What Ceradis does

Ceradis B.V. is a Dutch specialty agricultural inputs company headquartered in Wageningen, Netherlands, with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 2005, the company develops and sells two product families: environmentally friendly fungicides for crop protection (eight SKUs including CeraXel® SL, CeraSulfur® SC, CeraQuint® SP, Elim® SP, MusaCare® SP, CeraMax, CeraFruta® SC, and SulfGuard® SC) and fertilizers for plant nutrition (nine SKUs spanning the FytoFert® line, MusaCare® CP, and SulphCo® SC, including regional LATAM variants). The company's competitive basis is proprietary formulation technology that lowers active ingredient use per hectare and reduces crop residues while delivering price/performance comparable to conventional agrochemicals; CeraFruta® additionally carries OMRI Listed Status, qualifying it for US organic farming.

Ceradis monetizes through B2B product sales rather than licensing, with quote-based pricing and no public list rates. Its go-to-market blends direct sales via ceradis.com with channel partnerships — most notably an exclusive US distribution agreement with AgroFresh for CeraFruta® (signed November 2022) and ongoing R&D cooperation with Wageningen University & Research for pipeline development. Its primary customer segments are sustainable and organic farmers plus fruit growers with residue or organic-certification requirements.

In December 2025, Ceradis was acquired by Arizona-based Gowan Company, a strategic agricultural solutions provider seeking to expand its presence in Europe and the Americas and broaden its R&D and sustainable offerings. Ceradis now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the Gowan group, with the Dutch and Colombian entities retained. The company has raised approximately $15.7M in disclosed funding across a 2012 Rabo Ventures-led round and a 2019 round backed by Alumni Ventures, Pymwymic, and Van Herk Ventures.

Name

Ceradis

Legal name

Ceradis B.V.

Website

https://ceradis.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ceradis B.V. is a Dutch specialty ag-inputs company that develops and sells environmentally friendly fungicides and fertilizers built on proprietary formulation technology that reduces chemical use per hectare, serving sustainable and organic farmers across Europe and the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biologicals

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Bactericides (AFABAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Botanical Biopesticides & Plant Extracts (Essential Oils, Neem, Pyrethrins) (AFABAEAF), Post-Harvest Crop Protection (Stored Grain Protectants, Post-Harvest Fungicides) (AFABAAAM)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Plant nutrition fertilizers
• Biological fungicides
• Agricultural formulations
• Sustainable agriculture inputs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wageningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection Products: Ceradis generates revenue through the sale of environmentally friendly fungicides including CeraXel® SL, CeraSulfur® SC, CeraQuint® SP, Elim® SP, MusaCare® SP, CeraMax, CeraFruta SC, and SulfGuard® SC products.
2. Plant Nutrition Products: Revenue from fertilizer products including FytoFert® S, FytoFert® PK, FytoFert® Cobre, FytoFert® PK LATAM, FytoFert® PhosCo, MusaCare® CP, FytoFert® PK ZinCo, and SulphCo® SC.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ceradis develops, manufactures, and sells environmentally friendly fungicides for crop protection and fertilizers for plant nutrition. The product portfolio is built on proprietary formulation technology that reduces the rate of chemical active ingredient applied per hectare of farmland while delivering lower residues on crops and comparable price/performance to conventional agrochemical products. The company sells through direct channels, exclusive distributors such as AgroFresh, and via its parent Gowan Company.

