Icofort

What Icofort does

Icofort (legal name ICOFORT - AGROINDUSTRIA S/A) is a privately held Brazilian agroindustrial company that has processed cottonseed since 1964 and today operates as one of the larger cottonseed crushers in the country. From a headquarters in Juazeiro (Bahia) and additional industrial units in Luís Eduardo Magalhães (Bahia) and Nova Mutum (Mato Grosso), with a sales office in Fortaleza (Ceará), the company runs more than 280,000 m² of industrial area and processes millions of tons of cottonseed per harvest. The company's core technology is cottonseed crushing and refining: incoming seed is converted into refined cottonseed oil for the food industry, high-protein cottonseed cakes and meal (torta moída, torta prensada, farelo) and hulls (casca) for animal nutrition, vegetable fats and industrial margarines under the Linha Elogiata brand, cotton linter for industrial applications, and fatty acid by-products.

Icofort serves three B2B end-markets in Brazil — animal nutrition companies (feed protein ingredients), food industry customers (refined oils, vegetable fats, margarines), and industrial buyers (cotton linter, fatty acids). It employs approximately 500 direct and 1,200 indirect collaborators and runs a direct field-sales motion backed by integrated logistics that includes waterway transport to deliver nationwide. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; transactions are quote-based and initiated through a commercial WhatsApp contact and a sales force portal. The company emphasizes certifications, traceability, ESG principles, and a recently formalized Integrated Management System policy and Code of Ethics to support B2B buyer onboarding. The CEO is Décio A. Barreto. There is no public listing, no disclosed institutional or private equity ownership, no public revenue figure, and no disclosed M&A or funding activity.

Name

Icofort

Legal name

ICOFORT - AGROINDUSTRIA S/A

Website

https://icofort.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Icofort is a Brazilian agroindustrial company that processes cottonseed into refined cottonseed oil, protein meals for animal nutrition, vegetable fats and margarines, and cotton linter, selling B2B to feed, food, and industrial buyers across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Juazeiro Do Norte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cottonseed Products: Processing cottonseed to produce refined cottonseed oil, protein cakes and meal for animal nutrition, vegetable fats and food ingredients, and cotton linter for industrial applications. Revenue generated from B2B sales to animal nutrition, food industry, and industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Icofort is a Brazilian agroindustrial company that processes cottonseed into refined cottonseed oil for the food industry, protein cakes and meal (torta de algodão moída, torta prensada, farelo, casca) for animal nutrition, vegetable fats and industrial margarines under the Elogiata line, cotton linter for industrial applications, and fatty acid by-products. The company operates modern industrial facilities with certified, traceable, sustainability-focused production processes, serving B2B customers across Brazil.

Product overview

Icofort is an agroindustrial company that processes cottonseed into a comprehensive portfolio of products. The company operates as a single unified product offering centered on cottonseed processing, producing: refined cottonseed oil for the food industry; protein-rich cakes and meals (Torta de algodão moída, Torta de Algodão Prensada, Farelo de Algodão) for animal nutrition; vegetable fats and industrial margarines (Linha Elogiata) for food sector applications; cotton linter for industrial uses; and fatty acid by-products. The portfolio is unified by the company's core cottonseed processing capability, with products serving three main markets: animal nutrition, food industry ingredients, and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Linha Elogiata: Product line of oils, fats, and margarines marketed under the Elogiata brand.
• Unifort

Products and services

• Refined cottonseed oil (Óleo de algodão refinado)
• Ground cottonseed cake (Torta de algodão moída) Protein-rich ground cottonseed cake sold as a feed ingredient for animal nutrition and livestock feed formulations.
• Pressed cottonseed cake (Torta de Algodão Prensada) Pressed cottonseed cake used as an ingredient in animal feed formulations for livestock producers.
• Cottonseed meal (Farelo de Algodão) Cottonseed meal sold as a protein supplement for livestock nutrition and animal feed manufacturing.
• Cottonseed hulls (Casca de Algodão) Cottonseed hulls used as a fiber source in animal feed formulations.
• Cotton linter (Línter de Algodão) Short cotton fibers (cotton linter) used for industrial applications such as cellulose production and paper manufacturing.
• Cottonseed fatty acids and oil sediment (Ácido Graxo e Borra do Óleo de Algodão) Fatty acids and cotton oil sediment by-products used in various industrial applications.
• Elogiata line – oils, fats, and margarines (Linha Elogiata) Elogiata product line of oils, vegetable fats, and margarines offered to the food industry for use as food production ingredients.
• Industrial margarines (Margarinas industriais) Complete line of industrial margarines ranging from 60% to 80% lipid content, formulated for food processing applications.
• Cottonseed and palm vegetable fat (Gordura vegetal de algodão e palma) Vegetable fats derived from cottonseed and palm oil sold as ingredients for the food sector.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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