Red Mesa Science & Refining

What Red Mesa Science & Refining does

Red Mesa Science & Refining is a privately held B2B industrial-scale hemp processor founded in 2018 and headquartered in St. George, Utah, operating as a subsidiary of Green Rock Hemp Holdings. The company manufactures bulk cannabinoid raw ingredients—specifically isolates (CBD, CBG, CBN, CBT, CBL, CBC, CBDV, THCV), broad- and full-spectrum distillates, crystal-resistant distillates, and water-soluble nanoemulsions—for product formulators, white labelers, co-packers, and contract manufacturers across consumer categories including beverages, supplements, cosmetics, skincare, tinctures, vapes, and edibles.

The company's core technology stack sits across four "gates" of manufacturing: distillation, crystallization, liquid chromatography (including the world's first industrial-scale RotaChrom Centrifugal Partition Chromatography platform installed in 2022), and conversion. Red Mesa also operates proprietary nanoemulsification for water-soluble cannabinoids and a patented botanical refinement process that separates minor cannabinoids such as CBN, CBT, and CBE without chemical catalyst conversions—a method the company claims is the first known scalable approach for CBT and CBE. The 50,000-square-foot facility runs 24/7 with 60+ employees and includes two in-house labs, X-ray inspection systems, and food-grade homogenization.

Commercially, Red Mesa operates a hybrid B2B go-to-market: an online wholesale storefront sells smaller volumes (25g to 1kg) at fixed unit prices, while a dedicated sales team handles industrial-scale bulk orders (>20kg) on a quote-based, multi-year contract basis. The customer base is horizontal across end-product categories, with a notable international vertical into Japan via dedicated Japan-grade, zero-THC compliant isolates launched in 2025. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 (BSI), cGMP, FDA 21 CFR Parts 111/117 compliance, FDA Food Facility registration, Kosher, Halal, Non-GMO, and Vegan certifications, and uses ISO 17025-accredited third-party COAs on every batch. Distribution has expanded via a 2025 channel partnership with BayMedica.

Name

Red Mesa Science & Refining

Legal name

Red Mesa Science & Refining, LLC

Website

https://redmesascience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Red Mesa Science & Refining is a B2B industrial-scale hemp processor in St. George, Utah, manufacturing high-purity cannabinoid isolates, distillates, crystal-resistant distillates, and water-soluble nanoemulsions for white-labelers, co-packers, contract manufacturers, and product formulators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Ingredient Manufacturing

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Hemp & CBD Product Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAG)

Keywords

• Cannabinoid isolate manufacturing
• Hemp extraction services
• B2B ingredient supplier
• Hemp distillation processing
• Cannabinoid raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint George

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bulk Cannabinoid Raw Ingredient Sales: B2B wholesale sales of hemp-derived CBD, CBG, CBN, CBT, CBL, CBC, THCV, CBDV isolates, distillates, and water soluble cannabinoids to product formulators. MOQs start at 25g with scalability up to hundreds and thousands of kilograms. Online platform for smaller volumes; direct sales team for larger bulk orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Red Mesa Science & Refining is a B2B industrial-scale hemp processor that manufactures and supplies high-purity cannabinoid raw ingredients including CBD, CBG, CBN and other minor cannabinoid isolates, distillates, crystal-resistant distillates, and water-soluble nanoemulsions. The company operates four gates of manufacturing (distillation, crystallization, liquid chromatography, and conversion) from a 50,000 sq. ft. cGMP facility in St. George, Utah, serving large-scale product formulators, white labelers, co-packers, and contract manufacturers with order quantities from 25g MOQs up to industrial-scale bulk volumes.

Product overview

Red Mesa Science & Refining is a B2B industrial-scale hemp processor and manufacturer of bulk cannabinoid raw ingredients. The product portfolio consists of isolates (CBD Isolate, CBG Isolate, CBN Isolate, CBN Isolate Botanical, CBL Isolate Botanical, THCV Isolate, CBC Isolate, CBDV Isolate, plus Japan-grade THC-free isolates), distillates (Broad Spectrum Distillate, Broad Spectrum Distillate Select, Full Spectrum Distillate, Full Spectrum Distillate Compliant, CBG Distillate, CBN Distillate, CBN Distillate Botanical, CBT Distillate Botanical), crystal resistant distillates (CBD CRD High Minors, CBG CRD High Minors, CBN CRD High Minors, CBD CBG CRD), and water-soluble cannabinoids (Water Soluble CBD 20%, CBN 10%, CBN 20%, CBG 20%, Delta 9, CBC, THCV). MOQs start at 25g up to thousands of kilograms, serving large-scale product formulators including white labelers, co-packers, and contract manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CBD Isolate Fine white crystalline CBD powder with ≥99% purity and zero THC, ideal for high-potency formulations. Sold to B2B product formulators for use in consumer products.
• CBG Isolate Fine white powdered CBG Isolate with ≥98% purity and zero THC for B2B product formulators.
• CBN Isolate Fine dry crystalline CBN Isolate powder with ≥98% purity and THC-Free formulation for B2B product formulators.
• CBN Isolate - Botanical Non-synthetic, botanically derived CBN Isolate refined using advanced chromatographic methods without chemical catalyst conversions. Contains 95%+ CBN.
• CBL Isolate - Botanical Extremely rare botanically derived CBL Isolate refined without chemical conversions. Potency of 90%+ with minimal flavor or odor impact.
• THCV Isolate High purity THC-Free Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Isolate at ≥98% purity for B2B product formulators.
• CBC Isolate
• CBDV Isolate
• CBD Isolate Powder - THC-Free - Japan Grade
• CBN Isolate Powder - THC-Free - Japan Grade
• THC-Free Broad Spectrum Distillate
• Broad Spectrum Distillate Select
• Full Spectrum Distillate
• Full Spectrum Distillate - Compliant
• CBG Distillate
• CBN Distillate
• CBN Distillate - Botanical
• CBT Distillate - Botanical
• CBD Crystal Resistant Distillate - High Minors
• CBG Crystal Resistant Distillate - High Minors
• CBN Crystal Resistant Distillate - High Minors
• CBD CBG Crystal Resistant Distillate
• Water Soluble CBD 20%
• Water Soluble CBN 10%
• Water Soluble CBN 20%
• Water Soluble CBG 20%
• Water Soluble Delta 9
• Water Soluble CBC
• Water Soluble THCV

