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Reconomy has acquired Vermilion Holdings, Inc., to expand further in the US, adding comprehensive take-back capabilities and enhanced regulatory compliance services.
Established in 1976 and based in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, Vermilion is the US market leader in the take-back of post-consumer products. It manages the track and trace of materials from collection locations to approved sites for reuse, recycling or secure disposition using a proprietary technology platform and patented reverse logistics packaging and kiosk collection system.
Vermilion’s key brands include ASC, a manufacturer of equipment enabling the safe collection of a diverse range of items including post-consumer materials. The ARXG brand provides customised design, production, product fulfilment, track and trace of materials and end disposition solutions. The PPM division is a full-service marketing company.
The acquisition brings new customers and technology to Reconomy’s Comply Loop division, which already services over 15,000 global customers, including Fortune 500 brands, and adds specialist capabilities in the fast growing take-back solutions market. It also further builds on Reconomy’s existing presence in North America through the Reverse Logistics Group (RLG), another Comply Loop brand, and provides the technology that powers the common collection scheme for curbside recycling in Ontario, Canada. New Jersey-based RLG also provides services that enable producers of packaging, WEEE, batteries and other regulated materials to meet their EPR compliance obligations.
The transaction follows Reconomy’s first acquisition in the US of Lincoln Waste Solutions announced last week, which provides a comprehensive, full- service management approach to handle all types of waste and recycling.
Guy Wakeley, Chief Executive Officer of Reconomy, commented: “Following the recent acquisition of Lincoln, this transaction is another important strategic milestone for Reconomy as we accelerate our growth plans in the US. It brings new customers, technology and specialist capabilities in the fast growing take-back solutions market to our existing Comply operations in North America. We welcome the Vermilion team to Reconomy and look forward to working closely with them to achieve our mission of enabling the circular economy.”
Mike Pietrini, CEO of Vermilion, said: “We are excited to join Reconomy at a time when it is achieving rapid and sustainable, international growth. We bring specialist capabilities in the growing take-back solutions market which complement Reconomy’s wide-ranging customer proposition. There are many opportunities to collaborate successfully with Reconomy’s Comply Loop as, together, we lead the way in environmental compliance management, take-back, collection and circularity solutions for end of life materials.”
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