INKB

What INKB does

INKB (Ingolstädter Kommunalbetriebe AöR) is a public-law municipal utility institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) founded in 2004 and 100% owned by the City of Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It is the sole mandated provider of five integrated municipal services within city boundaries: drinking-water supply and groundwater management (Wasserversorgung); wastewater and stormwater drainage including canal connections and heavy-rain hazard mapping (Entwässerung); waste collection and recycling across residual, organic, and hazardous streams (Abfallwirtschaft); street and inner-city cleaning (Stadtreinigung); and municipal winter service (Winterdienst). Underlying infrastructure includes the water pipeline network, sewage canalisation, and waste collection routes operated directly by INKB, with supporting digital channels — the INKB-Onlineportal for property owners (launched October 2021), the INKB Abfall Planer-App for waste scheduling, and the Williportal children's education site — plus ancillary services such as the Trinkwasserlabor water-quality laboratory and the Stadtteilkümmerer community-liaison programme.

The business model is fee-based and statutory, not commercial. Revenue is generated through four regulated, recurring fee streams: Wassergebühren (water consumption fees, usage-based via meter), Abwassergebühren split into Schmutzwasser- and Niederschlagswassergebühr (the latter based on sealed/impervious property area), Abfallgebühren (based on container size and collection frequency, billed annually), and Reinigungsgebühren for street cleaning. Customers are the residential citizens and commercial businesses of Ingolstadt, with a secondary segment of property owners and developers requiring new connections; billing occurs through physical customer centres, an online portal, and a service hotline. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via INKB's own infrastructure, with no resellers or export of services outside the city.

INKB holds two subsidiaries: a 70% stake in Stadtwerke Ingolstadt Beteiligungen GmbH (utility holding) and a 51% stake in BioIN GmbH, a public-private joint venture with Büchl for organic waste processing. Governance is exercised by a 12-member Verwaltungsrat (supervisory board) of city-council members chaired by Vice-Mayor Dr. Deneke-Stoll, with operational leadership by Vorstand Dr. Thomas Schwaiger. Because INKB is a public-law institution rather than a corporation, there are no funding rounds, equity investors, or external shareholders; growth is funded through fee revenue and municipal backing.

Name

INKB

Legal name

Ingolstädter Kommunalbetriebe AöR

Website

https://in-kb.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

INKB (Ingolstädter Kommunalbetriebe) is the 100% municipally-owned public utility of Ingolstadt, Germany, providing drinking water, wastewater drainage, waste management, street cleaning, and winter services exclusively to the city's residents and businesses through regulated fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Municipal water supply
• Wastewater drainage services
• Waste collection services
• Street cleaning services
• Winter maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingolstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wassergebühren (Water Fees): Fees charged for drinking water supply services to residential and commercial customers in Ingolstadt
2. Abwassergebühren (Drainage Fees): Fees for sewage and wastewater drainage services, including Schmutzwassergebühr and Niederschlagswassergebühr
3. Abfallgebühren (Waste Fees): Fees for waste collection and disposal services, including restmüll, gelber sack, and recycling services
4. Reinigungsgebühren (Cleaning Fees): Fees for street cleaning services in Ingolstadt

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

INKB operates the municipal infrastructure and services for the City of Ingolstadt, providing drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater drainage, household and commercial waste collection and recycling, street and inner-city cleaning, and winter road maintenance. Services are delivered directly to residents and businesses through owned water/sewer networks, collection routes, customer centers, an online portal, and a mobile waste-planning app, with fees set under public-law regulations.

