Name

Urbaser Sociedad Anonima Unipersonal

Legal name

URBASER, S.A.U.

Website

https://urbaser.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services and Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Subtitle: Waste Treatment & Disposal — Sub-industries (L4) (EUAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG), Medical & Biohazard Waste Disposal (RMW/Sharps) (IMAIAFAJ), Landfill Operations & Disposal Services (IMAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Urban cleaning services
• Environmental solutions
• Circular economy services
• Municipal waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Urban Services Contracts: Municipal contracts for cleaning and waste collection services, serving public administrations across ~15 countries. Revenue is recurring based on contract terms, typically multi-year concessions.
2. Waste Treatment Plant Operations: Operation of 150 treatment plants managing waste from third parties. Revenue derived from treatment fees per ton of waste processed, contributing to circularity objectives.
3. Industrial Solutions: Specialized services including waste collection and transport, treatment and disposal, regenerated base lubricants, recycled fuels, electronic waste, and sanitary solutions. Revenue from commercial and industrial clients.
4. Concession-based Infrastructure: Long-term concessions (e.g., 20-year concession for Guadassuar complex) providing steady revenue streams with defined service territories and populations.
5. Energy Generation: Generation of GWh of energy from waste processing operations, contributing to circular economy outcomes.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urbaser provides integrated environmental solutions across three pillars: Urban Services (street cleaning and municipal waste collection), Treatment (operations across 150 waste treatment plants serving municipal and third-party clients), and Industrial Solutions (waste collection, transport, treatment, disposal, and specialized offerings such as regenerated base lubricants, recycled fuels, clinical and pharmaceutical waste management, radiological protection, dosimetry, and secure information destruction). The company serves over 64 million people across approximately 15 countries, with significant operations in Spain and Portugal.

Product overview

Urbaser is a global environmental solutions company offering an integrated portfolio of waste management and environmental services. The core offering consists of Urban Services (municipal cleaning and waste collection), Treatment (waste treatment plant operations with 150 facilities), and Industrial Solutions (comprehensive waste management for businesses). The Industrial Solutions division encompasses specialized services including regenerated base lubricants, recycled fuels, clinical and pharmaceutical waste management, radiological protection with dosimetry services, and secure information destruction. The company operates customer-facing portals including SERTEGO for industrial clients, CONSENUR Sanitarios for healthcare clients, and a Moodle-based training campus. Services are delivered through a network of over 44,000 employees serving approximately 64 million people across around 15 countries, with significant operations in Spain, Portugal, and France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SERTEGO: Industrial solutions portal for Urbaser clients.

Products and services

• Urban Services (Servicios Urbanos)
• Waste Treatment (Tratamiento)
• Industrial Solutions (Soluciones Industriales)
• Regenerated Base Lubricants
• Recycled Fuel (Combustibles Reciclados)
• Waste Collection and Transport
• Waste Treatment and Disposal
• Clinical Waste Management (Residuos Clínicos)
• Pharmaceutical Waste Management (Residuos Farmacéuticos)
• Radiological Protection (Protección Radiológica)
• Dosimetry (Dosimetria)
• Information Destruction (Destrucción de Información)
• Health Authorizations (Autorizaciones Sanitarias)
• Legionella Prevention and Control
• Occupational Risk Prevention
• SERTEGO Industrial Solutions Portal
• CONSENUR Sanitarios Portal
• Campus Urbaser E-Learning Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 64+ million people through cleaning and collection services
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and subsidiary.

• IP HoldingcoreOthers · 6 March 2026Majority stake acquisition agreement where Urbaser acquired a controlling interest in EcoAmbiente from IP Holding, strengthening Urbaser's presence in Portugal.
• Diputación de ValenciacoreOthers · 20 March 2025Government body whose president visited Urbaser's Llíria complex; Guadassuar acquisition serves provincial municipalities.
• Cruz Roja (Red Cross)minorOthersCollaborator in diversity and inclusion initiatives, working with entities to incorporate people at risk of exclusion or with disabilities.
• CáritasminorOthersCollaborator in diversity and inclusion initiatives, working with entities to incorporate people at risk of exclusion or with disabilities.
• Incorpora ProgrammeminorOthersCollaboration through incorporation programme for people at risk of exclusion or with disabilities.
• Consorci Ribera i ValldignacoreOthersConsortium of 52 municipalities served through Guadassuar concession, representing 350,000+ inhabitants in the Region of Valencia.
• RIMAsubsidiaryOthersSubsidiary 96.13% owned by Urbaser, focused on deposition of waste from industrial and intensive production facilities.
• ResileisubsidiaryOthersSubsidiary 50% owned by Urbaser, focused on treatment and recycling of non-hazardous waste for sustainable future.

Scale indicators21 records

Emerging players

• PreZero (Schwarz Group): Newer entrant owned by the Schwarz Group, building a pan-European circular-economy waste platform through acquisitions; increasingly overlaps with Urbaser in collection, sorting, and recycling tenders.

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and emergency response — comparable to Urbaser's SERTEGO industrial waste solutions and DANA-style emergency response operations.
• Renewi: European waste-to-product company operating collection, sorting, and treatment services across the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany — competes with Urbaser in non-hazardous industrial and municipal waste streams.
• Stericycle: US-listed specialist in regulated and medical waste disposal — directly comparable to Urbaser's CONSENUR healthcare-waste and clinical-waste disposal verticals.
• Séché Environnement: French hazardous and industrial waste treatment specialist with comparable industrial solutions, treatment plant operations, and circular-economy focus in continental Europe.
• FCC Servicios Ciudadanos (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas): FCC's environmental services division is Urbaser's closest Spanish competitor, operating municipal waste collection, treatment plants, and integrated urban services under similar concession-based contracts across Iberia and LatAm.

Broad incumbents

• Remondis: German family-owned waste and recycling services group operating across Europe, Asia, and Australia — comparable integrated municipal and industrial waste services with similar scale and concession-based contracts.
• SUEZ (Suez SA): French-based water and waste management group with comparable concession-driven waste collection and treatment operations across Europe; directly competes with Urbaser in municipal tenders and hazardous waste.
• Veolia Environnement: Global waste management, water, and energy services leader with overlapping municipal and hazardous waste operations; competes with Urbaser for European municipal tenders and offers comparable circular-economy solutions.

Regional players

• Biffa: UK-focused waste management business with municipal, commercial, and hazardous waste services — relevant comparable for Urbaser's UK and broader European municipal collection activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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