What FertigHy does

FertigHy is a privately held industrial consortium, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, that develops large-scale, low-carbon fertiliser production facilities for the European agricultural market. Its first project is a Spain-based plant, announced in August 2023 with construction scheduled to begin in 2025, designed to produce over one million metric tonnes of low-carbon fertiliser per year. The company does not sell a software or technology platform; rather, it operates as a physical manufacturing venture whose core product is low-carbon fertiliser intended to displace carbon-intensive imports into the EU agricultural supply chain.

The business is structured as a consortium rather than a conventional single-sponsor company, backed by six institutional investors: EIT InnoEnergy (European energy investor/accelerator), RIC Energy (renewable energy developer), Maire Tecnimont (EPC and industrial technology group), Siemens Financial Services (industrial finance), InVivo (French agricultural cooperative), and Heineken (large brewing group with sustainability-linked agricultural commodity demand). The combination of an EPC contractor, a renewables developer, a financier with industrial-automation adjacency, an agricultural distributor, and an anchor end-user provides vertical integration across project finance, construction, energy supply, distribution, and offtake. Mikel Lasa serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

FertigHy generates revenue through B2B sales of low-carbon fertiliser to the EU agricultural sector, using a direct enterprise sales motion targeting large agricultural enterprises and cooperatives. Pricing has not been publicly disclosed and the first facility is not yet operational, meaning the company is pre-revenue at the time of analysis. The strategic thesis is to monetise EU decarbonisation policy and supply-chain resilience mandates by supplying locally produced, lower-carbon fertiliser at scale to European farmers and agribusiness customers.

Name

FertigHy

Legal name

FertigHy

Website

https://fertighy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FertigHy is a Madrid-based industrial consortium developing large-scale low-carbon fertiliser production facilities in Europe, serving EU agricultural customers via direct enterprise sales, with its first Spain plant targeting over one million metric tonnes of annual output.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Fertilizers

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF)

Keywords

• Low-carbon fertilizers
• Agricultural inputs
• Green fertilizer production
• Sustainable fertilizers
• Fertilizer manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Low-carbon fertiliser sales: Revenue generated from producing and selling low-carbon fertiliser to the EU agricultural sector. The consortium operates as a B2B supplier targeting agricultural customers across Europe through large-scale production facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

FertigHy is an industrial consortium developing large-scale low-carbon fertiliser production facilities across Europe for the EU agricultural sector. Its flagship project is a manufacturing facility in Spain expected to produce over one million metric tonnes of low-carbon fertiliser annually, with construction scheduled to begin in 2025. The consortium sells its low-carbon fertiliser output as a B2B supplier to farmers and agricultural enterprises across Europe.

Product overview

FertigHy is a consortium focused on developing large-scale low-carbon fertiliser production projects across Europe. The company's primary offering is the production of low-carbon fertilisers aimed at promoting decarbonisation and supply chain resilience in the EU agricultural sector. FertigHy does not offer a technology platform or software products; rather, it operates as an industrial consortium developing physical fertiliser manufacturing facilities, with the first major project being a production facility in Spain with an expected annual output of over one million metric tonnes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Low-carbon fertiliser Industrial-scale low-carbon fertiliser produced for the EU agricultural sector; the flagship Spanish facility targets output of more than one million metric tonnes annually to supply farmers, agricultural enterprises, and cooperatives across Europe.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yara International: Global leader in nitrogen fertilisers and a major producer of low-carbon/clean ammonia through its Yara Clean Ammonia unit. Directly comparable to FertigHy as a nitrogen fertiliser producer targeting decarbonisation, but operating at vastly larger global scale and across an established asset base.
• Nutrien: World's largest fertilizer producer with a broad nitrogen, phosphate, and potash portfolio, including announced low-carbon ammonia initiatives. Comparable to FertigHy as a nitrogen fertiliser supplier to agriculture and a competitor in the emerging low-carbon fertiliser segment.

Others

• Topsoe: Danish provider of licensed technology and catalysts for ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen production, including green-ammonia and e-fuels. Comparable to FertigHy as a critical technology enabler for low-carbon fertiliser production, though operating as a supplier rather than a producer.
• Stamicarbon: Licensor of urea and nitrogen-fertiliser process technology, owned by Maire Group — FertigHy's own EPC consortium partner. Directly relevant as the likely technology provider for FertigHy's planned Spanish facility and a peer in enabling low-carbon fertiliser production.
• Trammo: Global fertilizer and commodity trading house active in nitrogen, phosphate, and potash markets. Relevant comparator to FertigHy as a participant in European fertiliser supply chains and as a potential competitor in marketing low-carbon fertiliser tonnes.

Direct peers

• OCI Global: Global nitrogen and methanol producer with significant European presence and active portfolio reshaping toward low-carbon ammonia. Comparable to FertigHy as a competing European-anchored nitrogen producer pursuing decarbonisation of its product slate.
• ICL Group: Specialty fertilizer and crop nutrition company with European operations and a growing specialty/sustainable fertilizer portfolio. Comparable to FertigHy as a European-anchored fertilizer producer targeting sustainability-driven demand in EU agriculture.
• CF Industries: Major North American nitrogen fertiliser producer with announced green-ammonia projects (e.g., Donaldsonville). Highly comparable to FertigHy on product (nitrogen fertiliser) and trajectory (transition to low-carbon ammonia), serving agricultural end markets globally.
• Yara Clean Ammonia: Yara's dedicated clean ammonia business unit, focused on producing and shipping low-carbon ammonia for fertiliser, fuel, and industrial uses. Most direct competitor to FertigHy's intended low-carbon fertiliser positioning in the EU.

Emerging players

• Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies: Emerging nutrient-recovery company producing crystalline fertiliser products (e.g., Crystal Green) from wastewater streams. Comparable to FertigHy as a sustainability-led fertiliser alternative targeting EU agriculture, though addressing a different feedstock pathway.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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