj 10 MLD, Kagal 10 MLD), and seven CBWTF facilities across India and one in Uganda. Its proprietary technology stack includes Plasma Gasification Vitrification (PGVR) licensed from Westinghouse Corporation (now AlterNRG Corporation Canada), a High Retention Transpiration System (HRTS), Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) pipelines used for ONGC produced water transmission, and a multi-technology BMW treatment line (incineration at 850°C/1050°C, autoclaving at 121°C, chemical disinfection, shredding). The company is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certified and operates a NABL-accredited ISO 17025 environmental testing laboratory.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: fee-based waste treatment services on long-term contracts, CETP operations under Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) arrangements with industrial associations, EPC project execution (current order book ~Rs. 500 Crores), and multi-year operation & maintenance contracts (e.g., 7-year ONGC O&M). Operations are executed through a network of subsidiaries and joint ventures with regional industrial associations (Butibori Manufacturers Association, Waluj Industrial Association) and partners including Watergrace Products Pvt. Ltd. Named enterprise customers include Volkswagen India, Maruti Suzuki, Lupin, MAHA-GENCO, ACC Cement, and Videocon. The SMS Group's Environment Division under executive director Paramveer Sancheti reports annual turnover of Rs. 150+ Crores, though standalone SMS Envocare Ltd. financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

SMS Envocare Ltd.

Legal name

SMS Envocare Ltd.

Website

https://smsenvocare.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SMS Envocare Ltd. is a Nagpur-headquartered Indian environmental infrastructure company providing hazardous waste management, bio-medical waste treatment, effluent and sewage treatment, and clean energy services to industrial, healthcare, municipal, and oil & gas clients across 16 locations in India and Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services & Waste Management

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Operations & Maintenance (BPALAMAB), Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB)

Keywords

• Hazardous waste management
• Effluent treatment services
• Bio-medical waste treatment
• Sewage treatment operations
• Environmental infrastructure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Treatment Services: Fee-based waste treatment services for hazardous waste, bio-medical waste, and industrial effluent. Services provided to industrial clients, healthcare facilities, and municipal corporations on long-term contractual basis.
2. CETP Operations (BOOT Model): Build, Own, Operate, Transfer model for Common Effluent Treatment Plants. Company operates and maintains treatment facilities for industrial clusters, generating recurring revenue from treatment fees.
3. EPC Project Execution: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contracts for environmental infrastructure projects. Currently executing approximately Rs. 500 Crores worth of projects including ETPs, STPs, and hazardous waste facilities.
4. Operation and Maintenance Services: O&M contracts for treatment plants including 7-year O&M for ONGC projects. Ongoing service contracts providing steady revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SMS Envocare Ltd. provides comprehensive environmental management services spanning hazardous waste treatment and disposal (CHWTSDF), industrial effluent treatment (CETP), bio-medical waste management (CBWTF), sewage treatment (STP), produced water treatment for oil and gas, municipal solid waste management, and canal-based hydroelectric power generation. The company builds, owns, and operates treatment facilities under BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) arrangements, licenses Plasma Gasification Vitrification (PGVR) technology from Westinghouse/AlterNRG, and serves industrial, healthcare, municipal, and government clients across India and Uganda.

