Soilfood

What Soilfood does

Soilfood Oy is a Finnish circular economy company founded in 2015 in Tampere that converts industrial side streams into inputs for agriculture and industry. The company contracts with large Nordic industrial producers — principally forest industry players Metsä Board, Stora Enso, and MM Kotkamills, alongside food processor Finnamyl — to take responsibility for their fiber-containing and chemical side streams, and processes them into a portfolio of agricultural inputs (soil improvement fibers, structural and effect lime, liquid fertilizers including the Boost line, bedding fibers, and forestry micronutrient fertilizers) and industrial lime products (the Soilfood Newera line: Active Lime DL, Active Lime ML, and Fine Lime). The Newera line is produced at the Loviisa processing plant, commissioned in 2025 as the company's largest capital investment, where industrial byproducts are transformed into reactive lime products with claimed 95% lower lifecycle CO2 emissions than virgin alternatives.

The business operates a dual GTM model. On the supply side, Soilfood generates revenue through side stream processing services for industrial customers on multi-year partnership terms, taking ownership of waste streams and providing quality management and end-use solutions. On the demand side, agricultural products are sold through a nationwide field sales force staffed by farmers and agronomists plus an e-commerce storefront with location-based pricing, supported by partner-driven spreading services. Industrial lime is sold through a dedicated industry sales team to process customers including STEP Oy and municipal water utilities. Revenue exceeds €10 million annually, with cumulative product deliveries of over 2 million tons since founding and 2025 side stream processing volume of 165,000+ tons sourced from 13 Nordic forest industry facilities, growing 40% year-over-year. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, REACH registrations for Newera products, and operates a Swedish subsidiary (Soilfood AB) as part of an explicit internationalization effort led by a dedicated CCO.

Name

Soilfood

Legal name

Soilfood Oy

Website

https://soilfood.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Soilfood is a Finnish circular economy company, founded in 2015 in Tampere, that processes industrial side streams from Nordic forestry and food producers into agricultural inputs (lime, soil fibers, fertilizers, bedding) and industrial lime products under its Newera line, serving farmers, industrial customers, and municipalities in the Nordics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Circular Economy Materials

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Compost Manufacturing (325315), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Cement, Hydraulic (3241)

akta.pro primary industry

Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrient Stewardship & Soil Fertility Management (4R Nutrients, Compost, Biofertilizers) (AFAGAMAE), Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH), Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ), Fertilizer Application Services & Equipment (Spreading, Injection, Variable-Rate Application) (AFABABAK)

Keywords

• Circular economy materials
• Agricultural lime products
• Soil improvement fibers
• Industrial side stream processing
• Fertilizer and bedding products

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampere

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Agricultural: Sale of circular economy products to farmers including lime products, fertilizers, soil improvement fibers, and bedding materials. Products are sold directly to farmers through sales representatives and e-commerce.
2. Product Sales - Industrial: Sale of Newera circular economy lime products to industrial customers for use as raw materials, process chemicals, and fillers in various industrial processes.
3. Side Stream Processing Services: Services for industrial companies to process and utilize their side streams. Soilfood takes responsibility for side streams from origin, provides quality management, and offers end-use solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Soilfood transforms industrial side streams into circular economy products for agriculture and industry, including the Soilfood Newera lime product line, soil improvement fibers, fertilizers, and bedding materials. In addition to manufacturing and selling these products directly to farmers and industrial customers, the company provides side stream processing services that convert industrial by-products into usable commercial inputs.

