Orizon Valorização de Residuos

Orizon Valorização de Resíduos S.A. is a Brazilian company focused on the waste treatment and recovery sector. Its business model revolves around the concept of 'ecoparks', which are advanced landfills designed to extract maximum value from municipal solid waste. The company manages the final disposal of waste and generates revenue through multiple streams, including biogas capture, renewable energy generation, the sale of carbon credits, and the production of biomethane and organic fertilizers. Orizon serves both public and private waste collectors, handling approximately 10 million tons of municipal waste annually across its operational sites.

The company's origins trace back to Haztec Tecnologia e Planejamento Ambiental S.A., founded in 1999. In 2009, a holding company, Haztec Investimentos e Participações S.A. (HIP), was established as an investment vehicle. In 2013, Milton Pilão and Ismar Assaly acquired the indebted company, then known as Foxx-Haztec, with a plan to focus on waste valorization. The company rebranded to Orizon Valorização de Resíduos S.A. in August 2020 and went public with an IPO in February 2021, which funded significant expansion, including the acquisition of additional landfills. Milton Pilão has been the CEO since February 2013. His professional background includes experience at his family's pulp and paper machinery company, Pilão S.A., and as a former shareholder of an environmental services firm specializing in hospital waste.

Orizon operates through several key business segments: Final Disposal of Solid Waste, Energy, Biogas & Carbon Credits, Waste Processing and Industrialization, and Environmental Engineering. Through these divisions, the company not only disposes of waste but also transforms it into valuable resources. For example, its subsidiary BioE operates a purification module to convert biogas into biomethane. Orizon is also involved in developing waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities, with a project in Barueri expected to be operational by 2026. The environmental engineering arm offers services like the recovery of degraded areas and remediation of contaminated sites.

Keywords: waste valorization, renewable energy, biogas, carbon credits, biomethane, solid waste management, circular economy, ecoparks, waste-to-energy, environmental engineering, landfill management, sustainable solutions, organic fertilizers, Brazilian market, public company, emissions trading, methane capture, environmental services