What Peter Cremer Holding does

Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned industrial and trading group headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1946 and operating through more than 60 subsidiaries with approximately 2,600 employees worldwide. The group is organized into two divisions: Trade & Logistics, which encompasses international commodity trading in molasses, steel, oleochemicals, minerals and ores, plus maritime shipping through PRO LINE Shipping (handling roughly 3.67 million tonnes of cargo annually); and Industry, which encompasses manufacturing subsidiaries including Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer (compound feed, ~2.3 million tonnes per year across 15+ German sites), Nordgetreide (cereals processing — the only German cereal manufacturer with its own maize milling and hulling plant), CREMER OLEO and Peter Cremer North America (oleochemicals, including glycerin, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, methyl esters), CREMER Sustainable Foods and CREMER Jianyuan Food (plant-based protein via High Moisture Extrusion technology), and CREMER ERZKONTOR (minerals trading, founded 1915).

Revenue mechanics are B2B and segmented across agriculture/animal husbandry, branded consumer goods (cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals), industrial manufacturing (steel, chemicals, plastics), and sustainable food customers. The company sells primarily through direct enterprise sales, with internal logistics capability through PRO LINE Shipping providing a captive freight channel for both CREMER entities and external dry-bulk customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates within commodity-trading and contract-manufacturing conventions, including B2B hardware sales, transaction-fee trading margins, and professional services for plant-based protein contract manufacturing.

Recent strategic direction is concentrated on three pillars: (1) building a plant-based protein business through JVs with Temasek's Asia Sustainable Foods Platform and China's Jianyuan Group plus the Lizza acquisition, leveraging proprietary High Moisture Extrusion technology; (2) expanding oleochemical and cosmetics presence in Asia via the Meiaisi acquisition and Wuxi production; and (3) deepening sustainable packaging (Plant Pack, Plantera) and biotechnology feedstock supply (FermBase). The holding is led by CEO Dr. Christian Flach and CFO Thiemo Heinzen following a 2025 leadership transition, with Christoph Mosmann chairing the Supervisory Board.

Name

Peter Cremer Holding

Legal name

Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://cremer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Peter Cremer Holding is a Hamburg-based, family-owned industrial and trading group operating through 60+ subsidiaries in oleochemicals, animal feed, cereals, minerals trading, plant-based proteins, and maritime shipping across all continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Industrial Manufacturing and Trading

NAICS

Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• Oleochemical manufacturing
• Animal feed production
• Commodity trading services
• Maritime shipping logistics
• Plant-based protein manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trade & Logistics: International trading of commodities including molasses, steel, oleochemicals, minerals, and ores. Shipping services through PRO LINE Shipping.
2. Manufacturing & Industry: Manufacturing of oleochemicals, cereals, animal feed, and nutrition products through various subsidiaries
3. Contract Manufacturing: Production partnership services for plant-based protein products and alternative proteins

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Peter Cremer Holding is a Hamburg-based family-owned industrial group operating two divisions. The Trade & Logistics division handles international commodity trading (molasses, steel, oleochemicals, minerals, ores) and maritime shipping through PRO LINE Shipping. The Industry division manufactures oleochemicals, animal feed, cereals, and plant-based protein products through subsidiaries including CREMER OLEO, Peter Cremer North America, Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer, Nordgetreide, and CREMER Sustainable Foods.

Product overview

Peter Cremer Holding operates as a globally diversified family-owned enterprise organized into two core divisions: Trade & Logistics and Industry. The Trade & Logistics division handles international commodity trading including molasses, steel, oleochemicals, minerals and ores, and maritime shipping (PRO LINE Shipping). The Industry division encompasses manufacturing subsidiaries — notably Nordgetreide (cereals/processing), Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer (animal feed), CREMER OLEO/Peter Cremer North America (oleochemicals), CREMER Feed (vegetable feed fats), CREMER Sustainable Foods and CREMER Jianyuan Food (plant-based nutrition/protein), and CREMER ERZKONTOR (mineral/ore trading). The portfolio spans agriculture, food, feed, chemicals, logistics, and shipping across all continents through more than 60 subsidiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer: Leading manufacturer and marketer of animal feeds in Germany, producing compound feed for livestock and pets
• CREMER Feed
• Nordgetreide
• Peter Cremer North America
• CREMER Sustainable Foods
• FermBase
• PRO LINE Shipping
• CREMER ERZKONTOR
• Plant Pack
• Plantera
• CREMER Jianyuan Food
• CREMER Molasses

