What Westpol-Teeuwissen does

Westpol-Teeuwissen Sp. z o.o. is a Polish animal by-product processor and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dutch Van Hessen Group, producing natural casings, pharmaceutical heparin intermediates, pet food ingredients, and offal for human consumption. The company operates a multi-site Polish production network with its headquarters and main calibration facility in Rzeczenica (Bory Tucholskie region) and additional gut-room operations in Łomża, Grabkowo, Jerka, Przechlewo, and Podgórze k. Łomży, the last of which runs at approximately 100,000 units per month on a two-shift basis with ~50 employees. Its core technology centers on direct-in-slaughterhouse raw material acquisition, custom calibration and selection, and modern freezing tunnels/freezers with total capacity exceeding 120 tons per day. Pharmaceutical-grade heparin intermediates are produced via a co-developed mucus processing technology with BIOIBERICA, while pet food semi-finished products are channeled through the affiliated company AGROMAKS.

The company sells on a direct B2B basis to four primary segments: meat processing companies (natural pork, beef, and sheep casings), pharmaceutical manufacturers (heparin intermediates for anticoagulant drugs), pet food producers (animal-origin semi-finished ingredients), and Asian food service buyers (offal such as stomach, large intestine, and bladder). It holds GMP+, FSSC 22000, and CE certifications, supporting EU and international market access. Distribution outside Poland is enabled primarily through the Van Hessen Group's network across 60+ countries, rather than through Westpol's own infrastructure. The company is a private limited liability company (Sp. z o.o.) registered in Poland with 51–100 employees and no public financial disclosures; no external funding rounds have been evidenced, with ownership consolidated under the Van Hessen family/group structure.

Name

Westpol-Teeuwissen

Legal name

Westpol-Teeuwissen Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://westpol.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Westpol-Teeuwissen is a Polish animal by-product processor and Van Hessen Group subsidiary producing natural casings, pharmaceutical heparin intermediates, pet food ingredients, and offal for meat processors, pharma manufacturers, and Asian food buyers across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Casings and Animal By-Product Processing

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (311613), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Edible Casings Processing (Natural Hog/Sheep/Beef Casings) (AFANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

By-Product & Offal Processing (Edibles: Variety Meats) (AFANABAJ), Pork Processing & Packing (AFAKALAB)

Keywords

• Natural casings production
• Animal by-product processing
• Heparin intermediates
• Pet food ingredients
• Meat by-products distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Rzeczenica

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Natural Casings Sales: Production and sale of natural pork, beef, and sheep casings in various calibers and lengths (fresh, salted, or tubed). Products derived from small intestine, large intestine, straight intestine, cross intestine, and cecum. Sold to meat processing companies for sausage and meat product manufacturing.
2. Pharmaceutical Products: Production and sale of heparin intermediate - a derivative produced from animal mucus through advanced processing technology developed with BIOIBERICA. Heparin is an essential anticoagulant used in surgical procedures and for patients with circulatory disorders.
3. Pet Food Ingredients: Sale of semi-finished products for pet food production, derived from fresh animal-origin ingredients. High-quality raw materials meet strictest quality standards for nutritional properties and taste.
4. Human Consumption Products: Sale of animal by-products for human consumption including stomach, large intestine, and bladder. Products are protein-rich and nutritionally valuable, particularly significant in Asian culinary markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Westpol-Teeuwissen produces and distributes natural pork, beef, and sheep casings in all calibers and lengths (fresh, salted, or tubed) for sausage and meat product manufacturers. It also produces animal by-products for human consumption (stomach, large intestine, bladder), pharmaceutical-grade heparin intermediates via a partnership with BIOIBERICA, and semi-finished pet food ingredients through affiliate AGROMAKS. All production is vertically integrated, with company employees operating equipment directly inside slaughterhouses from raw material acquisition through selection, calibration, freezing, and packaging.

