HIGIENIZO

What HIGIENIZO does

HIGIENIZO TÉCNICAS REUNIDAS SLU is a Spain-based animal nutrition and biosecurity company founded in 2006 by Miguel Ángel Romero. The company develops, manufactures, and commercializes organic acid-based feed additives and protein hydrolysates under the Protacid® family, a broad-spectrum powder disinfectant (Stalosan F), and complementary products including water hygienizers, mycotoxin binders, and pellet binders. Its proprietary core technology is Softacid®, licensed exclusively from Borregaard (Norway), which encapsulates organic acids within lignosulfonic acid to eliminate corrosiveness and reduce evaporation — claimed as the only global method declassifying 60% organic acid formulations from corrosive to non-corrosive. The company also developed Protacid SoyPlus, a superacidified hydrolyzed soy protein validated by University of Illinois research, delivering 12–34% improvements in average daily gain and up to 10% reduction in feed conversion ratio in piglets.

The company serves five primary animal segments — poultry, swine, ruminants, aquaculture (shrimp), and companion animals — plus feed mills and compound feed manufacturers requiring pellet binders and hygiene additives. Customer types include livestock farmers, feed mills, and integrators across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a technical veterinary advisory approach, supported by active participation in international trade shows (Figan, FENACAM, AquaExpo Guayaquil) and scientific conferences featuring peer-reviewed validation.

HIGIENIZO generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of feed additives, premixes, and complementary compound feeds, supplemented by technical advisory services. It operates as the authorized distributor of PellTech (Borregaard) for Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, and of Stalosan F globally. The company holds participations in 10 feed-sector companies and operates direct offices in 6 countries (Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil), with products available in 16 countries total. It is privately held, founder-led, and GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance certified (SGS).

Name

HIGIENIZO

Legal name

HIGIENIZO TÉCNICAS REUNIDAS SLU

Website

https://higienizo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIGIENIZO is a Spain-based animal nutrition company that manufactures and distributes organic acid-based feed additives, protein hydrolysates, and biosecurity products for livestock farmers, feed mills, and integrators across 16 countries in Europe and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Additives

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (311613)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Antibiotic Health & Performance Supplements (Immune, Gut Health, Stress/Heat Support) (AFADALAO), Performance & Metabolic Modifiers (e.g., Betaine, Carnitine) (AFADAKAI), Medicated Feed Additives & Premixes (Veterinary Pharmaceuticals) (HLAMAEAN)

Keywords

• Animal feed additives
• Organic acid acidifiers
• Protein hydrolysates
• Livestock biosecurity
• Pellet binders

Headquarters

HQ city

Arroyomolinos

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sale of Feed Additives, Premixes, and Complementary Compound Feeds: Higienizo generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of a broad portfolio of ingredients and additives for animal feed, including acidifiers, protein hydrolysates, pellet binders, disinfectants, and hygiene products. Products are sold to livestock farmers, feed mills, and integrators across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
2. Technical Advisory Services: The company provides specialized nutrition and animal production advisory services as part of its commercial approach, supporting customers in optimizing feed formulations and product usage.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HIGIENIZO develops, manufactures, and commercializes animal feed additives and biosecurity products, including organic acid-based acidifiers, soy protein hydrolysates, powder disinfectants, and pellet binders. The company sells directly to livestock farmers, feed mills, integrators, and shrimp farms across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America (16 countries), complemented by technical advisory services for feed formulation and product usage. Core product families are PROTACID (acidifiers and hydrolysates), STALOSAN F (housing disinfectant), and PellTech (pellet binder distributed under license from Borregaard).

Product overview

HIGIENIZO operates as an animal feed additive company with three main product families: PROTACID (organic acid-based acidifiers and protein hydrolysates), STALOSAN F (broad-spectrum disinfectant powder), and PellTech (pelletizing additive). The PROTACID family encompasses over a dozen differentiated products including protein hydrolysates (PROTACID SoyPlus, PROTACID SUN PLUS), acidifiers for various uses (OX, AX 40%, SC GP, PRE-RUMINANTS), shrimp-specific products (OX CAMARÓN, SOY PLUS CAMARÓN), rendering/conservation products (BARCOS, RX), and silage additives (OX ENSILADO). Additional products include water treatment solutions (ACQUACID, HZOO-CLEAN), mycotoxin binders (HZOO-FIX), preservatives (FUNGIMIX, SALMIX), and poultry acidifier (SANIACID). The company serves multiple animal species including poultry, swine, ruminants, aquaculture (shrimp), horses, and companion animals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROTACID: Family of acidifier products based on organic acids, including liquid and powder formulations for various animal species and uses such as shrimp vibrio control, digestive pathology control, rendering by-product preservation, hygiene, drinking water, and zootecnic improvement.
• Stalosan F
• PellTech
• ACQUACID
• FUNGIMIX
• HZOO-CLEAN
• HZOO-FIX
• SALMIX
• SANIACID
• Protacid SoyPlus
• Protacid Sun Plus

