Manuel Barrenechea Guimón

Befesa is an international company specializing in the integral management of industrial wastes and the generation and management of water. They manage more than 2.5 Mt of industrial waste, allocating more than 1.2 Mt to the production of new materials through recycling; these activities prevent the emission of more than 1 Mt of CO2 per year. They have the capacity to desalinate more than 1Mm3 of water per day, equivalent to supplying 5 M people. Befesa provides solutions for managing industrial wastes, and managing and generating water, while taking into account its social responsibility to contribute to creating a sustainable world. Befesa, the environmental services subsidiary of Abengoa, is organized around four business units: Aluminum Waste Recycling, Steel and Galvanization Waste Recycling, Industrial Waste Management and Water. It also has a corporate section that supports the rest of the organization and provides valuable information in the areas of Legal Advice, Finance, Consolidation, Auditing, Human Resources and Sustainability Management, as well as Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility, in order to establish a common management philosophy.

Befesa Medio Ambiente SA provides waste treatment services. Its services include management and recycling of steel dusts from electric arc furnaces, management and recycling of stainless and special steel dusts, recovery of zinc, and integral recycling of salt slags, SPLs, filters dusts, and milling residues. The company was founded on September 9, 1993 and is headquartered in Seville, Spain.

Part of Befesa SA, Alianza Medioambiental SL is a wholesaler of recyclable materials. The company is based in Erandio, Spain. Alianza Medioambiental was acquired by Befesa Medio Ambiente SA from Abengoa SA on January 02, 2001.

Part of Befesa SA, Befesa Desulfuracion SA is a Spanish company that specializes in industrial inorganic chemicals not elsewhere classified. The company is based in Barakaldo, Spain.

Befesa Medio Ambiente SL operates as a holding company which engages in financial investment and shareholding activities. It provides waste recycling and refuse system management services to clients in the industrial sector. The company was founded on October 8, 2004 and is headquartered in Sevilla, Spain.

Indumetal Recycling SA engages in the handling of waste electrical and electronic equipment and complex scrap including logistic services. It obtains iron, aluminium, Copper Granules with precious metals, as well as different types of plastic and glass, as final products. The company is headquartered in Bizkaia, Spain.