APC
APC is a privately held global manufacturer of functional protein ingredients derived from animal blood plasma and red cells, serving producers, feed specialists, and veterinarians across swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animal, ruminant, and plant health markets in 58 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1984
- HeadquartersAnkeny, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What APC does
APC, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, is a privately held global manufacturer of functional protein ingredients derived from animal blood plasma and red blood cells for the animal nutrition industry. The company converts blood by-products from officially inspected meat-processing facilities into spray-dried plasma (AP 920/820, Appetein GS), spray-dried red cells and whole blood (AP 301, AP 301 GS, AP 300), and enzymatically hydrolyzed proteins (Pepteiva, Peptein). Its core processing technology is spray drying to a minimum of 80°C, with porcine products receiving an additional 14-day post-drying heat treatment; APC also operates proprietary UV Photopurification, the only such system deployed in plasma manufacturing, installed at its Denison, Iowa and Sublette, Kansas facilities. Manufacturing follows WHO guidelines for human transfusable blood products, including donor selection, plasma pool testing, and viral inactivation/removal.
APC serves producers, feed specialists, and veterinarians across six end-markets: swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animals, ruminants, and plant health (via its APC Agro fertilizer sub-brand). Quantified product outcomes include a 63% survival improvement in piglets fed spray-dried plasma versus alternative proteins, support for post-weaning diarrhea management where mortality can reach 30%, and documented efficacy in shrimp, poultry, and adult dog gut health studies. The company employs over 500 people globally.
The business model is B2B ingredient sales with quote-based pricing in 25kg bags and 800-1000kg big bags, typically on multi-year contracts. APC distributes through direct regional sales teams across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, supplemented by channel partners including Altilis Nutrition Animale (France). The company operates 18 manufacturing facilities across 8 countries, serving customers in 58 countries. Go-to-market combines content marketing, peer-reviewed research publications, and active participation in industry events (IPPE, EuroTier, SPACE, Vietstock, VIV Select China, ILDEX Philippines, Allen D. Leman Swine Conference). Sustainability positioning is reinforced by EcoVadis Committed Badge, IFEEDER recognition, and Supplier LOCT Scope 1/2/3 badges.
APC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- APC
- Legal name
- APC Company, Inc.
- Website
- https://apcproteins.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1984
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- APC is a privately held global manufacturer of functional protein ingredients derived from animal blood plasma and red cells, serving producers, feed specialists, and veterinarians across swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animal, ruminant, and plant health markets in 58 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
APC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Animal Feed Ingredients
- NAICS
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (311613), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (325414)
- SIC
- Food And Kindred Products (2000), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Animal-Derived Protein Ingredients (Egg, Collagen/Gelatin, Blood/Plasma Proteins) (AFAJAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Blood Processing (Blood Meal, Plasma, Hemoglobin) (AFANAGAE), Proteins & Functional Nutrition Ingredients (Plant/Animal Proteins, Collagen, Amino Acids) (CRADAOAJ)
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Where APC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ankeny
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices9 records
Markets served
APC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Functional Protein Ingredients Sales: APC generates revenue by manufacturing and selling functional protein ingredients derived from animal blood plasma and red cells to the global animal nutrition industry. Products include spray dried plasma (AP 920, Appetein GS), hydrolyzed proteins (Pepteiva, Peptein), and spray dried red cells (AP 301, AP 300) used in animal feed formulations for swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animals, and ruminants.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Standard packaging - 25kg bags |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
APC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
APC manufactures and sells blood-derived functional protein ingredients — including spray dried plasma (AP 920/820, Appetein GS), spray dried red cells (AP 301, AP 301 GS, AP 300), and hydrolyzed proteins (Pepteiva, Peptein) — for use in swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animal, and ruminant feed formulations. Production relies on proprietary UV photopurification and spray drying carried out in compliance with WHO guidelines for human transfusable blood products.
Product overview
APC manufactures and supplies functional protein ingredients for the global animal nutrition industry. Their product portfolio centers on blood-derived functional plasma proteins and red cell proteins, including spray dried plasma (AP 920/820, Appetein GS), spray dried red cells (AP 301, AP 301 GS, AP 300), and hydrolyzed proteins (Pepteiva, Peptein). These ingredients are used across multiple animal species including swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animals, and ruminants, as well as plant health applications. The company operates 18 manufacturing facilities across 8 countries, serving 58 countries worldwide with over 500 employees.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- APC Agro: Innovative fertilizers for agricultural production designed to mitigate negative effects of stress in plants and optimize crop yield.
Products and services
- AP 920/820 Spray Dried Plasma
Quantifiable outcome
- Piglets fed with SDP were 63% more likely to survive compared to those fed with alternative proteins
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use APC
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
APC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
APC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- ACCIÓ (Government of Catalonia)coreAPC Europe awarded a grant by ACCIÓ, the public agency for business competitiveness of the Government of Catalonia, Spain. Grant supports productive investment projects aimed at strengthening competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and digitalization within industrial companies.
- University of IllinoisminorAPC collaborated with University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences on peer-reviewed study evaluating spray-dried plasma effects on nutrient digestibility, fecal metabolites, microbiota, and immune biomarkers in adult dogs. Published in Journal of Animal Science.