Product overview

Soilfood operates as a circular economy company offering a portfolio of products and services for both agriculture and industry. The core offering consists of circular economy products manufactured from industrial side streams: for agriculture, this includes Soilfood Kalk (lime products including Effektkalk and Strukturkalk), Maanparannuskuidut (soil improvement fibers including Ravinnekuidut and Nollakuidut), Lannoitteet (fertilizers including Boost, Näringsblandningar, and micronutrient fertilizers), Kuivikkeet (bedding materials), and Metsän lannoitus (forest fertilizers); for industry, the Newera line of circular economy lime products (Aktiivikalkki DL/ML, Hienokalkki). Services include processing side streams from forest industry, food industry, biogas/bioethanol plants, and mining/chemical industry. Digital tools include an online store, lime calculator, and fertilization calculator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Soilfood Newera: Circular economy lime products for industry, including Aktiivikalkki DL, Aktiivikalkki ML, and Hienokalkki (Fine lime) product lines
• Wälly Kuivikekuitu
• Soilfood Boost
• Soilfoodin verkkokauppa

Products and services

• Soilfood Newera
• Soil improvement fibers
• Fertilizer products
• Bedding materials
• Industrial side stream processing services

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% lower CO2 emissions compared to virgin lime products (Newera Active Lime)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Metsä GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025Strategic partnership for processing side streams from Metsä Group's Nordic mills into recycled nutrients, soil improvement products, and lime products. Metsä Group aims for zero side streams going to landfill by 2030. The collaboration supports circular economy and sustainable food production.
• Metsä BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcessing side streams from Metsä Board's mills since 2016. Collaboration covers multiple factories in Nordic countries, converting fiber-containing side streams into agricultural products.
• Stora EnsocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiversified utilization of Stora Enso's side streams as raw materials for circular products since 2017. Ongoing collaboration to develop new circular economy solutions.
• MM KotkamillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcessing fiber-containing side streams from MM Kotkamills' cardboard and paper factories into agricultural production inputs since 2015.
• FinnamylminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcessing potato processing side streams from Finnamyl factories. Nutritious side streams are directed to farms as fertilizers, utilizing all parts of the potato including starch, fiber, protein, and water.
• SilvadronesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized reseller for Soilfood boron fertilizer products for forestry applications.
• ForestHouseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized reseller and service provider for Soilfood products, including distribution and spreading services.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Kemira: Finnish specialty chemicals company serving water-intensive industries including agriculture and pulp and paper. Overlaps with Soilfood's industrial water treatment and agricultural chemistry offerings.
• Nordkalk: One of the largest lime producers in Northern Europe, offering virgin and specialty lime products used in agriculture, industry, and environmental applications. Directly competes with Soilfood's Newera circular lime line.
• Yara International: Global nitrogen-based fertilizer and crop nutrition giant. Competes with Soilfood's agricultural fertilizer portfolio, including the Soilfood Boost liquid fertilizer line, at a much larger scale.
• K+S: German-based global fertilizer and salt producer with a meaningful potash and specialty fertilizer portfolio. Competes with Soilfood's agricultural fertilizer and crop nutrition products across European markets.
• ICL Group: Israel-based global specialty fertilizer and specialty minerals company. Competes with Soilfood's fertilizer and micronutrient products (e.g., Soilfood Boorilannoite) at international scale.

Regional players

• Renova: Swedish waste management and recycling company with industrial side stream handling. Operates in Soilfood's home Nordic market and competes for similar industrial side stream relationships.
• Orgaworld: Dutch organic waste processing company that produces compost and digestate-based soil amendments. Comparable circular economy model, though focused on a different geography and municipal/biowaste feedstocks.

Direct peers

• Van Iperen International: Dutch producer of specialty fertilizers and circular economy nutrient products, including biostimulants and soil amendments. Comparable business model to Soilfood in converting industrial byproducts into agricultural inputs.
• Ecolan Oy: Finnish circular economy company that produces organic fertilizers and soil amendments from industrial side streams. Closest direct competitor to Soilfood's agricultural product line, with very similar feedstock and customer base.

Emerging players

• Soiltec: German company focused on producing organic soil amendments and circular economy products from industrial and agricultural residues. Emerging European peer with similar circular input model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soilfood
• Instagraminstagram.com/soilfood_oy
• Xx.com/soilfoodoy

Compliance3 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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