Kanadevia Inova is new name for waste conversion technology provider

The Zurich-based waste conversion technology provider known for more than a dozen years as Hitachi Zosen Inova now is doing business under the name Kanadevia Inova. The intended rebranding was announced last September and follows restructuring moves made by Kanadevia Inova’s largest shareholder Hitachi Zosen Corp. of Osaka, Japan.

The rebranded Kanadevia Inova has 3,000 employees working from 17 countries and says it has a “commitment to a future free of wasted waste.”

“Our mission is to drive forward the energy transition and circular economy with innovative solutions” in waste conversion technology and renewable gas production, the firm says.

Kanadevia Inova's roots trace to Switzerland, where it was founded in 1933 as L. von Roll Aktiengesellschaft, later becoming Von Roll Inova.

In 2010, the firm was acquired by Hitachi Zosen Corp. (also newly rebranded as Kanadevia Corp.), a Japan-based conglomerate consisting of industrial and engineering portfolio companies.

“We combine the expertise of a traditional Swiss company with the strength and global reach of an international group,” Kanadevia Inova says.

The company has nine decades of experience “building and maintaining plants around the world” in applications such as thermal and biological waste recovery, power-to-gas systems and gas upgrading.

“We apply our experience as a trusted engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor and technology provider,” the firm says. “Our after-sales services ensure long-term, reliable support for plant operators.”

The company says the name “Kanadevia” derives from the Japanese word “kanaderu,” which means to play or perform music in harmony, and the Latin word “via,” meaning the way, and notes that “’Inova’ signals our continuous drive for innovation and excellence in all we do.”