- CEO
- Asier Zarraonandia Ayo
- Full Time Employees
- 1,835
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Waste Management
- Address
- 68-70 Boulevard de la Pétrusse Luxembourg City Luxembourg 2320
- IPO Date
- Jan 7, 2022
- Business
- Befesa S.A. provides specialized environmental recycling services to the steel and aluminium industries, focusing on the collection, treatment, and recycling of hazardous residues such as steel dust, salt slags, and spent pot linings. The company operates through two primary segments: Steel Dust Recycling Services, which collects and recycles crude steel dust and other residues generated in the production of crude, stainless, and galvanized steel using electric arc furnaces, producing waelz oxide for sale to zinc smelters; and Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling Services, which recycles salt slags from secondary aluminium producers, treats spent pot linings from primary producers, recovers and sells salt, aluminium concentrate, and aluminium oxides, and manufactures secondary aluminium alloys from scrap, dross, shavings, cuttings, and other residues for the automotive, construction, and appliance sectors; it also offers logistics, waste treatment, and technology development services. Befesa S.A., founded in 1987 and headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, maintains recycling plants across Europe, Asia, and North America, serving secondary steel and aluminium producers in regulated markets driven by environmental legislation and circular economy trends. In June 2024, Befesa acquired full ownership of its French joint venture Recytech S.A. from Recylex S.A. for €40 million, enhancing its steel dust recycling capacity in Europe as part of its sustainable global growth plan; the company extended its debt maturity to 2029 in July 2024 and anticipates double-digit EBITDA growth in 2025 supported by organic expansion and new market replication.