- PERTE Agro (Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation of the Agri-food Sector)coreAPC Europe selected to receive public funding under PERTE Agro, a government initiative within Spain's Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan financed by the European Union (NextGenerationEU) and managed by Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Supports project 'Research into new bioactive peptides obtained from blood by-products from the meat industry' as part of CARNITY initiative. Total budget €1,929,926 (April 2023 - June 2025).
- IFEEDER (Institute for Feed Education and Research)coreAPC partners with IFEEDER on sustainability initiatives and research. IFEEDER has created an Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit in collaboration with Iowa State University, featuring APC's leadership in People and Planet sustainability pillars. APC is recognized for contributions to feed and food safety and environmental stewardship.
- THG / ECOminorTHG / ECO provides consulting services to companies to understand climate impact of goods and services and guidance on reducing and offsetting emission output. APC works with THG/ECO on sustainability case studies.
- mycarbonminorMycarbon is a sustainability consultancy specializing in calculation, reduction and offsetting of carbon footprints, supporting APC on journey to net-zero.
- Supplier LOCT (Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition)minorAPC participates in Supplier LOCT, committed to reducing carbon emissions across supply chain. Has earned Scope 1, 2, and 3 badges through developing GHG footprint compliant with GHG Protocol and Science-Based Targets Initiative standards.
- Iowa State University (ISU)minorIFEEDER partnered with ISU to create the Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit, featuring APC's sustainability leadership.
- HIPRAminorAPC collaborated with HIPRA on webinar about Zinc Oxide alternatives, discussing nutritional strategies for pig production.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
APC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Darling Ingredients: Global rendering leader producing blood meal and plasma proteins for animal feed; the largest direct competitor to APC in the blood-derived functional protein category with overlapping customer base and end markets.
- SARIA Group: European family-owned rendering and blood product processor producing plasma and hemoglobin-based feed proteins. Directly competes with APC in the EU spray-dried plasma market with comparable product lines and end customers.
- Tessenderlo Group: Produces gelatin and plasma-derived proteins from animal blood for food, feed and pharma applications. Overlaps with APC in upstream blood fractionation know-how and feed-grade protein end-uses.
- Veos Group: European producer of functional blood proteins (plasma and hemoglobin) for animal nutrition. Comparable product portfolio (spray-dried plasma, hemoglobin meal) and channels into the same swine and pet food customer segments.
Broad incumbents
- Gelita: Global gelatin and collagen peptide producer using similar animal blood and tissue fractionation processes. Overlaps with APC on plasma-protein processing capability but is more diversified across food, pharma and technical applications.
- Vion Food Group: Large European meat processor that generates blood by-products as part of slaughter operations and supplies rendering peers. Acts as a feedstock counterparty and indirectly competes through vertical integration considerations for APC's suppliers.
- Kemin Industries: Global specialty ingredient manufacturer serving animal nutrition, pet food and aquaculture with a broader portfolio of palatants, antioxidants and immune-support ingredients — competing with APC for feed-formulator wallet share.
- Alltech: Global animal nutrition company producing specialty feed ingredients and additives (yeast, organic trace minerals, prebiotics). Competes with APC in pig, poultry and aquaculture feed formulation with a broader functional ingredient portfolio.
Emerging players
- AB Vista: Animal nutrition technology business (part of ABF/AB Agri) providing enzymes and gut-health ingredients. Partial overlap with APC on swine nursery-phase gut health, but a more limited direct ingredient substitution relationship.
- International Ingredient Corporation: Smaller US specialty feed ingredient supplier with protein and palatability solutions for pet food and livestock. Partial overlap with APC's protein ingredient category, particularly in companion animal and young animal nutrition.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat2 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
APC social profiles
Digital presenceAPC compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
APC financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
APC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
APC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
APC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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APC M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about APC
What does APC do?
APC manufactures and sells blood-derived functional protein ingredients — including spray dried plasma (AP 920/820, Appetein GS), spray dried red cells (AP 301, AP 301 GS, AP 300), and hydrolyzed proteins (Pepteiva, Peptein) — for use in swine, poultry, aquaculture, companion animal, and ruminant feed formulations. Production relies on proprietary UV photopurification and spray drying carried out in compliance with WHO guidelines for human transfusable blood products.
Is APC a public or private company?
APC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was APC founded?
APC was founded in 1984. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is APC based?
APC is headquartered in Ankeny, United States, in the North America region.
How does APC make money?
One revenue line is on record: functional Protein Ingredients Sales.
Who are APC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Darling Ingredients, SARIA Group, Tessenderlo Group and Veos Group. Broad incumbents are Gelita, Vion Food Group, Kemin Industries and Alltech. Emerging players are AB Vista and International Ingredient Corporation.
Does APC have an API?
No public API is recorded for APC.
What industry is APC in?
APC's product category is Animal Feed Ingredients. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAJAHAB, Animal-Derived Protein Ingredients (Egg, Collagen/Gelatin, Blood/Plasma Proteins), with a secondary code of AFANAGAE, Blood Processing (Blood Meal, Plasma, Hemoglobin). Its NAICS code is 311613 and its SIC code is 2000.