Product overview

Westpol-Teeuwissen operates as a natural casings producer and animal by-products company organized into four product lines: Casings (natural pork, beef, and sheep casings in various calibers and presentations), Human Consumption (offal products for Asian culinary markets), Pharmacy (heparin intermediates produced in partnership with BIOIBERICA), and Petfood (semi-finished products manufactured by affiliate AGROMAKS). The company is part of the Van Hessen Group and maintains direct control over production starting from raw material sourcing at slaughterhouses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural Casings Natural pork, beef, and sheep casings available in all calibers and lengths, supplied fresh, salted, or tubed. Derived from small intestine, large intestine, straight intestine, crossover intestine, and cecum parts. Sold to meat processing companies for sausage and meat product manufacturing.
• Human Consumption (Offal) Pork animal by-products for human consumption including stomach, large intestine, and bladder. Rich in protein and nutrients, particularly popular in Asian culinary markets.
• Pharmacy (Heparin) Pharmaceutical-grade intermediate products for heparin production. Developed in partnership with BIOIBERICA, used as anticoagulant in surgical procedures and for patients with circulatory disorders.
• Petfood Ingredients Semi-finished products for pet food manufacturing derived from fresh animal-origin ingredients. Produced by affiliated company AGROMAKS, meeting strict quality standards for nutritional properties and taste.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BIOIBERICAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for developing mucus processing technologies for the pharmaceutical industry. Together with BIOIBERICA, Westpol-Teeuwissen has developed technologies for processing mucus into heparin - a critical anticoagulant drug component used in surgical procedures and for patients with circulatory disorders. This partnership enables production of pharmaceutical-grade intermediate products.
• Van Hessen GroupcoreOthersParent company/group membership providing access to over 100 years of international market experience. Van Hessen Group is a world leader in harvesting, processing, and distribution of natural casings, meat products, and pharmaceutical products, operating in over 60 countries. This partnership provides access to innovative technologies and modern solutions.
• AGROMAKSminorOthersRelated group company within Westpol-Teeuwissen Group specializing in pet food products. AGROMAKS handles pet food inquiries and distribution, offering semi-finished products for pet food production derived from fresh animal-origin ingredients.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Devro plc: UK-headquartered (now under Shandong Ruyi) global manufacturer of collagen casings and other sausage-enclosure products. Competes with Westpol-Teeuwissen for the same meat-processing customers and represents the principal synthetic/collagen alternative that pressures the natural-casings category.
• Peter Gelzhäuser GmbH & Co. KG: German traditional natural-casings company supplying sausage manufacturers across Europe. Directly comparable in product mix (natural hog, beef, sheep casings) and in the in-slaughterhouse processing approach that Westpol-Teeuwissen emphasizes as a differentiator.
• Columbit S.p.A. Italian casing manufacturer producing both natural and collagen casings for the European meat industry. Comparable to Westpol-Teeuwissen in the natural-casing core and a useful proxy for how a regional European casings player scales production.
• Nitta Casings Inc. Japanese producer of natural casings serving Asian meat processors. Comparable to Westpol-Teeuwissen in natural-casing specialization and serves the same downstream sausage and processed-meat customers, particularly across Asian markets.
• Viscofan: Spanish multinational and the world's largest manufacturer of natural and artificial casings for the meat-processing industry. Direct competitor to Westpol-Teeuwissen across pork, beef, and sheep casing categories, with overlapping customer base of global sausage manufacturers.
• DAT-Schaub: Danish natural casings supplier (part of Danish Crown group) operating across Europe and globally. Competes with Westpol-Teeuwissen in the natural-casings segment with similar sourcing-from-slaughterhouse model and multinational sausage-manufacturer customer base.
• DeWied International: U.S.-headquartered natural-casings supplier (hogs and sheep) with global operations. Directly comparable product portfolio and downstream meat-processing customer base, particularly for sausage and processed-meat manufacturers.
• LEMMEKE GmbH: German natural casings processor with multi-generation experience serving European sausage makers. Overlaps with Westpol-Teeuwissen in casing product categories and in the European meat-processing customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Danish Crown Ingredients: Diversified meat and ingredients arm of Danish Crown. Compares to Westpol-Teeuwissen via shared vertical integration from slaughterhouse through by-product/casings processing and global ingredient distribution to meat-processing, pet-food, and pharma customers.
• Bioiberica: Spanish life-science company and Westpol-Teeuwissen's stated pharma co-development partner for heparin intermediates. Comparable as a pharmaceutical-grade animal-derived ingredient supplier operating at significantly larger global scale, with overlapping heparin/cartilage-pharma business lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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