Name

SANIMAX eei Inc.

Legal name

Sanimax ABP Inc.

Website

https://sanimax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sanimax is a family-owned circular economy company, founded in 1939, that reclaims and transforms agri-food by-products into fats, oils, proteins, pet food ingredients, and hides, serving food service, agricultural, meat processing, and industrial customers across the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal By-Product Rendering and Processing

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Grease Trap, Used Cooking Oil & FOG Services (Collection & Recycling) (EUAIAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Source-Separated Organics (SSO) Collection & Hauling (Food/Yard) (BPALAEAA), Byproducts & Rendering Inputs Wholesale (Offal, Hides, Bones, Tallow) (AFAIADAJ), Giblets & Poultry Specialty Parts Processing (Gizzards, Livers, Necks, Frames) (AFANAJAG)

Keywords

• Agri-food by-product processing
• Animal rendering services
• Used cooking oil collection
• Circular economy ingredients
• Pet food proteins

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Finished Products Sales: Transforms collected agri-food by-products into finished ingredients (fats, oils, proteins, hides, pet food ingredients) which are sold to various industries including animal feed, pet food manufacturing, renewable fuels, and industrial chemical sectors.
2. Collection Services: Provides collection services for used cooking oil, animal by-products, farm deadstock, organic materials, and hides from restaurants, food processors, farms, and grocery stores across the Americas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sanimax collects agri-food industry by-products (used cooking oil, animal by-products, farm deadstock, organic materials, and hides) from more than 40,000 sites across the Americas via its own transportation fleet, and processes them at 17 automated facilities into finished ingredients including fats, oils, proteins, pet food ingredients, and leather products. The company also offers complementary maintenance services such as grease trap cleaning for food service customers.

Product overview

Sanimax is a circular economy company that operates a comprehensive collection and processing platform for agri-food industry by-products. The portfolio consists of three finished product lines (Fats & Oils, Proteins, and Pet Food Ingredients) and five collection service lines (Used Cooking Oil, Animal & Meat Byproducts, On-Farm Deadstock, Organic Materials, and Hides), plus Grease Trap Cleaning maintenance services. The company collects materials from over 40,000 sites across the Americas and processes them at 17 automated facilities, transforming more than 2 million tons annually into industrial ingredients, animal feed components, and leather products. The collection services feed directly into the processing facilities that produce the finished goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fats & Oils Animal and vegetable fats, oils, and tallow produced from processed by-products, sold to industries including solvents, soaps, animal feed, industrial chemicals, residential paints, and renewable fuels.
• Proteins Animal protein ingredients and custom blends including meat and bone meal, poultry by-product meal, blood meal, and hydrolyzed animal proteins for livestock and pet nutrition.
• Pet Food Ingredients High-quality ingredients for pet food manufacturers including animal proteins, fats, dried egg powder, fish oil, and various organ meats supplied across North and South America.
• Used Cooking Oil Collection Collection service for used cooking oil from restaurants, food processors, and commercial kitchens, with customized collection schedules aligned to client production data.
• Animal & Meat Byproducts Collection Collection of meat and animal processing by-products from over 40,000 clients across the Americas, with customized pickup schedules aligned to production rhythms.
• On-Farm Animal Deadstock Collection Safe and efficient collection of deceased livestock including cattle, pigs, poultry, and horses directly from farms, with a mobile app for scheduling and real-time tracking.
• Organic Materials Collection Collection of organic waste materials from agri-food industry operations for sustainable processing and transformation.
• Hides Collection and Processing Collection and processing of bovine hides to international quality standards, including wet blue, white salted, and suede leather products.
• Grease Trap Cleaning Professional grease trap cleaning services for restaurants, stadiums, and industrial food processors, with regulatory compliance reporting and guaranteed cleanliness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transforms over 2 million tons of organic materials annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Québec (CRIQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CRIQ to develop biofiltration technology at the Lévis plant for treating air emissions. This innovative technology provides exceptional purification efficiency for surrounding communities and received the Innovation et Protection de l'environnement industriel award at Gala Envirolys in 2017.
• United States Hide, Skin and Leather AssociationminorOthersIndustry membership association for the hide, skin and leather industry. Sanimax maintains membership to facilitate business relationships with major industry players.
• ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification)coreOthersISCC provides sustainability and carbon certification for used cooking oil collections. Sanimax issues self-declarations as part of standard process for UCO collections, ensuring traceability and responsible material management in compliance with ISCC EU and CORSIA standards.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rothsay: Canadian rendering business (now part of Maple Leaf Foods) producing tallow, meat and bone meal, and other by-product ingredients—comparable in collection logistics and finished product categories within Canada.
• Baker Commodities: US-based renderer specializing in used cooking oil collection, animal by-product processing, and rendering into tallow and protein meals—directly competitive in Sanimax's North American collection and ingredient markets.
• West Coast Reduction: Canadian rendering company operating rendering plants across Western Canada—closest domestic peer to Sanimax in geography, feedstock types, and finished product portfolio of fats and proteins.
• SARIA Group: European-headquartered rendering and by-products company operating across the food, pet food, and renewable fuels value chains; comparable in integrated collection-to-ingredient model and focus on circular economy products.
• Darling Ingredients: Largest publicly traded global renderer (NYSE: DAR), collecting and processing animal by-products into fats, proteins, and biofuels feedstocks across North America, Europe, and Asia—directly comparable in core business model, product mix, and feedstock acquisition strategy.
• BHJ: Brazilian rendering and by-product processing company supplying fats, proteins, and specialty ingredients to animal nutrition and industrial customers—comparable in business model and emerging-market positioning relevant to Sanimax's South American expansion.

Broad incumbents

• JBS S.A. Global meat processor with significant in-house rendering operations that produce tallow, proteins, and hides for downstream sale—overlaps with Sanimax on finished ingredient supply but operates at much larger scale across the full meat value chain.
• Tyson Foods: US protein processor with substantial rendering operations producing fats, oils, and protein ingredients for feed and industrial use—competes with Sanimax on finished ingredient supply but as part of a vertically integrated meat business.
• Olymel: Canadian pork and poultry processor generating animal by-products requiring rendering—adjacent rather than direct competitor, but Olymel's CEO sits on Sanimax's board, signaling a strategic supplier relationship and comparable North American footprint.

Regional players

• Heritage Environmental Services: North American waste and by-product services company with used cooking oil collection and rendering-adjacent capabilities—comparable in collection service model and FOG services though not a direct competitor in finished protein ingredients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SanimaxRestaurant
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sanimax-352732055328021
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sanimax

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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