remineral

What remineral does

remineral is a German waste management and recycling group founded in 1990 and headquartered in Duisburg, operating four main processing facilities in Duisburg, Essen, Königs Wusterhausen, and Bützow, with additional capacity in Nuremberg via the Dettmer Group's sister companies. The company specializes in the treatment, recycling, and disposal of mineral, industrial, and hazardous waste streams — including power plant by-products, flue gas cleaning residues, incineration slag, steel mill waste, industrial wastewater and sludges, sewage sludges, construction rubble, and contaminated soils — processing 1.5 to 2 million tons of material annually into secondary raw materials such as recycled construction aggregates, soil substrates, alternative fuels, and saline mining backfill. Core technologies include stationary and mobile crushing and classification systems, waterworks sludge processing, and a patented mixing technique for soil recycling and solidification, with mobile processing plants deployed on-site at customer facilities such as landfills and brownfields.

The company serves a horizontal B2B client base of power plants, steel mills, industrial manufacturers, municipalities, construction companies, and agricultural operators, generating revenue through transaction-based waste treatment fees and the sale of recovered secondary raw materials, supplemented by consulting, logistics, storage, permitting assistance, and contaminated site remediation services. Distribution is direct-to-customer through a field sales force at each facility, with no third-party resellers. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based. The group has been wholly owned by the Bremen-based Dettmer Group since 2019 and operates as part of its Waste and Recycling division, which also includes Durmin and Die Grünen Engel, creating operational synergies across German and adjacent international waste flows. Remineral holds Entsorgungsfachbetrieb specialist certification, ISO 14001:2015, GMP, EfB sustainability certifications, and EU-level transport permits, which together form the regulatory backbone of its competitive position.

Name

remineral

Legal name

remineral Rohstoffverwertung und Entsorgung GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://remineral.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

remineral is a German waste management and recycling group processing 1.5–2 million tons annually of mineral, industrial, and hazardous waste at four facilities, serving power plants, steel mills, municipalities, and construction companies. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Dettmer Group since 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation Services (56291)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reclamation, Remediation & Rehabilitation (Soils, Revegetation, Landform, Acid Rock Drainage) (IMAKAOAL), Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

Keywords

• Waste recycling services
• Mineral waste treatment
• Construction material recycling
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Industrial waste logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Recycling Services: Processing and recycling of mineral and organic waste into reusable materials such as recycled construction materials, soil substrates, and substitute fuels. Revenue generated from treatment fees and sale of recycled materials.
2. Hazardous Waste Treatment: Treatment of various hazardous wastes including flue gas cleaning residues, industrial wastewater and sludges, sand trap residues, and contaminated soils.
3. Logistics and Handling: Waste logistics, transshipment and storage services. Includes crane and loading systems for inland waterway vessels, and packaging/transshipment facilities for big bags.
4. International Waste Trading: International trade in wastes primarily for use in manufacturing of recycled construction materials and cement, as well as disposal of waste with pollutant content.
5. Consulting and Project Services: Disposal concept development, logistics concepts, consulting on permitting procedures, and project execution for construction measures, area remediation, and reclamations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

remineral develops and operates waste treatment, recycling, logistics, and disposal solutions for mineral, hazardous, and industrial waste streams across Germany. The company processes approximately 1.5 to 2 million tons of waste annually at four main facilities, recovering secondary raw materials such as recycled construction materials, soil substrates, mining backfill material, and alternative fuels, while also offering consulting, permitting, contaminated site remediation, and mobile on-site processing services.

Product overview

remineral is an environmental waste management company offering integrated waste treatment, recycling, and resource recovery services across Germany. The company operates a portfolio of services including waste recycling and disposal, logistics, storage, and custom disposal consulting. Their product portfolio includes secondary raw materials produced from waste processing—recycling construction materials, soil substrates, alternative fuels, and mining backfill materials—along with specialized services such as permitting assistance and contaminated site remediation. The company also operates mobile treatment plants for on-site waste processing. remineral positions itself as part of the circular economy, recovering valuable (substitute) raw materials from waste streams while ensuring environmentally sound disposal of non-recoverable waste.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Recycling and Recovery (Abfallrecycling und Verwertung)
• Hazardous Waste Treatment
• Waste Storage (Abfalllagerung)
• Waste Logistics (Abfalllogistik)
• Disposal Consulting and Concepts (Entsorgungskonzepte)
• Recycled Construction Materials (Recyclingbaustoffe)
• Mining Backfill Material (Bergversatzmaterial)
• Soil Substrates (Bodensubstrate)
• Alternative Fuels (Ersatzbrennstoffe)
• Permit Processing (Genehmigungsverfahren)
• Contaminated Site Remediation (Altlastensanierung)
• Mobile Processing Plants (Mobile Aufbereitungsanlagen)
• Crane and Loading Services (Kran- und Verladeanlagen)
• International Waste Trading

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• REMONDIS: Germany's largest privately held waste and recycling company, operating across industrial, commercial and municipal waste streams with extensive treatment, recycling and logistics infrastructure — the most direct competitor to remineral's integrated offering.
• ALBA Group: Major German recycling and environmental services group with steel and metals recycling, sorting facilities and downstream material recovery — directly comparable to remineral's mineral and industrial waste recycling focus.
• PreZero: Schwarz Group's recycling and environmental services arm operating across Germany and Europe in waste collection, sorting, treatment and recycling — competes directly with remineral for industrial and municipal contracts.
• Interseroh: German recycling services company specializing in raw material recovery, packaging recycling and waste management consulting — competes with remineral in secondary raw materials and disposal concept consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services giant with large German operations in hazardous waste treatment, industrial services and recycling; broader portfolio but overlaps materially with remineral's industrial and hazardous waste business.
• SUEZ: International waste management and water services group with significant German and European recycling operations, providing broad competition in mineral and industrial waste treatment as part of a larger portfolio.

Emerging players

• Saria Group: European rendering and recycling company focused on organic by-products, animal by-product processing and alternative fuels — comparable to remineral's alternative fuel (Ersatzbrennstoffe) business from an adjacent feedstock perspective.
• TSR Recycling: European metal recycler focused on scrap metal collection, processing and trading; comparable to remineral's metals and mineral recovery streams within an adjacent recycling vertical.

Regional players

• Martin GmbH: Mid-sized German environmental services provider focused on industrial waste management, recycling and disposal in southern Germany — a comparable mid-sized operator rather than a national full-service competitor.
• Stork Umweltdienste: German regional player in industrial and hazardous waste services with comparable site remediation and disposal capabilities, competing for similar mid-market industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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