Product overview

INKB (Ingolstädter Kommunalbetriebe) operates as a municipal utility providing essential public services under public law. The core portfolio consists of five integrated service areas: water supply (Wasserversorgung) including drinking water and groundwater management, drainage (Entwässerung) for sewage and stormwater, waste management (Abfallwirtschaft) with collection and recycling, street cleaning (Stadtreinigung), and winter services (Winterdienst). Supporting the core operations are digital products including the INKB Abfall Planer-App for waste scheduling, the INKB-Onlineportal for customer document management, and the Williportal children's educational portal. Additional services include drinking water laboratory testing, heavy rain hazard mapping (Starkregengefahrenkarte), and the Stadtteilkümmerer community liaison program. The company also runs the INKB-Ressourcenschutzpreis, a 5,000 euro award for resource protection achievements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INKB Abfall Planer-App: Mobile application for waste collection calendar and scheduling
• INKB-Onlineportal
• Williportal

Products and services

• Wasserversorgung (Water Supply) Drinking water production, distribution, quality monitoring, and groundwater management services delivered to residential and commercial properties throughout Ingolstadt via the municipal pipe network.
• Entwässerung (Drainage) Sewage and stormwater drainage services including canal connections, backflow protection, seepage solutions, sealing relief (Entsiegelung), and discharge permits for commercial wastewater, autowäsche and Brennwerttechnik.
• Abfallwirtschaft (Waste Management) Comprehensive household and commercial waste collection, recycling, and disposal services including waste calendar, recycling centers (Wertstoffhöfe), various waste containers (Restmüll, Gelber Sack, Bioabfall, Sperrmüll, Elektroschrott, Problemmüll), diaper subsidy (Windelzuschuss), and Ramadama community cleanup events.
• Stadtreinigung (Street Cleaning) Municipal street cleaning and inner-city cleaning services including street sweeping, abandoned bicycle removal (Schrotträder), dog waste bag distribution (Hundekotbeutel), and resident obligations (Anliegerpflichten).
• Winterdienst (Winter Service) Municipal winter road service operations including snow clearance and gritting for streets and dedicated winter cycling routes (Winterradrouten), along with resident snow-clearing obligations.
• INKB Abfall Planer-App Mobile application providing Ingolstadt residents with the waste collection calendar, personalized pickup reminders, and information on waste types and recycling points.
• INKB-Onlineportal Online customer portal for property owners enabling document management, electronic communication, mailbox services, and meter-reading submissions with INKB.

Segments3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stadtwerke Ingolstadt Beteiligungen GmbHcoreOthersINKB holds 70% of the shares in Stadtwerke Ingolstadt Beteiligungen GmbH as part of its corporate group structure. This subsidiary is involved in broader utility services for the city of Ingolstadt.
• BioIN GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINKB holds 51% of BioIN GmbH, established as a public-private partnership with Büchl company. The company handles organic waste processing and is operationally managed by INKB.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hamburg Wasser: Hamburg municipal water and wastewater operator providing comparable regulated municipal water services under a public-law structure aligned with INKB.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Munich's municipal multi-utility providing water, wastewater, energy, and public services under an analogous Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts structure; the most direct multi-service municipal utility comparable to INKB.
• Stadtwerke Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf municipal multi-utility delivering water, energy, and mobility under municipal ownership; aligns structurally with INKB's integrated public-utility mandate.
• Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB): Berlin municipal water and wastewater operator serving a comparable metropolitan customer base with a regulated municipal monopoly model.
• N-ERGIE: Nürnberg-based regional multi-utility offering water, energy, and district heating; directly comparable to INKB's integrated municipal service portfolio.
• Mainova: Frankfurt municipal utility delivering water, wastewater, and energy to a comparable residential-plus-commercial German customer base under a similar regulated municipal model.
• Stadtwerke Augsburg: Augsburg municipal multi-utility operating in the same Bavarian context as INKB and serving a similar mid-sized-city customer base with bundled water and waste services.
• enercity (Stadtwerke Hannover): Hannover municipal multi-utility providing water, energy, and mobility services; comparable to INKB's multi-service bundle and municipally anchored operating model.

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: Germany's largest private waste management company with deep municipal contracts; directly comparable to INKB's Abfallwirtschaft line of business and a broader incumbent in waste services.
• Veolia Deutschland: German arm of global environmental services group operating municipal water and waste contracts; broader incumbent whose service portfolio directly overlaps INKB's water and wastewater operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/INKB
• Facebookfacebook.com/INKB
• Instagraminstagram.com/inkb_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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