What IMCOPA does

IMCOPA (Importação, Exportação e Indústria de Óleos S.A.) is a privately held Brazilian soybean processor headquartered in Araucária, Paraná, with a secondary facility in Cambé. Founded around 1970 (with 50 years of corporate history cited by the company) and operating with 501–1,000 employees, the company runs an integrated industrial park that crushes more than 1.5 million tonnes of soybeans per year into a multi-product derivative portfolio, including soybean meal at 46% and 48% protein, concentrated soy protein at 62% (SPC), degummed and refined soybean oil, soy lecithin, soy alcohol, soy tocopherol (vitamin E), soy molasses, and soybean hulls. A dedicated 240,000 tonnes/year SPC line and an 80,000-bottles-per-hour oil bottling capability give IMCOPA scale within the dedicated non-GMO segment.

The business operates two brand franchises. IMCOSOY is the B2B product brand sold globally into animal nutrition (poultry, cattle, swine, aquaculture, young animals), human food manufacturing (cooking oil, mayonnaise, margarine, vegetable fat), biofuels, chemical, personal care, and steelmaking customers across more than 30 countries through a consolidated logistics network. LEVE is the consumer-facing refined soybean oil brand — filtered seven times before bottling and sold in Brazilian retail under traditional and non-GMO variants — which ranks #1 in Southern Brazil and #3 nationally by sales volume. The company is differentiated by full traceability from planting to delivery, certifications including FSSC 22000, Halal, Kosher, ProTerra, and Non-GMO across the full non-GMO line, and participation in Brazil's Soy Moratorium and Soja Livre Program.

Commercially, IMCOPA runs a direct B2B sales motion into industrial buyers supplemented by a retail distribution motion for LEVE-branded consumer oil; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is assumed to be quote-based for bulk soybean derivatives. Revenue is not publicly reported. The company operates as an S.A. (Sociedade Anônima) with no disclosed parent company, no institutional shareholders identified, no funding rounds on record, and no mergers, acquisitions, or leadership changes disclosed in the available source material; it does maintain a wholly owned Cambé branch facility.

Name

IMCOPA

Legal name

Importação, Exportação e Indústria de Óleos S.A.

Website

https://imcopa.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

IMCOPA is a privately held Brazilian soybean processor headquartered in Araucária, Paraná, that crushes over 1.5 million tonnes of non-GMO soybeans annually into meal, concentrated protein, refined oil, lecithin, alcohol, and tocopherol for global B2B industrial buyers, while also marketing the LEVE consumer oil brand, the top-selling in Southern Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Soybean Processing & Vegetable Oil Manufacturing

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Tofu, Tempeh & Traditional Soy Foods Manufacturing (AFAKAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Byproduct & Co-Product Feed Blending (DDGS, soybean hulls, wheat midds) (AFADAIAG)

Keywords

• Non-GMO soybean processing
• Soybean derivatives supply
• Refined soybean oil
• Animal feed ingredients
• Concentrated soy protein

Headquarters

HQ city

Araucária

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Non-GMO Soybean Derivatives B2B Sales: Sales of non-transgenic soybean products including soybean meal, refined and degumed soybean oil, concentrated soybean protein, lecithin, soybean alcohol, and tocopherol to animal nutrition and human food manufacturers.
2. LEVE Consumer Brand Oil Sales: Bottled refined soybean oil sold under the LEVE brand to retail consumers. LEVE is the leading brand in southern Brazil and third most sold nationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IMCOPA processes non-GMO soybeans at its integrated industrial park in Araucária, Brazil, producing soybean derivatives (soybean meal, refined and degummed soybean oil, concentrated soy protein at 62%, soy lecithin, soy alcohol, soy tocopherol, soy molasses, and soybean hulls) sold to animal nutrition and human food manufacturers under the IMCOSOY B2B brand. The company also bottles and distributes refined soybean oil under the LEVE consumer brand for Brazilian retail, with a production capacity exceeding 1.5 million tonnes of soybeans per year and a bottling capacity of 80,000 bottles per hour.

Product overview

IMCOPA operates as a soybean processing company with two distinct product lines: IMCOSOY (industrial B2B brand) and LEVE (consumer-facing brand). The IMCOSOY portfolio comprises soybean derivatives including degummed oil, refined oil, soybean meal at 46% and 48% protein, concentrated soy protein at 62% protein, soy lecithin, soy alcohol, soy tocopherol (vitamin E), soy molasses, and soybean hulls. The LEVE brand represents packaged refined soybean oil for retail consumers. The company processes over 1.5 million tonnes of soybeans annually, with a 240,000 tonne capacity for concentrated soy protein and 80,000 bottles/hour filling capacity for refined oil. Products serve animal nutrition, human food production, biofuels, and personal care industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMCOSOY: Brand for B2B soybean derivative products including soybean meal, degummed oil, refined oil, lecithin, soybean alcohol, tocopherol, soybean molasses, and soybean hulls. Has over 20 years of international recognition.
• Óleo LEVE

