lubigel

Name

lubigel

Legal name

LUBI GEL LIMITED

Website

https://lubigelindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Ingredients

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing (31194)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRADAOAD

Hydrocolloids, Thickeners & Gelling Agents (Pectin, Xanthan, Carrageenan, Gelatin)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/CPG Ingredients, Flavorings & Additives Brands

SECONDARYAFAJACAH

Gelling Agents & Systems (Gelatin, Agar, Gellan, Konjac)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Ingredients & Additives/Emulsifiers & Stabilizers (Lecithin, Mono/Diglycerides, Stabilizer Systems)

SECONDARYCRADAOAE

Emulsifiers & Stabilizer Systems (Lecithin, Mono/Diglycerides, Blends)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/CPG Ingredients, Flavorings & Additives Brands

Keywords

• Cassia Gum Powder
• Food Grade Hydrocolloids
• Pet Food Stabilizers
• Galactomannan Production
• Technical Grade Gums

Headquarters

HQ city

Vadodara

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cassia Gum Powder Sales: Manufacturing and exporting native and purified Cassia Gum Powder across multiple grades (Human Food Grade, Pet Food Grade, Blend Grade, Technical Grade). Revenue generated from product sales to global customers across food, pet food, and industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LubiGel manufactures and exports native and purified Cassia Gum Powder for global food, pet food, and industrial customers. The company produces four grade categories under the CASIGEL brand: CASIGEL FG (Human Food Grade), CASIGEL CS (Pet Food Grade), CASIGEL BG (Blend Grade), and CASIGEL CS-LG-T1/LG-T2 (Technical Grade), along with derivative products such as Carboxymethyl Cassia and Hydroxypropyl Cassia. The products function as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and texturizing agents, and are manufactured at an FSSC 22000 certified Gujarat facility with 10,500 MT annual capacity.

Product overview

LubiGel Limited is the largest producer of native and purified Cassia Gum Powder globally, offering a portfolio of CASIGEL-branded products across four grade categories. The core product line includes CASIGEL FG (Food Grade) for human food applications, CASIGEL CS (Pet Food Grade) for pet nutrition, CASIGEL BG (Blend Grade) for customized pet and food formulations, and CASIGEL CS Technical Grade variants (LG-T1, LG-T2) for industrial applications including pharmaceuticals, textiles, cosmetics, mining, and petroleum. The company also produces derivative products such as Carboxymethyl Cassia and Hydroxypropyl Cassia. Cassia Gum is a natural polymer in the galactomannan family with mannose:galactose ratio of 5:1, functioning as a thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier, and texturizing agent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CASIGEL: Brand name for Cassia Gum powder products including CASIGEL FG (Human Food Grade), CASIGEL CS (Pet Food Grade/Technical), and CASIGEL BG (Blend Grade).
• CASIGEL CS – LG-T1
• CASIGEL CS – LG-T2

Products and services

• CASIGEL FG (Human Food Grade) Purified Cassia Gum Powder used for emulsification, stabilization, moisture retention, and texture improvement in human food applications such as ice-cream, cheese, sauce, and yogurt; contains 75% polysaccharides with a mannose:galactose ratio of 5:1 and a 24-month shelf life.
• CASIGEL CS (Pet Food Grade) Native and purified Cassia Gum Powder serving as an ideal stabilizer, thickening, and gelling agent for canned pet foods for cats and dogs, functioning synergistically with Kappa Carrageenan; classified as additive E499 outside Europe and 1f499 in Europe.
• CASIGEL BG (Blend Grade) Customized blend grades of Cassia Gum offered to suit varied pet and food applications, with multiple blend grade options tailored to specific client requirements.
• CASIGEL CS-LG-T1 and CASIGEL CS-LG-T2 (Technical Grade) Technical grade Cassia Gum variants used as binders in pharmaceutical tablet production, thickening agents in textile printing, and as the base material for derivative products such as Carboxymethyl Cassia and Hydroxypropyl Cassia for textile, paper, oil field, cosmetics, mining, water treatment, and petroleum applications.
• Carboxymethyl Cassia and Hydroxypropyl Cassia Derivatives Derivative Cassia Gum products (Carboxymethyl Cassia and Hydroxypropyl Cassia) used in textile printing, paper industries, oil field applications, air freshener gels, cosmetics, mining (froth/coagulation agent, mineral depressant), water treatment (flocculation agent), and petroleum (drilling mud and fracturing fluids).

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-month shelf life from date of production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lubrizol CorporationminorOthers · 1 June 2016Acquired Lubrizol Corporation's Hydrocolloid division including team and expertise in Cassia Gum manufacturing in June 2016. LubiGel continues operations with knowledge and ethics inherited from Lubrizol.
• Focus Ingredients GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman-based marketing partner providing technical and regulatory guidance for EU market compliance since 2007. Collaborated on HPLC analytical method development and strong analytical methods for quality and safety of Cassia Gum. Provides European warehouse for better reach and reduced lead-time in EU market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Vikas WSP: Indian guar gum producer with growing specialty ingredients portfolio. Competes with LubiGel in industrial-grade gums and is increasingly active in food-grade hydrocolloids, sharing the Indian raw-material base and export-driven model.

Direct peers

• Nexira: French specialist in natural plant-based gums (acacia, inulin, botanical extracts). Competes most directly with LubiGel in the natural hydrocolloid category for food and pet food applications, often via the same European channels.
• Polygal AG: Swiss producer of locust bean gum (LBG) and tara gum. Competes with Cassia Gum in thickening and gelling applications and is one of the key incumbents LubiGel positions itself against as a cost-effective alternative.
• Altrafine Gums: Indian manufacturer of guar gum and other hydrocolloids serving food, pet food and industrial applications. A direct regional peer with similar vertical integration from Indian agricultural raw materials into global hydrocolloid markets.

Broad incumbents

• Tate & Lyle: Provider of specialty food ingredients including texturants and starches for food and beverage manufacturers. Targets the same formulation decision points as LubiGel in dairy, sauces and processed foods.
• CP Kelco: A global leader in hydrocolloids (pectin, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gellan) serving the same food and pet food formulators that LubiGel targets. It is a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlaps with Cassia Gum's thickening, gelling and stabilizing functions.
• IFF (DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences): Inherited Danisco's hydrocolloid franchise (xanthan, pectin, gellan, carrageenan). Operates broadly across food texture systems used in dairy, sauces and pet food, competing for the same application slots as LubiGel.
• ADM (Animal Nutrition / Food Ingredients): Global agricultural processor with significant food and pet food ingredient offerings, including gums and texturizing solutions. Competes with LubiGel at large multinational customers through broader portfolios and global service.
• Ingredion Incorporated: Major specialty ingredient supplier offering starches, gums and texture systems to food manufacturers. Competes with LubiGel for formulation slots in dairy, sauces and processed foods, even where it does not sell Cassia Gum directly.
• Cargill: Diversified food ingredient supplier with texturizing solutions including carrageenan and specialty starches used in food and pet food. Competes with LubiGel in stabilization and thickening applications across global customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 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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