Products and services

• PROTACID SoyPlus Superacidified hydrolyzed soy protein with pH 2.48 combining protein hydrolysis and dual acidifying action for improved protein digestibility, amino acid utilization, and feed efficiency across multiple species. Contains 62% di-tripeptides and 22% free amino acids for immediate intestinal absorption.
• STALOSAN F

Quantifiable outcome

• Protacid SoyPlus increases average daily gain (GMD) by 12–34% in piglet prestarter phase
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Asociación La BarandillaminorOthers · 10 May 2025Higienizo collaborated with La Barandilla for the II Solidarity Golf Tournament for Mental Health on May 10, 2025, contributing €1,500 to cover meals, event design, prizes, and a donation to support people with serious mental illness and suicide prevention efforts.
• Chelonia InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2025Higienizo collaborates with Chelonia International in a sea turtle conservation project in Veracruz, Mexico, aimed at protecting Chelonia mydas (green turtle) and Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley) populations. The project includes nest management, biometrics, tagging, environmental education, and scientific dissemination over a 3-year period, with a goal of releasing 90,000+ turtle hatchlings.
• Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2025The UAM co-organized the international event on May 9, 2025 alongside Higienizo and Chelonia to discuss turtle conservation. The university provides academic support and scientific credibility to the conservation project, with expected outputs including academic theses and scientific databases.
• TVT Nutrition / TVT NUTRIONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Miguel Ángel Romero serves as CEO of both Higienizo and TVT NUTRION. The companies operate together at industry events such as Figan 2025, presenting combined solutions in hygiene and animal nutrition. The partnership involves shared commercial expansion in Latin American markets and joint technical development.
• TIMAB Magnesium (France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Timab, a French company specializing in magnesium products, participates in the turtle conservation project as a financial contributor alongside Higienizo, providing economic support over a 3-year period for logistics, materials, and environmental education in the Veracruz project.
• Naturfeed (Ecuador)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Naturfeed collaborated with Higienizo Ecuador to organize and support the technical presentation of Protacid OX at AquaExpo Guayaquil 2025. Their support was key in enabling the technical exchange event.
• Vets for AfricaminorOthers · 21 November 2024Higienizo participated in a charity gala organized by Vets for Africa at Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera in Valencia on November 21. The company donated a Cinco Jotas ham as part of the fundraising auction to support the organization's humanitarian veterinary work in Africa.
• Oceanogràfic ValenciaminorOthers · 1 November 2024Higienizo partnered with Oceanogràfic Valencia following the DANA disaster in Valencia, jointly donating 5 sludge pumps to volunteers working in the most affected municipalities (Alfafar, Catarroja, Picassent) to facilitate mud removal.
• University of Illinois (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The University of Illinois conducted a peer-reviewed study validating Protacid SoyPlus nutritional matrix and performance in piglet diets. Dr. Hans H. Stein's research team performed the study confirming that Protacid SoyPlus diets match ZnO performance with competitive advantages, validating the product's efficacy and digestibility claims.
• Borregaard (Norway)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2024Borregaard is the exclusive developer and producer of Softacid® technology, which Higienizo licenses and integrates into its Protacid product line. Borregaard also manufactures PellTech, which Higienizo distributes as the authorized distributor for Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Softacid® is the only technology globally that declassifies acidifiers with up to 60% organic acids from corrosive to non-corrosive.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alltech: Global animal nutrition company offering a broad portfolio of feed additives, premixes, and protein hydrolysates — overlapping with Higienizo's portfolio but with significantly broader scale and species coverage.
• dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health: Global animal nutrition major producing feed additives (organic acids, vitamins, mycotoxin binders, gut health solutions) — competes across Higienizo's full portfolio but at much larger scale with full global reach.
• BASF Animal Nutrition:

Direct peers

• Kemin Industries: US-based global manufacturer of animal nutrition and health solutions including organic acid-based feed preservatives, acidifiers, and gut health products — overlapping directly with Higienizo's Protacid portfolio across species.
• Pancosma: Swiss manufacturer of specialty feed additives including organic acids, phytogenics, and protein hydrolysates — directly comparable to Higienizo's acidifier and Protacid SoyPlus lines for poultry, swine, and aquaculture.
• Novus International: Global feed additive company offering organic acid feed preservatives and protein hydrolysate ingredients comparable to Higienizo's Protacid SoyPlus — competing for the same livestock feed mill and integrator customers.
• Borregaard: Norwegian biorefinery that develops and produces Softacid® and PellTech — both licensed to or distributed by Higienizo. Borregaard operates as both technology partner and adjacent feed additive supplier, with overlapping customer base in feed mills and integrators.
• Perstorp: Swedish specialty chemicals company producing organic acid-based feed additives (ProPhorce AC line) for pathogen control and feed preservation — directly comparable to Higienizo's Protacid acidifier family across poultry, swine, and aquaculture.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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