Products and services

• Trade & Logistics Division International trading of commodities including molasses, steel, oleochemicals, minerals, and ores, plus maritime shipping services through PRO LINE Shipping, serving industrial customers in agriculture, chemicals, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and shipping sectors.
• Industry Division Manufacturing, further processing and refining of oleochemicals, cereals, animal feed, and plant-based nutrition products through various subsidiaries, serving branded goods industry, food retail, and livestock sectors.
• Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer (Animal Feed) Compound feed manufacturing for livestock and pets, including bypass fats, mixed fats, medium chain fatty acids, single fatty acids, and oyster shells. Produced at 15+ sites in Germany for agricultural sector customers.
• Peter Cremer North America (Oleochemicals) Manufacture and supply of oleochemical raw materials (glycerin, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, methyl esters) for the branded goods industry including cosmetics, food, hygiene, and pharmaceutical customers, with operations in USA, China, and UK.
• Nordgetreide (Cereals Processing) Processing of maize, wheat, barley, and rice into breakfast cereals and milling products for leading food retail companies and the food industry, with three production sites in Germany.
• CREMER Sustainable Foods (Plant-Based Protein Contract Manufacturing) Contract manufacturing of plant-based protein products in Asia using High Moisture Extrusion (HME) technology at a Singapore facility. Joint venture with Temasek's Asia Sustainable Foods Platform.
• CREMER Jianyuan Food (Pea Protein Extrusion) Production of pea protein extrudates for meat alternatives and protein-rich crispies using wet extrusion (HME) technology at Zhaoyuan City, China. Joint venture with Jianyuan Group combining CREMER's extrusion expertise with Jianyuan's food supply and pea protein manufacturing capabilities.
• CREMER ERZKONTOR (Minerals and Ores Trading) One of the leading minerals and raw materials trading companies globally, trading minerals, ores, metals, chemicals, and plastics through ten subsidiaries across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia.
• PRO LINE Shipping (Maritime Shipping) Maritime shipping services handling dry bulk shipments using ships ranging from 500-tonne coasters to 93,000-tonne post-panamaxes, processing approximately 3.67 million tonnes of cargo annually for CREMER companies and external customers.
• CREMER OLEO GmbH & Co. KG (Oleochemicals) Manufacture and trade of oleochemical raw materials and vegetable feed fats, including the CREMER OleoServ tank farm and ProEn production site at Uetersen, which is Germany's largest calcium soap manufacturer.
• CREMER Feed (Vegetable Feed Fats) Vegetable feed fats marketed to compound and mineral feed manufacturers, including bypass fats, mixed fats, medium chain fatty acids, single fatty acids, and oyster shells.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3 million tonnes of compound feed produced annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asia Sustainable Foods Platform (Temasek)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2021Joint venture with Temasek's Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to form CREMER Sustainable Foods PTE. Ltd., focusing on contract manufacturing of plant-based protein products in Asia to accelerate commercialization of sustainable foods in the region.
• Jianyuan GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint venture to establish CREMER Jianyuan Food Shandong Co. Ltd. for wet extrusion (HME) and extruded vegetable protein (TVP) production on pea protein basis, combining CREMER's expertise with Jianyuan's leading food supply and pea protein manufacturing capabilities.
• Food Harbour HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for protein growth strategy implementation, supporting CREMER's expansion in sustainable protein sector.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IOI Corporation Berhad: Malaysian integrated palm oil and oleochemicals group producing fatty acids, fatty alcohols, glycerin, and methyl esters for cosmetics, food, and industrial customers globally. Direct comparable to CREMER OLEO and Peter Cremer North America on oleochemicals manufacturing scale and product mix.
• Wilmar International: Asia-based agribusiness and one of the world's largest oleochemical producers, with vertically integrated operations from oilseed crushing through fatty acids, glycerin, and specialty fats. Closest direct peer to CREMER OLEO given shared oleochemicals manufacturing focus and cross-border trading of edible oils and fats.
• De Heus Animal Nutrition: Dutch family-owned compound feed producer with global operations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Comparable to Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer as a family-controlled, internationally expanding compound feed manufacturer targeting livestock farmers in similar geographies.
• ForFarmers: Largest feed producer in Europe, supplying compound feed for livestock and poultry across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, UK, and Poland. Closest direct peer to Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer in compound feed volumes, geographic focus, and customer base in Northwestern European livestock farming.

Broad incumbents

• Bunge Global: Global agribusiness and food company with leading positions in oilseed processing and grain origination, plus growing presence in specialty plant-based proteins. Comparable to CREMER's grain trading, oils/fats, and alt-protein contract manufacturing activities.
• Evonik Industries: German specialty chemicals producer with adjacent animal nutrition (feed amino acids) and oleochemical derivatives. Comparable to CREMER's German industrial base, focus on oleochemicals and specialty ingredients for branded-goods customers, and presence in feed additives.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness that originates, transports, processes, and markets grains, oilseeds, and animal feed ingredients. Comparable to CREMER in combining international commodity trading, oilseed/oleochemical feedstocks, and animal nutrition products for industrial customers worldwide.
• Cargill: Largest privately held US agribusiness; combines global commodity trading, oilseed crushing, animal nutrition, and food ingredients across more than 60 countries. Directly comparable to CREMER as a diversified, family-influenced private trader-plus-processor spanning oleochemicals-adjacent oils and fats, animal feed, and grain logistics.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company, headquartered in Germany, with broad portfolio spanning oleochemicals, personal care ingredients, and agricultural solutions. Comparable to CREMER as a much larger German-headquartered chemicals and ingredients supplier serving cosmetics, feed, and agricultural customers.

Emerging players

• Royal DSM (now dsm-firmenich): Global science-based company combining nutrition, health, and ingredients businesses, including animal nutrition and alt-protein ingredients via the Veramaris JV. Comparable to CREMER in the overlap between animal feed ingredients, oleochemical-derived nutrition, and plant-based protein exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments2 records

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