Ceresana Research

What Ceresana Research does

Ceresana Research (legal entity: Ceresana e.K.) is a privately held, Konstanz-headquartered B2B market research institute founded in 2002-2003 by Oliver Kutsch, operating as a sole proprietorship out of Mainaustraße 34, 78464 Konstanz. The firm specializes in commodities, chemicals, and manufacturing industries, with a research footprint claimed across 60+ countries and a stated customer base of more than 10,000 enterprise and institutional buyers. Its core offering consists of standardized multi-client market studies published across six verticals — Bioeconomy, Chemicals, Industrial Goods, Plastics, Mobility, and Packaging — supported by a proprietary database of approximately 5,180 company profiles built over 20+ years through primary interviews, expert panels, and secondary data synthesis.

The product platform has two commercial layers. The first is the published multi-client study catalog (over 240 cumulative reports), licensed under a three-tier model (Basic single-user, Premium single-site, Corporate multi-site), with studies starting from €4,500 and an optional Excel data file add-on priced at €800 per study. The second layer is bespoke single-client (commissioned) market research, sold through direct negotiation, addressing market entry, M&A due diligence, product development, scaling, and commercialization use cases for corporates, startups, investors, research institutions, and consortia. Distribution is direct (website shop, phone, fax, email), with no third-party reseller channel identified.

Commercially, Ceresana has expanded beyond report sales into a content-and-event franchise called "Future of Bio" (FoB), an umbrella of eight branded online conferences (Bioeconomy, BioPlastics, BioPackaging, BioAdhesives, BioAI, BioBuilding, BioCoatings, BioInvest) executed in partnership with DACH bioeconomy clusters such as Bio4Circularity, Chemie-Cluster Bayern, Greentech BW, CLIB, and IBB Netzwerk. These free online events function as both thought leadership and lead generation channels, supported by a marketing network of 25,000+ LinkedIn contacts, 60,000+ corporate email contacts, and 30,000+ monthly website visits. The company has no disclosed AI products, has not raised external capital, and provides no public revenue figures.

Name

Ceresana Research

Legal name

Ceresana e.K.

Website

https://ceresana.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ceresana Research (Ceresana e.K.) is a Konstanz, Germany-based B2B market research firm specializing in commodities, chemicals, and manufacturing industries. It sells standardized multi-client market studies, custom commissioned research, and online bioeconomy conferences to enterprises, investors, and institutions across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Multi-Client Market Studies (One-Time License): Sale of standardized, published market research reports to multiple clients. Studies are sold under three license tiers: Basic License (single user), Premium License (single site), and Corporate License (all company sites and majority-owned subsidiaries). One-time purchase model with no recurring revenue from individual study sales.
2. Custom/Commissioned Market Research: Bespoke single-client market intelligence projects tailored to specific client strategic questions. Pricing and delivery terms are negotiated individually. Supports companies, startups, investors, research institutions, and consortia.
3. Excel Data File Add-On: Optional Excel file containing all numerical data underlying figures and tables in a study. Available as an add-on purchase for €800 per study, in addition to the base study price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ceresana Research is a B2B market research firm founded in 2003, headquartered in Konstanz, Germany, that produces and sells industrial market studies covering chemicals, plastics, packaging, mobility, and bioeconomy sectors. The company publishes more than 240 market studies and serves over 10,000 customers across 60+ countries with both standardized and custom research deliverables.

Product overview

Ceresana is a market research institute providing multi-client market studies and custom/contract research for B2B industrial markets. The core offering consists of standardized market studies across six categories (Bio-Economy, Chemicals, Industrial Goods, Plastics, Mobility, Packaging) delivering data on market size, demand, revenue, applications, products, regions, competitors, prices, trends, and forecasts. The portfolio includes over 240 market studies with approximately 5,180 company profiles. Complementary services include custom-tailored contract studies and an event series (Future of BioEconomy) featuring conferences on bioplastics, biopackaging, bioadhesives, and related topics. Studies are licensed under three tiers (Corporate, Premium, Basis) with optional Excel data files.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Future of BioAdhesives (FoB:Adh): International online event focusing on bio-based adhesives for industry stakeholders
• Future of BioEconomy (FoB:Eco)
• Future of BioPlastics (FoB:Plast)
• Future of BioPackaging (FoB:Pack)
• Future of BioAI
• Future of BioBuilding (FoB:Build)
• Future of BioCoatings
• Future of BioInvest
• Future of BioEconomy

