The new name of the billion-dollar company is officially announced – NG Nordic processes 4,4 million tons of waste in the Nordic countries

NG Group and Fortum Recycling & Waste will officially adopt the common company name NG Nordic today, Monday, March 31.3.2025, XNUMX.

The NG Nordic brand marks the beginning of a new era in the Nordic materials recycling and waste management market.

The two companies have combined their infrastructure, expertise and resources to form NG Nordic, one of the leading circular economy and waste management players in the Nordic region, with annual sales of approximately EUR 1,2 billion.

“NG Group and Fortum Recycling & Waste are today officially merging under a new brand, NG Nordic. By bringing these two strong players together, we are accelerating the Nordic transition towards circularity,” says NG Nordic’s CEO Bjørn Arve Ofstad.

90 locations in the Nordic countries

NG Nordic has 3 employees and 400 locations in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

The company processes a total of 4,4 million tons of waste per year.

NG Nordic's service model in the waste management and recycling value chain covers, among other things, waste collection, hazardous waste removal from the cycle, and high-quality recycling to return valuable materials back into circulation.

"We offer our customers the widest range of comprehensive waste management services in the Nordic countries and help them advance their own recycling and sustainability goals. In Finland, we serve our customers comprehensively in the value chain of both hazardous and conventional waste management, as well as in sustainable materials such as metal, plastic, ash and slag recycling," says Kalle Saarimaa, NG Nordic's Chief Operating Officer and Business Director responsible for industrial customer services. 

NG Nordic is pushing for more ambitious circular economy goals across all industries and promoting a low-carbon society.

“Together with our customers, we will continue to challenge the status quo and implement more sustainable solutions. By promoting policies that enable real change, we can create a future where resources are used more efficiently, waste is minimized and the circularity of materials becomes the norm,” says Ofstad.

Text: Uusiuutisten editorial team

Photo: NG Nordic. Over the years, the Riihimäki plant area has been known as the flagship of Ekokem, Fortum Recycling & Waste and now NG Group.