Product overview

SMS Envocare Ltd. is a comprehensive environment management services provider offering an integrated portfolio of waste management and environmental infrastructure services. The core offerings include Hazardous Waste Management through CHWTSDF facilities using secured landfill and Plasma Gasification Vitrification (PGVR) technology, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) for industrial wastewater, Bio-Medical Waste Treatment & Disposal (CBWTF) through multiple subsidiary brands across India and Uganda, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Oil & Gas produced water treatment, and Clean Energy (hydroelectric power). The company operates through various subsidiary brands including SMS Envoclean, SMS-Watergrace BMW, Maharashtra Enviro Power, and multiple CETP operators. The company holds ISO certifications and NABL accredited laboratories for environmental testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility (CHWTSDF) Hazardous waste treatment and disposal service for industrial clients covering incinerable and landfill-able hazardous waste streams, operated through CHWTSDFs at Ranjangaon (Pune) and Butibori/Mandwa (Nagpur) using secured landfill and Plasma Gasification Vitrification (PGVR) technology.
• Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Operations Industrial wastewater treatment facility services for member industries in MIDC industrial clusters, operated on a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) model. Facilities at Butibori (5 MLD), Amravati (5 MLD), Waluj (10 MLD), and Kagal (10 MLD with 20% overloading capacity), serving as SPVs jointly with manufacturers' associations.
• Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment & Disposal Facility (CBWTF) Authorised collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of bio-medical waste for hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, pathological laboratories, and blood banks across India (Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Raipur, Nasik, Aurangabad) and Uganda, using multi-technology treatment trains of incineration, autoclaving, chemical disinfection and shredding.
• Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Operations Sewage treatment service at Bhandewadi, Nagpur with 130 MLD capacity that treats sewage water and recycles it for use in cooling towers of electricity generating companies (MAHA-GENCO Koradi power plant).
• Oil & Gas Produced Water Treatment Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for produced water treatment plants serving upstream oil and gas operators, with associated Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) pipeline infrastructure (first-in-India deployment) for effluent transmission. Currently serves ONGC facilities at Mehsana and Nada in Gujarat under long-term 7-year O&M arrangements.
• Municipal Solid Waste & Landfill Management Municipal solid waste management and landfill operations at Baidhyabati, Hooghly district, West Bengal, comprising a 1.4 Million MT landfill with 700 KLD leachate treatment plant, funded by JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency).
• Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Management Consulting Consulting and guidance service for construction and demolition waste generators and processors to achieve compliance with Ministry of Environment notifications for C&D waste management.
• Clean Energy (Canal-based Hydro Power) Canal-based hydroelectric power generation at Pench Dam, Kamptee, Nagpur through SMS Vidhyut Pvt. Ltd., with installed capacity of 2x700 KW (right bank) and 2x2200 KW (left bank), providing renewable energy as part of an integrated environmental services portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130 MLD sewage treatment capacity - first in India to recycle treated sewage for power generation at MAHA-GENCO
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westinghouse Corporation US (now AlterNRG Corporation Canada)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005Technology licensing agreement signed in 2005-06 for Plasma Gasification Vitrification (PGVR) technology for destruction of incinerable hazardous waste. This state-of-the-art technology is deployed at both CHWTSDF sites of the company.
• SMS Envoclean Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment facility in Mumbai. Described as biggest BMW facility in Asia. MCGM is facilitator and MPCB is monitoring authority.
• SMS-Watergrace BMW Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture company with Water Grace Products Pvt. Ltd. for collection, storage, treatment & disposal of bio-medical waste in Delhi. Facility located at Nilothi with 10 TPD capacity.
• SMS-Watergrace Mediwaste Mgt. Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture company established in 2012 for bio-medical waste management in Lucknow. Technologies used include incineration, autoclaving, chemical disinfection & shredding.
• Watergrace Product BMW Pvt. Ltd. (Nasik)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture established in 2001 with Watergrace Product BMW Pvt. Ltd. for BMW management in Nasik. Facility has 3 TPD capacity and serves 1750+ customers.
• Watergrace Product BMW Pvt. Ltd. (Aurangabad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture established in 2001 for bio-medical waste management in Aurangabad. Facility has 2 TPD capacity and serves 1450+ customers.
• SMS-Watergrace Enviro Protect Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture established in 2016 with Watergrace Enviro Protect Pvt. Ltd. for Raipur facility. State-of-art facility with incinerator, autoclave, shredding and chemical disinfection.
• Butibori CETP Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial Purpose Vehicle of SMS Infrastructure Ltd & Butibori Manufacturers Association. CETP capacity of about 5 MLD for MIDC Butibori & MIDC Hingna industries.
• SMS Waluj CETP Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPV of SMS Infrastructure Ltd & Waluj Industrial Association. CETP capacity of about 10 MLD for Waluj Industrial Area.
• Amravati CETP Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCETP facility for textile industry cluster near Nagpur. Capacity of 5 MLD. Plant operations started in September 2016.
• Kagal CETP Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurnkey project of 10 MLD at Kagal Industrial Area. SPV of SMS Infrastructure Ltd for Kagal Industrial Area. 20% overloading capacity.
• Maharashtra Enviro Power Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial Purpose Vehicle promoted by SMS Infrastructures Ltd. for CHWTSDF at Ranjangaon (Pune) and Mandwa/Butibori (Nagpur) for hazardous waste treatment.
• Bio-waste Mgt (Uganda) Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational JV for biomedical waste management facility in Uganda. First such facility established in 2013 with 2 TPD capacity. Marked company's international presence.
• SMS Vidhyut Pvt. Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydroelectric power generation project on Left Bank Canal & Right Bank Canal at Pench Dam. Total capacity 2 X 700 KW (right bank) and 2 X 2200 KW (left bank).
• JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency)minorOthersMunicipal solid waste project funded by JICA at Baidhyabati, Hooghly district, WB. 1.4 Million MT Landfill with 700 KLD Leachate treatment plant.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: North America's largest provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services including hazardous waste management and disposal. Comparable as a global incumbent in CHWTSDF-style operations but operates at vastly larger scale and broader industrial services footprint.
• Thermax: Large Indian industrial energy and environment solutions company offering EPC for water/wastewater and air pollution control as part of a diversified portfolio. Comparable on industrial ETP/STP EPC capability but operates at much larger scale and broader scope than SMS Envocare.
• Veolia India: Indian arm of global environmental services major Veolia, active in water, wastewater, and municipal waste management. Comparable as an established operator in industrial effluent and hazardous waste but operates under a much wider global portfolio rather than an India-focused infrastructure model.
• Stericycle: US-listed leader in regulated waste management including biomedical waste services globally. Comparable on the CBWTF business model and biomedical waste compliance positioning, though operates at much larger scale and primarily in North America.
• Suez India: Indian operations of global environmental major Suez, focused on water and waste management services for municipalities and industry. Comparable on hazardous waste and water treatment operations, but as part of a much broader global portfolio and typically targets larger municipal contracts.

Direct peers

• Befesa: European-listed hazardous waste management specialist operating in steel dust and aluminium salt slags recycling. Comparable as a hazardous-waste pure-play operator but in different geographies and waste streams — useful as a global benchmark for the CHWTSDF-focused business.
• VA Tech Wabag: Mumbai-headquartered water and wastewater treatment EPC and O&M company serving municipal and industrial clients across India and overseas. Comparable as an Indian player focused on ETP/STP design, build, and operate — directly overlapping with SMS Envocare's CETP/STP and produced water EPC activities.
• Ramky Enviro: India's largest integrated environmental services company offering hazardous waste management, CETPs, BMW treatment, and recycling across India. Directly comparable as the leading domestic peer in CHWTSDF, industrial effluent, and BMW segments with similar pan-India multi-facility model.
• Ion Exchange (India): Indian water and environment solutions provider offering treatment plants, chemicals, and membranes for industrial and municipal clients. Overlaps with SMS Envocare on industrial effluent treatment, water recycling, and EPC execution for water infrastructure.

Emerging players

• BVG India: Indian integrated services company with growing environmental services exposure including waste management and facility services. Comparable as an emerging Indian player expanding into environmental infrastructure, though currently broader in scope and smaller in waste-specific capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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