artemise

What artemise does

Artemise (Artémise Recyclage), founded in 2011 and operational since 2014, is a French hazardous-waste treatment company headquartered in Vulaines (Aube), France, with ~30 employees. The company specialises in the collection, dismantling, and material recovery of mercury-containing light sources — including lamps, fluorescent tubes, and ionisation fire detectors containing radioactive americium — as well as broader DEEE (Déchets d'Équipements Électriques et Électroniques) waste streams. Artemise operates industrial mercury neutralisation, manual sorting, and secure crushing processes, and is the only operator in France authorised by ASNR (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection) to dismantle ionisation fire detectors. The company processes approximately 2,600 tonnes of lamps and fluorescent tubes annually with 85% valorisation for lamps and 96% for fluorescent tubes, and holds Weelabex certification for WEEE treatment quality.

Artemise sells services rather than products, generating revenue through transport-linked collection fees (container placement and treatment are free for professional clients; transport costs start at €80-€100+ ex VAT per pickup) within a pay-as-you-go model. Pricing is structured around unit-based container removal (cardboard boxes from 50-600 tubes, PVC bins 550-700 litres, HDPE containers for 1,200 tubes). The company serves professional enterprises, public entities, local authorities, and administrations across France including overseas territories, with named municipal deployments including the artemise BOX at Communauté de Communes du Pays d'Othe Aixois. Households are served indirectly via the Ecosystem agréé partner network rather than direct consumer relationships.

In September 2025, SIRMET Groupe — a diversified French-Spanish metal recycling conglomerate with 21 sites in France, 3 in Spain, and ~500 employees handling 420,000 tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals annually — acquired Artemise Recyclage. Post-acquisition, Artemise operates as a subsidiary under Directrice Laure Clerget, contributing its specialised mercury and radioactive-equipment treatment capability to SIRMET's broader circular-economy portfolio. Distribution is exclusively domestic via a direct field-service model with container placement, scheduled or on-demand collection, and logistics handled through carrier partners; marketing is dominated by regulatory compliance mandates, Ecosystem eco-organisation referrals, earned media (France 3, France 5, France Inter, FEDEREC), and community outreach.

Name

artemise

Legal name

artemise

Website

https://artemise-recyclage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

Artemise Recyclage is a French WEEE treatment specialist that collects and recycles mercury-containing lamps, fluorescent tubes, and radioactive ionisation fire detectors for professional clients and public entities across France, holding the only ASNR licence for ionisation detector dismantling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hazardous Waste Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Hazardous waste recycling
• Light source recycling
• Mercury waste treatment
• Fire detector dismantling
• WEEE collection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vulaines-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Light source collection and recycling services: Artemise provides collection and recycling of lamps, fluorescent tubes, and ionisation fire detectors. Container placement and treatment are free for professional clients; only transport costs are charged to customers. This service-based model generates revenue through service fees linked to collection volume and transport logistics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

artemise specializes in collecting and recycling mercury-containing light sources (lamps, fluorescent tubes) and dismantling ionizing fire detectors containing radioactive materials. The company provides container-based collection logistics (artemise BOX) and treats hazardous and radioactive waste streams for professional clients. Services are offered to enterprises, public entities, local authorities, and administrations, while individual consumers are redirected to the Ecosystem network.

Product overview

Artemise operates as a specialized waste management company offering a portfolio of collection and recycling services focused on mercury-containing light sources and sensitive electronic equipment. The core offerings include lamp and fluorescent tube recycling (processing 2,600 tonnes annually), ionizing fire detector dismantling (with ASNR licensing), and DEEE collection. Supporting services include container provision in various sizes and formats, with the artemise BOX representing an innovative multi-waste collection product designed for municipal deployment. The company operates as part of the SIRMET Group following a September 2025 acquisition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• artemise BOX: A multi-waste collection container designed to recover used light sources, batteries, and ink cartridges from individuals. The innovative design was created with ESC Troyes and offers an 'all-in-one' solution for municipalities looking to centralize recoverable waste collection.

Products and services

• Light Source Collection and Recycling

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,600 tonnes of lamps and fluorescent tubes processed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIRMET GroupecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025SIRMET Groupe acquired Artemise Recyclage in September 2025. This acquisition enables SIRMET to enter the niche market of mercury-containing light source and ionisation fire detector treatment, complementing its historical metal recycling activities. The integration brings 30 Artemise employees into the SIRMET group, which operates 21 sites in France, 3 in Spain, and employs nearly 500 people.
• EcosystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtemise is an agréé (approved) partner of Ecosystem, France's eco-organisation responsible for managing household light source waste. Ecosystem handles individual consumer collection, while Artemise manages professional and industrial clients.
• ESC Troyes (École Supérieure de Commerce de Troyes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESC Troyes collaborated with Artemise on the design of the artemise BOX, a multi-waste collection container. Students contributed to the innovative design of the box intended for municipal use.
• Communauté de Communes du Pays d'Othe AixoisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistoric partner of Artemise for the deployment of artemise BOX multi-waste collection stations on its territory. The municipality committed to promoting the solution in its municipal bulletin.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling & Recovery: Global environmental services group with significant WEEE and hazardous waste treatment operations in France. Overlaps with Artemise in regulated waste handling but serves a much broader portfolio of waste streams and customer segments.
• Derichebourg: French listed recycling group focused on metals recovery and environmental services, including hazardous waste activities. Closely tied to Artemise through SIRMET (its recycling subsidiary) and comparable as a French metals/hazardous waste operator that complements lamp and detector recycling at scale.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Global waste management major operating hazardous waste and WEEE treatment across Europe. Comparable as a broader waste-services incumbent that overlaps with Artemise in mercury lamp and WEEE collection but at vastly greater scale and across many waste streams rather than a specialised niche.

Direct peers

• Sarp Industries: Subsidiary of Suez specialising in hazardous waste treatment and industrial site remediation in France. Most directly comparable to Artemise in operating a licensed industrial waste processing facility with regulatory permits, serving enterprise and public-sector clients with complex hazardous streams.
• ENVIE: French network of WEEE collection and recycling facilities, including lamps and small appliances. Comparable to Artemise in serving French territory with licensed WEEE collection and processing, though operating through a social-integration cooperative model rather than a specialised hazardous-waste focus.
• Séché Environnement: Listed French hazardous waste management group offering treatment, storage, and recovery services for industrial hazardous waste. Comparable to Artemise in regulatory complexity, customer segments (industrial enterprises and public entities), and reliance on licensed facilities for sensitive waste streams.
• Chimirec: French family-owned group specialising in collection and treatment of hazardous industrial waste, including WEEE and lamp-related streams. Closely comparable to Artemise in scale, customer base (enterprises, local authorities), and licensed hazardous waste handling operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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