Bio Oils

What Bio Oils does

Bio-Oils Huelva S.L.U., trading as Bio Oils, is a Spanish biodiesel manufacturer founded in 2005 and headquartered at the Port of Huelva in Palos de la Frontera. The company operates the La Rábida plant, a 500,000-tonne-per-year facility with 100,000 m³ of feedstock and finished-product storage, commissioned in 2008 and connected by pipeline to the adjacent CEPSA refinery and the Reina Sofía Oil Jetty. Its core technology is the transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats with methanol to produce Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) meeting EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 specifications, with two-stage pretreatment (degumming, bleaching, deodorization) enabling the plant to process both first-use vegetable oils and residual/waste feedstocks for second-generation biofuel production.

The company generates revenue primarily through B2B bulk sales of biodiesel to refineries and energy companies for blending with petroleum diesel (up to 7% under EN 590), with secondary revenue from commercializing process by-products — technical glycerin (glycerol content above 80%), fatty acids (76-86% long-chain), and gums/paste from pretreatment — into oleochemical, animal feed, and industrial applications. Pricing is undisclosed, transaction-based, and administered via a dedicated trading contact. Sustainability certifications (ISCC-EU since 2012, 2BSvs since 2018, Italian National System since 2020) and ISO 9001/14001 compliance are gating assets for regulated EU biofuel markets.

In April 2023 Bio-Oils entered a joint venture with CEPSA (now part of the Moeve group) to construct southern Europe's largest second-generation biofuel production plant at Palos de la Frontera for an investment of approximately €1 billion; by 2025 construction was over 50% complete. The company simultaneously pursues an R&D pipeline of 10+ CDTI- and IDEA-funded programs (BIOSOST, REVALORA, CATALBIO, PHI-MES, BIOGLICAR with Fertiberia, BIOGREEN with Persán, FLEXIWASTE with Cepsa/Clariant, BIOCIRCLE, and others) targeting feedstock diversification (waste oils, algae), glycerol-derived chemicals, bio-based surfactants, and circular biorefinery concepts. The company's customer base is anchored by its CEPSA relationship, which operates both as supply offtake and joint-venture partner, and is supplemented by industrial buyers of its by-products.

Name

Bio Oils

Legal name

Bio-Oils Huelva S.L.U.

Website

https://bio-oils.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bio-Oils is a Spanish biodiesel producer operating the 500,000 T/year La Rábida plant at the Port of Huelva, supplying FAME biodiesel and industrial by-products (glycerin, fatty acids, gums) to refineries, oleochemical firms, and feed manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biodiesel / Renewable Fuels Manufacturing

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiesel (FAME) Production (EUAAAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biofuel Upgrading, Hydrotreating & Refining (Co-processing, Isomerization) (EUAAAHAG)

Keywords

• Biodiesel production
• Biofuel manufacturing
• Renewable diesel
• Glycerin byproducts
• Second-generation biofuels

Headquarters

HQ city

Palos De La Frontera

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biodiesel sales: Primary revenue from production and sale of biodiesel (FAME - Fatty Acid Methyl Esters) to refineries and energy companies. Sold in bulk to petroleum companies for blending with mineral diesel.
2. By-product sales: Commercialization of glycerin (technical grade, glycerol content >80%), fatty acids (from palm oil refining), and gums/pastes from the biodiesel production process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bio-Oils manufactures biodiesel (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters/FAME) at its La Rábida plant in Huelva, Spain through transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats with methanol, meeting EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 quality standards. The company also commercializes by-products including technical glycerin, fatty acids, and gums/paste for oleochemical and animal feed applications. Production capacity stands at 500,000 tonnes per year with 100,000 m3 of storage, and the company is developing second-generation biofuel capacity through a €1 billion joint venture with CEPSA.

Product overview

Bio-Oils operates as a biodiesel manufacturing company with a vertically integrated operation. The core product is biodiesel (FAME) produced at the "La Rábida" plant through transesterification of vegetable oils. The company commercializes the full value chain including refined biodiesel (complying with EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 standards), alongside by-products from the production process: technical glycerin, fatty acids, and gums/paste. Through its joint venture with CEPSA, Bio-Oils is developing a second-generation biofuels plant to expand into advanced biofuels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiesel (FAME) Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) biofuel produced through transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats with methanol, complying with EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 quality standards. Sold in bulk to petroleum refineries and energy companies for blending with mineral diesel.
• Technical Glycerin

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 and greenhouse gas emission reduction through biofuel use compared to petroleum diesel
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PersáncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Collaborative BIOGREEN project (CDTI funded) for developing processes to upcycle biodiesel into new bio-based sustainable products for various industrial sectors outside the energy sector. Persán is a leading company in home care and personal care products.
• CEPSA (Compañía Española de Petróleos)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Strategic partnership to construct southern Europe's largest second-generation biofuel production plant through Bio-Oils joint venture. €1 billion investment. CEPSA partnered with Bio-Oils Huelva S.L.U. in April 2023. Joint venture includes pipeline connections to CEPSA refinery.
• FertiberiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Collaborative BIOGLICAR project (CDTI funded) for developing novel process to obtain glycerol carbonate from sub-products, enabling diversification into high-value bio-based compounds and polymers for industrial applications.
• Cepsa and ClariantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Collaborative FLEXIWASTE project (CDTI funded) with Cepsa and Clariant for developing new refining, purification and processing methods for residual fatty materials to produce sustainable double-counting biofuels.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Neste Oyj: Finnish global leader in renewable diesel and SAF, producing FAME-equivalent fuels from waste and residue feedstocks. Most directly comparable to Bio-Oils on feedstock flexibility, scale, and EU biofuel mandate exposure.
• Diamond Green Diesel (Darling Ingredients / Valero JV): U.S. renewable diesel producer and one of the largest waste-based biofuel operations globally. Comparable large-scale renewable diesel model using waste-based feedstocks and serving regulated blending markets.
• Diester Industrie (Avril Group): Major French biodiesel producer (one of Europe's largest) operating as the biofuel arm of the Avril Group. Closely comparable core FAME production capacity, EU mandate exposure, and certified-volume model.
• Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG: German producer of biodiesel and bioethanol with a focus on European regulated biofuel markets and waste/residue feedstocks. Comparable scale and certified-product positioning to Bio-Oils.

Broad incumbents

• Bunge: Global agribusiness with significant oilseed processing and biofuel distribution, including European presence. Comparable feedstock logistics, refined oil position, and downstream blending economics.
• Repsol: Spanish integrated energy company with growing biofuel/refinery operations and EU biofuel blending ambitions. Closest domestic Spanish peer with overlapping refinery blending and renewable-fuels strategy.
• Eni: Italian integrated energy company with Eni Sustainable Mobility biofuel and HVO operations. Comparable refining and biofuel mandate exposure across southern Europe, with overlap in Italian regulated biofuel markets.
• TotalEnergies: French integrated energy major with biofuel and renewable diesel operations plus EU refining presence. Comparable in blending mandate compliance, advanced-biofuel R&D, and downstream distribution.
• ADM: U.S.-based global agribusiness with oilseed crushing and biofuel marketing operations across Europe. Comparable upstream feedstock integration and refined oil/blending position.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness with substantial oilseed processing and European/EMEA biodiesel operations. Overlaps with Bio-Oils on feedstock sourcing, FAME production, and downstream distribution into refining customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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