Products and services

• Industrial Market Studies
• Custom Market Research Studies
• Market Study Excel Add-on
• Multi-client Study Licenses (Basic / Premium / Corporate tiers)

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bio4CircularitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBio4Circularity is a bioeconomy cluster and initiative. Ceresana is a member and partner, with logos displayed on Ceresana's website under 'Our memberships in the field of bioeconomy'. Ceresana also collaborates with Bio4Circularity as a partner for its Future of BioPlastics and other FoB events.
• Chemie-Cluster Bayern (CCB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemie-Cluster Bayern is a Bavarian chemistry cluster. Ceresana holds membership and displays the CCB logo under its bioeconomy memberships. CCB staff (e.g., Dr. Friederike Metze, Sabine Reising) participate as speakers and project managers in Ceresana's FoB event series, indicating ongoing collaborative relationship in bioeconomy knowledge sharing and event programming.
• Greentech BWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreentech BW is a GreenTech cluster in Baden-Württemberg. Ceresana lists Greentech BW as a member organization and displays its logo on the memberships page. The two organizations collaborate on events and initiatives related to the bioeconomy and sustainable materials.
• CLIB (Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLIB is the Cluster for Industrial Biotechnology. Ceresana is a member and displays the CLIB logo under its bioeconomy memberships. Ceresana participates as a partner in CLIB-organized events and FoB events, with mutual promotional and knowledge-sharing collaboration.
• IBB Netzwerk GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBB Netzwerk GmbH is an innovation and business network. Ceresana holds membership and displays the IBB Netzwerk logo under its bioeconomy memberships. The organizations collaborate on events, particularly in the context of the bioeconomy and sustainable industry development.
• CARMEN (Cluster fürnachhaltige Ressourcenwirtschaft und Materialeffizienz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARMEN is a cluster for sustainable resource management and material efficiency. Listed as a partner organization for the Future of BioPlastics 2026 event, indicating collaborative relationship in bioeconomy and sustainable materials sector.
• EU Green WeekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEU Green Week is an EU-wide environmental event initiative. Ceresana participated as a partner in the EU Green Week program, with cross-promotion of activities related to the bioeconomy and sustainable materials.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMARC Group: Market research and consulting firm offering syndicated reports and custom studies for industrial, chemical, and packaging markets. Comparable mix of multi-client reports and bespoke consulting engagements targeting manufacturers and investors.
• Grand View Research: B2B market research firm publishing syndicated industry studies across chemicals, packaging, automotive, and industrial sectors. Comparable multi-client report model and target customer profile.
• Mordor Intelligence: B2B market research firm publishing syndicated reports across chemicals, materials, packaging, energy, and mobility — directly overlapping Ceresana's verticals. Comparable pricing tier (mid-thousand-USD reports, license upgrades) and similar customer base of manufacturers and investors.
• The Freedonia Group: B2B industry market research publisher covering packaging, construction materials, chemicals, and industrial goods. Highly comparable syndicated study portfolio, customer base (manufacturers, investors), and report-licensing model.
• Frost & Sullivan: Global B2B market research and growth consulting firm covering industrial, chemicals, mobility, and emerging-technology sectors. Comparable because it sells multi-client syndicated studies and custom strategic research to the same enterprise buyer profile (manufacturers, investors, public sector) that Ceresana serves.
• MarketsandMarkets: Publishes paid B2B market research reports across chemicals, materials, packaging, automotive, and industrial sectors with similar study-based monetization (one-time license, multi-tier pricing). Closely comparable business model to Ceresana's multi-client studies portfolio.
• Smithers: Specialized B2B research firm providing market reports, custom research, and consulting across industrial materials, packaging, and chemicals. Directly comparable in niche specialization, study-led monetization, and custom-research practice.

Emerging players

• nova-Institut: Germany-based research institute specializing in bioeconomy, bio-based materials, and renewable carbon — directly adjacent to Ceresana's bioeconomy vertical. Comparable niche, regional (DACH) focus, and custom-research/event-driven GTM, though more academic and policy-oriented.

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie: Global research and consultancy covering commodities, chemicals, and industrial value chains. Comparable in deep industrial market expertise but competes from a much larger analyst base and subscription-platform model.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (IHS Markit legacy): Largest global provider of commodities, chemicals, and industrial market intelligence with subscription platforms and proprietary data. Overlaps with Ceresana's chemical and industrial verticals but operates at vastly greater scale with subscription rather than one-time licensing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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