What AMEROPA GRAINS SA does

AMEROPA GRAINS SA is the Romanian operating subsidiary of the Swiss family-owned Ameropa Group, headquartered at Berth 54, Constanța Port. The Group operates across 35 countries on 5 continents and reported FY2024 sales of CHF 6.3 billion. Within Romania, Ameropa Grains operates four business lines: fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, MAP and DAP produced via the Azomures manufacturing subsidiary), food and feed products, global grain trading, and Danube river logistics and port operations via the Chimpex subsidiary.

The company's go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales, with 27+ regional sales representatives and coordinators covering all Romanian agricultural counties, distributing fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, and diesel directly to farmers and agribusinesses. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated. Group-level revenue streams include agri-commodity trading (transaction-based) and fertilizer products. The Romanian entity consolidates adjacent agricultural inputs distribution through Promat Comimpex, SC Agroind Cauaceu SA, Ameropa Biotech, and the 2024-acquired Agrotex S.R.L.

Strategic activity in 2024–2025 includes a USD 1.1 billion revolving credit facility (July 2025), a minority stake in clean-tech LAST Energy for ammonia engine retrofit (July 2025), a partnership with Hynfra for renewable green ammonia/methanol, an AFIR-funded solar PV project at Miroși Siloz, and the appointment of Matthew Weber as General Counsel (July 2025). The Group is preparing a Board leadership transition for June 2026, with Matthias Altendorf (former Endress+Hauser CEO) succeeding Andreas Zivy. The Group also faces a Russian court ruling against Ameropa entities in the Togliatti Azot case.

Name

AMEROPA GRAINS SA

Legal name

AMEROPA GRAINS S.A.

Website

https://ameropa.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AMEROPA GRAINS SA is the Romanian subsidiary of Swiss family-owned Ameropa Group, headquartered at Constanța Port. It manufactures and distributes fertilizers (via Azomures), trades grain, and operates Danube logistics (via Chimpex) for farmers and agribusinesses across Romania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodities Trading

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain & Agri-Bulk Terminals (Elevators, Silos, Feed Grains) (TLAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inland River/Barge Grain Terminals & Warehousing (AFAOACAE)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodity trading
• Fertilizer manufacturing
• Grain trading
• Agricultural inputs distribution
• River port logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Constanța

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agri-commodity Trading: Trading and distribution of agricultural commodities including fertilizers, food and feed products across global markets.
2. Fertilizer Products: Production and sale of fertilizers including ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), ammonium sulfate, MAP, and DAP through Azomures manufacturing facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AMEROPA GRAINS SA is the Romanian subsidiary of the Swiss Ameropa Group, trading and distributing agricultural commodities including fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, CAN, ammonium sulfate, MAP, DAP produced through subsidiary Azomures), food and feed products, grains, and operating Danube river port logistics from its headquarters at Constanța Port. The company serves farmers, agricultural businesses, and international trading partners through a direct field sales network across Romania and global distribution channels in 35 countries.

Product overview

Ameropa Grains SA operates as an agricultural commodity trading and services company with four main business lines: Fertilizers (including ammonium nitrate, CAN, ammonium sulfate, MAP, and DAP products), Food & Feed (food products and seeds), Ameropa Grains (global grain trading), and Danube Region Operations (logistics along the Danube River corridor). The company is part of the Ameropa Group, a Swiss agri-commodity business present in 35 countries across 5 continents, operating since 1948 as a family-owned business. The Romanian subsidiary based in Constanta Port handles domestic and regional agricultural trading and logistics operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ameropa Grains Romania: Regional operations in Romania, Constanța Port
• Impact Fertilisers
• Brown's Fertilisers

Products and services

• Fertilizers

Quantifiable outcome

• Ammonia can reduce diesel consumption by 30-50%, with full potential reaching up to 90% reduction

Segments2 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• LAST EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Ameropa acquired a minority stake in LAST Energy, a clean-tech startup developing retrofit technology to convert conventional diesel engines to run on low-carbon ammonia for river and maritime transport decarbonization. Ameropa brings capital and technical expertise in ammonia handling from its global fertilizer operations. First commercial deployment planned for late 2025 on a barge pusher operating out of Constanța port.
• Universitatea Politehnica BucharestsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D partnership for testing ammonia engine retrofit technology. The university collaborated on testing the retrofit system that allows conventional diesel engines to run on low-carbon ammonia.
• COMOTI (National Research & Development Institute for Gas Turbines)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D partnership for testing ammonia engine retrofit technology as part of the clean shipping initiative. COMOTI is Romania's National Research & Development Institute for Gas Turbines.
• HynfrasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmeropa and Hynfra signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration on renewable green ammonia and methanol development. Hynfra is a Polish-based company focused on clean energy, renewable hydrogen and ammonia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BayWa: German-headquartered agribusiness and agricultural inputs distributor with grain trading and renewable energy operations. Directly comparable to Ameropa's agricultural inputs distribution, grain trading, and adjacent clean-energy investments.
• Cargill: The world's largest private agricultural commodity trader, sourcing grains, oilseeds, and fertilizers globally. Directly comparable to Ameropa's grain trading, fertilizer distribution, and global origination model, though at vastly larger scale.
• COFCO International: State-backed Chinese global grain and oilseed trader with significant European origination. Direct peer to Ameropa in grain trading, origination, and port logistics for global commodity flows.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness and grain trader with origination, processing, and fertilizer-adjacent activities. Directly comparable to Ameropa's grain trading and agricultural commodity distribution across the EU and Black Sea region.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and grain merchant, recently merged with Viterra to expand origination and crush capacity. Direct peer to Ameropa in grain trading and Black Sea/EU origination; larger but operates the same business model.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Family-controlled global commodity merchant trading grains, oilseeds, and fertilizers. One of the 'ABCD' quartet alongside Cargill, ADM, and Bunge; directly comparable to Ameropa's family-owned, private merchant model.
• Kernel Holding: Ukraine-based vertically integrated producer and exporter of grains, oils, and infrastructure. The most regionally-comparable Black Sea peer to Ameropa's Constanța-area operations, with similar exposure to Black Sea corridor dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Glencore Agriculture: Diversified commodities major that historically operated a large agricultural trading arm (now folded into Viterra/Bunge). Comparable as a broad incumbent that overlaps with Ameropa's grain trading and port operations but operates a much wider commodity portfolio.
• Yara International: Global nitrogen fertilizer producer and distributor. Comparable to Ameropa's Azomures nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing and direct farmer distribution in Europe, though at much larger scale and with broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Socar Commodity Trading: Azerbaijan-based state trading arm active in Black Sea agricultural commodity flows through the Caucasus corridor. Regional peer to Ameropa's Constanța-based Black Sea grain origination, but serving overlapping rather than identical geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ameropa-grains

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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