Product overview

Ceradis is a Dutch agricultural biologicals company that develops and sells innovative, environmentally friendly fungicides for crop protection and fertilizers for plant nutrition. The company's product portfolio consists of two main categories: 8 crop protection products (CeraXel® SL, CeraSulfur® SC, CeraQuint® SP, Elim® SP, MusaCare® SP, CeraMax, CeraFruta SC, SulfGuard® SC) and 9 plant nutrition products (FytoFert® S, FytoFert® PK, FytoFert® Cobre, FytoFert® PK LATAM, FytoFert® PhosCo, MusaCare® CP variants, FytoFert® PK ZinCo, SulphCo® SC). Ceradis's technological core is its formulation technology, which enables products with excellent handling characteristics for end-users, reduced chemical use per hectare, lower residues on crops, and comparable price/performance to conventional products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CeraXel® SL Environmentally friendly crop protection fungicide sold under the Ceradis crop protection portfolio, formulated using proprietary formulation technology to reduce chemical usage rates per hectare.
• CeraSulfur® SC Sulfur-based crop protection fungicide formulated with Ceradis' proprietary technology for sustainable and conventional farming applications.
• CeraQuint® SP Crop protection fungicide in the Ceradis portfolio, formulated to deliver lower chemical use rates and reduced crop residues compared to conventional products.
• Elim® SP Crop protection fungicide from Ceradis' crop protection line, designed using the company's proprietary formulation technology for sustainable farming.
• MusaCare® SP Crop protection fungicide targeted at banana cultivation within Ceradis' crop protection portfolio.
• CeraMax Crop protection fungicide formulated with Ceradis' proprietary technology for sustainable and conventional crop protection applications.
• CeraFruta® SC Organic biofungicide for fruit and crop protection with OMRI Listed status for organic farming in the US market, distributed exclusively by AgroFresh under a 2022 partnership.
• SulfGuard® SC Sulfur-based crop protection fungicide within the Ceradis portfolio, formulated to reduce chemical application rates per hectare.
• FytoFert® S Sulfur-based fertilizer in the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated for sustainable crop nutrition.
• FytoFert® PK Phosphorus-potassium fertilizer in the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated using the company's proprietary technology.
• FytoFert® Cobre Copper-based fertilizer within the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated for sustainable crop nutrition applications.
• FytoFert® PK LATAM Phosphorus-potassium fertilizer variant in the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, targeted at Latin American markets.
• FytoFert® PhosCo Phosphorus-cobalt fertilizer within the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated with proprietary technology.
• FytoFert® PK ZinCo Phosphorus-potassium-zinc fertilizer in the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated for sustainable crop nutrition.
• MusaCare® CP Plant nutrition fertilizer targeted at banana cultivation within the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio.
• SulphCo® SC Sulfur-cobalt fertilizer within the Ceradis plant nutrition portfolio, formulated with proprietary technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced chemical usage per hectare of farmland
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Gowan CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Gowan Company, an Arizona-based agricultural solutions provider, acquired Dutch company Ceradis in October 2025. The deal aims to strengthen Gowan's presence in Europe and the Americas while expanding its R&D portfolio and sustainable offerings. Ceradis now operates as part of the Gowan group.
• AgroFreshmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 23 November 2022AgroFresh signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Ceradis for CeraFruta®, an organic biofungicide. This partnership leverages AgroFresh's produce market expertise and distribution network for post-harvest and growing applications.
• Wageningen University & ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeradis B.V. and Wageningen University & Research continuously cooperate to develop new products in the field of crop protection. The partnership brings Ceradis' proprietary formulation technology to market through collaborative R&D efforts aimed at creating safer food and improving quality of life.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Valent BioSciences: Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary and global leader in biorational products (biofungicides, biopesticides, biostimulants). Comparable to Ceradis as a biofungicide/biorational crop protection specialist, but operating at significantly larger scale with a full global commercial footprint.
• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Global biotech leader in enzymes and microbial solutions, with a large biologicals/agriculture arm covering bioprotection, biocontrol, and plant health. Comparable to Ceradis as a major biologicals player, though far broader in scale, geography, and product range.

Emerging players

• Indigo Ag: US-based agricultural technology company with a biologicals/microbiome portfolio (Indigo Proven) and a broader digital agronomy platform. Comparable to Ceradis on the biological crop input side, with additional agtech platform dimensions.
• AgBiome: US-based microbial agriculture company developing biological crop protection and crop nutrition products from its proprietary microbial collection. Comparable to Ceradis as a technology-driven biologicals developer focused on sustainable crop inputs, though earlier stage and US-focused.

Direct peers

• Certis Biologicals: US-based developer and marketer of biological pesticides, biofungicides, and biostimulants for conventional and organic production. Comparable to Ceradis as a focused biologicals specialist with both biofungicide and plant-nutrition adjacencies serving fruit, vegetable, and row-crop growers.
• BioFirst Group: Belgian group (owner of Biobest and Biotrop) focused on biological crop protection, pollination, and biostimulants for horticulture and specialty crops. Comparable to Ceradis as a European biologicals specialist serving fruit, vegetable, and protected-crop growers.
• BioWorks: US-based biological crop protection company (and acquirer of Marrone Bio Innovations) offering biofungicides, biopesticides, and biostimulants for horticulture and specialty crops. Comparable to Ceradis on biological product positioning and focus on fruit, vegetable, and protected-crop growers.
• Lallemand Plant Care: Canada-based division of Lallemand specializing in microbial crop inputs including biofungicides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers. Comparable to Ceradis as a microbial/biological crop protection specialist with both protection and nutrition product lines.
• Koppert: Dutch-headquartered biological crop protection and pollination company offering microbial and botanical products for sustainable agriculture. Closely comparable to Ceradis on geography (Netherlands), product type (biofungicides and biological crop inputs), and customer base (fruit, vegetable, and protected-crop growers).
• Bioceres Crop Solutions: Argentina-based agricultural biologicals and crop nutrition company with a portfolio of microbial inoculants, biofungicides, and specialty fertilizers across LATAM. Comparable to Ceradis on biologicals focus, crop nutrition portfolio, and Latin American market presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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