The BGL Environmental Services Insider is a periodic research publication addressing capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends within the environmental services industry.

Margin preservation is in focus amid a weak energy market that has reduced the value of used oil-derived products. Attention has turned to lowering input costs to affect what participants characterize as a paradigm shift in the industry. Consolidation is transforming the competitive landscape as well-capitalized players pursue opportunistic acquisitions to build scale.

Industry executives share insight on market dynamics, recent consolidation, and near-term outlook.