clean production

What clean production does

Clean Production Center (CPC Group) is a collaboration center headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, and run by Leaneco AB. It connects municipalities, industrial companies and clusters, universities, and community groups on circular-economy, resource-efficiency, and sustainable-development projects. The supplied firmographics classify the analyzed entity as non-profit, while also identifying Leaneco AB as a Swedish private operating or parent company; the legal and economic relationship is not further specified.

CPC's core activities include analyzing material and energy flows to identify industrial-symbiosis opportunities, initiating and managing applied R&D, and creating conditions for commercialization. It reports an excess-heat recovery and cooling method developed with the University of Gävle and Ovako, as well as Confluent Jet greenhouse insulation technology that permits low-grade surplus heat to support year-round production. It also supports the Haga labor-market inclusion model and an Agroclimate Sweden AB greenhouse project. No patents or trademarks are disclosed.

The stated revenue model is research-project funding and municipal or partner assignments, with potential support from the Swedish Agricultural Agency and the EU Rural Development Fund. CPC uses direct project engagement, established relationships, and innovation networks rather than a disclosed product-pricing model. Test beds and commercialization structures exist around the heat technologies, but no product sales, contract values, revenue, or pricing details are provided.

Name

clean production

Legal name

Leaneco AB

Website

https://cleanproduction.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clean Production Center, run by Leaneco AB, connects Swedish municipalities, manufacturers, universities, and community groups through industrial-symbiosis research, sustainable production projects, excess-heat recovery, greenhouse technology, and labor-market inclusion initiatives across Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Development Consulting and Circular Economy Research Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

Keywords

• Industrial symbiosis consulting
• Circular economy research
• Sustainable development services
• Excess heat recovery
• Greenhouse insulation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Gävle

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Project Funding: CPC secures and manages research projects, likely funded through a combination of EU Rural Development Fund, Swedish Agricultural Agency, municipal assignments, and other public funding sources for sustainable development initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clean Production Center (CPC Group), operated by Leaneco AB since 2009, is a Swedish collaboration center bridging academia, industry, and society to drive circular economy and sustainable development. It analyzes material and energy flows for industrial symbiosis, develops and commercializes technologies such as excess heat recovery and Confluent Jet greenhouse insulation, and facilitates research-to-commercialization pathways for sustainable innovations through partnerships with municipalities, the University of Gävle, and industrial clusters such as the Swedish metal industry.

Product overview

Clean Production Center (CPC), operated by Leaneco AB since 2009, is a collaboration center bridging Academy, Industry, and Society for circular economy and sustainable development. The organization offers multiple interconnected services and technologies: Excess Heat Recovery Technology (an innovative cooling method for metallic materials), Confluent Jet Technology for Greenhouses (enabling year-round greenhouse production using low-grade heat), Industrial Symbioses Analysis consulting services, and the Haga Model Social Inclusion Program. CPC serves as a network of enablers for innovation processes, connecting research communities with industrial applications and regional development opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Symbioses Analysis
• Excess Heat Recovery Technology
• Confluent Jet Greenhouse Technology
• Haga Model Social Inclusion Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Excess heat recovery technology developed with Ovako can recover excess heat while creating unique properties in metallic materials
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Leaneco ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Leaneco AB is the parent organization running Clean Production Center. They facilitate smart ideas for applying cutting-edge research to sustainable community development through collaboration.
• University of Gävle (HiG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing research partnership with University of Gävle spanning multiple R&D projects including excess heat recovery with Ovako and Confluent Jet technology development. University runs test bed environment in the region.
• OvakomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner for excess heat recycling research project. CPC initiated and ran research projects through University of Gävle resulting in innovative cooling method for metallic materials.
• Hofors MunicipalitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner hosting test environment for Confluent Jet greenhouse technology and implementing the Haga model for social inclusion and labor market integration.
• Municipality of HärjedalenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged by Härjedalen municipality to analyze possibilities for industrial symbioses and sustainable development opportunities around Sveg in sparsely populated areas.
• Agroclimate Sweden ABmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on greenhouse technology development. CPC and University of Gävle support the process and contribute collaboration opportunities while pinpointing new opportunities for regional development and greenhouse industry.
• Swedish Agricultural AgencyminorOthersPartner organization for Agroclimate Sweden AB's project with support from the Rural Development Fund in the EU for greenhouse technology development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RISE Research Institutes of Sweden: Sweden's largest applied research institute, running cross-sector sustainability, materials, and industrial decarbonization programs. Directly comparable to CPC as a Swedish research-to-application intermediary bridging academia and industry, though at much larger scale.
• IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute: Swedish environmental research institute providing consulting, applied research, and policy support on circular economy, climate, and resource efficiency. Highly comparable to CPC's environmental consulting and industrial symbiosis focus, with similar public-funding mix.
• International Synergies: UK-based developer of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) methodology for industrial symbiosis facilitation. Direct peer to CPC's Industrial Symbiosis Analysis service, operating in the same niche of cross-sector material and energy flow analysis.
• Kalundborg Symbiosis: Danish industrial symbiosis park and supporting organization connecting companies through material and energy exchange. Directly comparable to CPC's Bergslagen cluster work as an established industrial symbiosis intermediary, with longer commercialization track record.
• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based circular economy NGO producing the Circularity Gap Report and advising governments and corporates on circular transitions. Comparable to CPC as a non-profit/impact organization driving circular economy adoption through consulting, data, and program management.
• Climate-KIC (EIT Climate-KIC): EU-funded knowledge and innovation community orchestrating public-private partnerships on climate and circular economy. Comparable to CPC in operating as a convener/incubator across academia, industry, and municipalities, though at pan-European scale and with deeper grant flows.

Broad incumbents

• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Leading global circular economy foundation working with corporates, governments, and academia on circular transition programs. Comparable as a non-profit convening circular economy ecosystems, though with much broader geographic reach and corporate partnership focus.
• WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development): Global CEO-led organization advocating and coordinating business action on sustainability and circular economy. Comparable as a broad convening platform connecting industry with sustainability outcomes, though with a corporate-membership rather than grant-funded operating model.

Regional players

• Sitra: Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra operates circular economy programs and industrial symbiosis pilots in Finland. Comparable as a Nordic public-interest fund running circular economy pilots and convening regional stakeholders, similar to CPC's role in Bergslagen.
• Green Building Council Sweden / Sweden Green Building Council: Swedish non-profit driving sustainable built environment and circular construction practices. Partial comparable to CPC as a Swedish non-profit sustainability convener, with overlap on industrial symbiosis and excess heat utilization for greenhouses/facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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