Quantifiable outcome

• Water Soluble CBG reduces dosage requirements and lowers manufacturing costs due to improved bioavailability and faster onset of effects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CapsoilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Capsoil partnership listed in the sitemap under Red Mesa pages. Further details on the nature and scope of the partnership are not specified in the available source material.
• Mesa PureminorOthers · 20 May 2026Mesa Pure product COAs page listed in the sitemap, suggesting a partnership related to product COA documentation or distribution. Further details not available in the source material.
• BayMedicacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 June 2025BayMedica is listed as a distributor partnership for Red Mesa Science & Refining's cannabinoid products including CBD isolate, CBG isolate, CBN isolate, and various distillates. The partnership expands distribution reach to additional product formulators and channels in the B2B market.
• RotaChrom Technologies NAcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 January 2022Long-term strategic partnership for the world's first industrial-scale Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC) technology platform. Red Mesa serves as a reference facility to showcase RotaChrom's pCPC technology. Companies collaborate on methods development, optimization of existing methodologies, and creation of new applications. Red Mesa utilizes RotaChrom's CPC technology to produce the first known scalable methods to refine CBT and CBE at scale. The platform offers superior methodology of chromatography with solvents recyclable up to 95% and significantly less environmental impact.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BayMedica: BayMedica is a hemp-derived cannabinoid manufacturer and listed distribution partner of Red Mesa (per sitemap), producing rare cannabinoid ingredients (CBC, CBDV, THCV) for the same B2B product-formulator customer base. Direct overlap in rare-cannabinoid isolation and B2B wholesale channels.
• Global Cannabinoids: Global Cannabinoids is a large-scale B2B manufacturer and wholesale distributor of CBD, CBG, CBN, and other hemp-derived isolates and distillates with comparable product breadth, MOQ-based pricing tiers, and white-label / contract-manufacturer customer base.
• Mile High Labs: Mile High Labs operates industrial-scale hemp extraction and refinement infrastructure producing CBD distillate and isolate for B2B buyers, with comparable regulatory (cGMP) and quality positioning to Red Mesa's facility.
• GenCanna: GenCanna is a vertically integrated hemp-derived cannabinoid producer focused on CBD isolate, distillate, and ingredient supply to formulators and consumer brands, sharing the wholesale B2B ingredient-supply model that anchors Red Mesa.

Broad incumbents

• Charlotte's Web: Charlotte's Web is a leading vertically integrated CBD brand and bulk-ingredient supplier spanning cultivation, extraction, and finished products, operating at broader scale and consumer-brand presence than Red Mesa's ingredient-only model.
• CV Sciences: CV Sciences (formerly CannaVest) is a publicly recognized hemp-derived CBD ingredient and finished-product company selling bulk hemp oil plus branded SKUs to mass retail and wholesale channels, overlapping with Red Mesa's B2B ingredient supply.
• Elixinol: Elixinol is a global hemp-derived CBD distributor and bulk-ingredient supplier operating across multiple geographies with broad-spectrum and full-spectrum distillates, competing with Red Mesa in B2B ingredient markets.
• Canopy Growth Corporation: Canopy Growth is a large publicly traded cannabis and hemp operator with extraction assets producing cannabinoid ingredients for its own brands and third parties, comparable at the processing-technology layer but at a much broader portfolio scale.

Emerging players

• Extract Labs: Extract Labs is a hemp-derived CBD and minor-cannabinoid processor selling wholesale ingredients and finished consumer products with growing B2B positioning, with partial overlap in distillate and isolate formats but smaller industrial-scale than Red Mesa.
• Creo (formerly CB1 Holdings / Kannaway): Creo is a smaller cannabinoid ingredient and consumer-products company focused on rare cannabinoids and hemp-derived formulations, intersecting with Red Mesa's emphasis on minor-cannabinoid R&D but at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-mesa-science-refining-llc

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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