Products and services

• Óleo de Soja Leve (LEVE) Refined soybean oil bottled for consumer household use, available in Traditional and Non-GMO lines. Filtered seven times before bottling, using only citric acid as preservative. Quality assured under FSSC 22000, Halal, and Kosher certifications.
• Farelo de Soja IMCOSOY 46 Soybean meal with 46% protein content, primarily used in animal feed production for poultry, cattle, and swine.
• Óleo de Soja Degomado IMCOSOY OIL Degummed soybean oil used in human food production (cooking oil, mayonnaise, margarine, vegetable fat), biofuels, and chemical industry applications. Available as a Non-GMO variant.
• Óleo de Soja Refinado IMCOSOY Refined soybean oil for human consumption, used in mayonnaise and margarine production. Bottled and distributed under the LEVE consumer brand. Available as a Non-GMO variant.
• Lecitina de Soja IMCOSOY LEC Soy lecithin emulsifier used in food manufacturing (mayonnaise, chocolate, hot chocolate, margarine, ice cream, biscuits, gum), personal care (hand and body lotions, soaps), and the paint industry. Available as a Non-GMO variant.
• Álcool de Soja IMCOSOY ALC Soy alcohol produced by IMCOPA as the pioneer of industrial-scale production in Brazil, used in the renewable fuel industry.
• Tocoferol de Soja IMCOSOY TOC Soy tocopherol used as a source of vitamin E in the food industry and animal nutrition.
• Proteína Concentrada de Soja SPC 62% Concentrated soy protein with 62% protein content, used as an alternative to animal protein sources in fish and shrimp feed and in young animal feed (calves, chicks, piglets).
• Farelo de Soja IMCOSOY 48% Soybean meal with 48% protein content, used in animal nutrition primarily for feed production in poultry, cattle, and swine.
• Melaço de Soja IMCOSOY MOL Soy molasses used in animal nutrition, primarily for beef cattle, and also applied in chemical, steelmaking, and renewable fuel sectors.
• Casca de Soja IMCOSOY Soybean hulls used primarily as a fiber source in cattle feed.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of history with 20 years in non-GMO soybean market
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fundação ProTerracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll IMCOPA Non-GMO product lines hold ProTerra certification from this non-profit foundation. ProTerra promotes good agricultural practices, conservation of high-value areas, environmental protection, biodiversity, rural workers and communities, establishing a link between production and demand for fully traceable Non-GMO products.
• Moratória da Soja (Soy Moratorium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMCOPA participates in and supports responsible soybean cultivation through the Soy Moratorium, which establishes non-acquisition of soybeans grown on deforested areas in the Amazon biome, preventing deforestation and environmental imbalances.
• Soja Livre ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMCOPA is a supporting participant in the Free Soy program in Mato Grosso, Brazil, which cultivates only conventional non-genetically modified soybeans.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Granol: Brazilian soybean crusher and biodiesel producer (now part of Bunge). Direct competitor in soybean processing capacity, with comparable product mix into animal feed and biofuel.
• Bunge: One of the world's largest oilseed processors with major Brazilian operations (Bunge Brazil) and consumer oil brands including Soya. Competes head-on with IMCOPA in soybean crushing, refining, and protein concentrate for feed.
• CJ Selecta: Brazil-based producer of soy protein concentrates and specialty soy ingredients (part of CJ CheilJedang). The most direct comparable to IMCOPA in the SPC and specialty soy derivatives niche, especially for aquaculture and young-animal feed.
• Amaggi: One of Brazil's largest privately-held agribusiness groups, with soybean origination, crushing, and derivatives. Competes with IMCOPA in raw material sourcing and downstream oil/meal distribution.
• COFCO International: Chinese-backed global agribusiness with growing Brazilian soybean processing footprint. Direct competitor in soybean crushing, oil, meal, and protein products sold to animal nutrition and food industries.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global agribusiness with significant oilseed processing footprint in South America, producing soybean oil, lecithin, protein concentrates, and specialty ingredients. Overlaps with IMCOPA across B2B ingredient categories.
• Caramuru Alimentos: Large privately-held Brazilian soybean processor producing refined oils, lecithin, and protein derivatives. Among the closest pure Brazilian comparables to IMCOPA in scale, product mix, and export orientation.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global commodity trader and processor with Brazilian oilseed operations spanning crushing, refining, and specialty lecithin. Competes directly in both B2B soybean derivatives and global distribution.
• Cargill: Global agriscience giant with substantial Brazilian soybean crushing operations and multiple Brazilian consumer edible-oil brands (Liza, Salada). Direct competitor across IMCOPA's full stack of soybean crushing, refining, lecithin, and consumer oil.

Regional players

• Fiagril: Brazilian agricultural processor focused on soybean crushing and biodiesel in Mato Grosso. Geographic and product overlap with IMCOPA's supply chain, though smaller in scale and narrower in product range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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