ad compost s r l

What ad compost s r l does

AD Compost SRL is an Italian composting company founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Bartolo, Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region. The company produces compost and soil amendments from organic materials via aerobic/facultative biological treatment (biostabilization), operating inside a confined environment with continuous windrow turning under controlled and monitored temperature, oxygen, and chemical element balance, supported by selected microorganisms and environmental mitigation measures including perimeter vegetation, active filtering barriers, and enzymatic odor neutralization. It holds multiple stacked regulatory authorizations (AUA n. 213 in 2019, DET-AMB-2023-4560, DET-AMB-2025-1424, DET-AMB-2025-1856) and Enthomos Program certification, supplying compost and soil amendments on a B2B basis to farmers, organic farming operators, and gardening/nursery customers within its regional catchment from a single facility. The business model is a regional B2B sales operation into the agricultural sector with no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription mechanics, or named anchor customers; revenue, headcount, and funding history are not publicly disclosed.

Name

ad compost s r l

Legal name

AD Compost SRL

Website

https://adcompost.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AD Compost SRL is an Italian firm founded in 2007 that produces compost and soil amendments from organic materials via aerobic biostabilization at its Ravenna facility, selling B2B to regional farmers, organic operators, and nurseries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Compost and Soil Amendments

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Composting Facility Operations (Windrow, ASP, In-Vessel) (BPALAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF), Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF), Compost & Compost Blends (AFABADAE), Digestate & Compost Product Processing, Marketing & Distribution (Soil Amendments, Mulch) (EUAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Organic compost production
• Natural soil amendments
• Aerobic biostabilization services
• Agricultural waste valorization
• Organic farming fertilizer

Headquarters

HQ city

San Bartolo - Ravenna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

AD Compost SRL operates a composting facility at San Bartolo (Ravenna, Italy) that produces natural fertilizer (compost) entirely from organic residues of the agri-food supply chain — pruning residues, grass clippings, wood scraps, food waste, and garden waste. The compost is suitable for lawns, pre-plowing fertilization, gardening/nursery soil, and organic (biological) farming, with no chemical additives added. The company also performs aerobic biostabilization of biodegradable organic matter under controlled conditions with monitored temperature, oxygen, and chemical balance.

Product overview

Ad Compost SRL operates a single composting facility at San Bartolo, Ravenna, operational since 2007. The facility produces natural compost from agro-food chain organic waste (pruning residues, grass clippings, wood scraps, food waste, garden waste). The composting/biostabilization process uses controlled aerobic biological treatment with selected microorganisms monitoring temperature, oxygen, and chemical balance. The resulting compost product serves as a natural fertilizer for biological cultures and is usable as soil amendment for agriculture, gardening, and nursery applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Natural Compost (Fertilizzante naturale) Natural fertilizer compost produced from organic agricultural residues (pruning residues, grass clippings, wood scraps, food waste, garden waste), 100% from the agri-food supply chain with no chemical additives. Usable as fertilizer for lawns or before plowing, as soil for gardening and nursery, as agricultural soil amendment, and for organic (biological) farming.
• Compostaggio / Biostabilizzazione (Aerobic Biostabilization Service) Controlled aerobic/optional biological processing service that transforms biodegradable organic matter into humified substances (humic and fulvic acids), managed via continuous windrow turning with monitored temperature, oxygen, and chemical balance inside a confined environment. Serves agricultural operators requiring compliant waste valorization.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Hera Group: Italian multi-utility headquartered in Bologna with large-scale waste management and composting operations across Emilia-Romagna — AD Compost's home region. Overlaps directly with AD Compost in organic waste processing and compost production, but at materially larger scale and with municipal collection contracts.
• A2A: Italian multi-utility with environmental services (A2A Ambiente) including treatment of organic waste and production of compost/soil amendments. Comparable business activity in waste valorization, though operating across northern Italy at much larger scale than AD Compost.
• Iren: Italian multi-utility with Iren Ambiente operating composting and anaerobic digestion facilities for organic waste. Directly comparable activity (organic waste processing into soil amendments) but at industrial scale and across multiple Italian regions.
• Acea: Italian utility group whose Acea Ambiente division operates waste treatment facilities including composting. Comparable organic waste-to-soil-amendment activity, but integrated with much larger water and energy infrastructure across central-southern Italy.
• Veritas: Veneto-based multi-utility providing integrated waste management and composting services. Comparable organic waste processing and compost output, but operating primarily in a different region (Veneto vs Emilia-Romagna).
• CAP Holding: Milan-based environmental services utility (Gruppo CAP) operating wastewater treatment and organic waste/composting activities in Lombardy. Comparable organic-waste-to-soil-amendment activity at materially larger scale and in an adjacent northern Italian region.

Others

• Consorzio Italiano Compostatori (CIC): Italian Composting Consortium representing composting operators nationally. AD Compost is part of the related Enthomos program; CIC is the closest industry body shaping compost quality standards and advocacy that AD Compost participates in.
• Novamont: Italian bio-based products company (Mater-Bi bioplastics, Matrica biochemicals) rooted in circular bioeconomy and agricultural feedstock valorization. Thematically adjacent to AD Compost's agricultural organic-waste-to-product model, though not directly competing in compost.

Regional players

• Contarina: Waste management cooperative operating in the Veneto region with sorting and composting facilities. Comparable organic waste valorization activity, but regionally focused on Veneto rather than Emilia-Romagna.
• ASM Pavia: Multi-service municipal company serving Pavia with waste collection and treatment including organic waste processing. Comparable activity in organic waste valorization but operates in Lombardy rather than Emilia-Romagna.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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