emmelev

Name

emmelev

Legal name

Emmelev A/S

Website

https://emmelev.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1838

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biodiesel Manufacturing / Renewable Fuels

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiesel (FAME) Production (EUAAAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biofuel Co-products & Byproduct Processing (DDGS, Glycerin, CO2, Lignin) (EUAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Biodiesel production
• Rapeseed processing
• Renewable fuels
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Glycerin production

Headquarters

HQ city

Otterup

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Biodiesel (RME) Sales: Production and sale of rapeseed methyl ester (RME) biodiesel — the core business. Sold standalone or blended with fossil diesel. Primary market in Denmark (mixed at filling stations) and Sweden (used unmixed). Biodiesel reduces CO2 emissions by 72% compared to fossil diesel.
2. Rapeseed Oil Sales: Omega-3 rich rapeseed oil sold for food applications (cooking, mayonnaise, spreads), fish feed, aquaculture, and as key input for in-house biodiesel and glycerin production. Approximately 80% is further processed into biodiesel.
3. Rapeseed Cakes (Feed): High-protein, non-GMO rapeseed cakes sold as livestock feed. Contains 10-11% crude fat and 28-32% crude protein. Used primarily for dairy cows (~85,000 daily). Also available in pill and granulate forms. Feed cakes represent 25% of total production output.
4. Glycerin Sales: 99.5% pharma and food grade glycerin sold to food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and cosmetics industry as enzymes, emulsifiers, and sweetening agents. Only producer in Scandinavia with kosher and halal certification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Emmelev A/S operates a circular bio-refinery that processes rapeseed into four product streams: RME biodiesel (renewable fuel reducing CO2 emissions by 72% vs fossil diesel), rapeseed oil (omega-3 rich, for food, fish feed and further processing), high-protein rapeseed cakes (28-32% crude protein livestock feed), and 99.5% pharma/food-grade glycerin for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. The company operates a 100% raw material utilization model with zero waste.

Product overview

Emmelev A/S operates as a circular bio-refinery processing rapeseed into multiple products. The company produces RME Biodiesel as its core product (renewable fuel for transport), alongside rapeseed oil (used for cooking, fish feed, and further processing), glycerin (for food, pharma, cosmetics), and rapeseed cakes (high-protein animal feed). The company is expanding into human food ingredients through fermentation technology with partner Ferm Food. All raw materials are 100% utilized with zero waste in a circular economy model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiesel (RME) Renewable Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) fuel produced from Danish rapeseed, reducing CO2 emissions by 72% compared to fossil diesel. Can be used standalone or blended with petroleum diesel in existing engines without modification. Sold to fleet operators and fuel distributors in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Germany. About 10% of production is advanced biofuel with near 100% GHG reduction.
• Rapeseed (Raw Material)

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% CO2 emission reduction compared to fossil diesel
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AgeronaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Lithuanian company acquired by Emmelev. In August 2025, Emmelev A/S acquired the remaining 50% of Agerona, taking full ownership. The company had been partially owned (50%) by Emmelev prior to the full acquisition. Agerona is involved in the rapeseed processing value chain.
• FERM FOODcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Emmelev partnered with FERM FOOD to convert rapeseed cake into food-grade ingredients through solid-state fermentation. Emmelev holds a 25% stake in FERM FOOD. FERM FOOD uses lactic acid bacteria and fermentation technology to eliminate glucosinolates and bitter flavors from rapeseed cake, enabling use in human food. In 2025, FERM FOOD expanded by taking over Orkla's former pasta factory in Skovlund to scale production to 20,000 tons per year. In 2025, EU authorized rapeseed cake for use in food, enabling the partnership to commercialize food ingredients.
• European Biodiesel Board (EBB)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEmmelev aligns with and advocates through the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), the European biodiesel industry organization. The EBB advocates for biodiesel to count toward EU's CO2 standards and promotes first-generation biofuels. Emmelev's CEO and Sustainability Manager engage with EU policymakers through EBB to advance biodiesel policy.
• Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAGQM compiled a list of marine engine approvals for use with biodiesel (B100, B20, B30), published jointly with European industry associations including EBB. Emmelev benefits from this as it opens inland navigation markets for their biodiesel.
• Ferm Foods ApS / Ferm FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA food ingredients company specializing in fermented plant-based ingredients. Emmelev has invested in and partnered with Ferm Food to develop and commercialize fermented rapeseed cake for human food applications. Ferm Food's fermentation technology uses lactic acid bacteria and solid-state fermentation to process rapeseed cake into clean-label food ingredients with extended shelf life and enhanced nutritional profile. FERM FOOD has won an entrepreneurship award in Southern Denmark (2025).

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bunge Limited: Bunge processes oilseeds and supplies vegetable oils, protein meals, and renewable fuels globally. Its oilseed-to-edible-oil and fuel-product chain is directly comparable to Emmelev's rapeseed crushing, oil sales, biodiesel, and feed-cake streams.
• Neste Oyj: Neste is a global producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel with strong low-carbon fuel positioning. It is relevant as an incumbent renewable-fuels benchmark for Emmelev, though its technology and scale are broader than Emmelev's rapeseed-methyl-ester focus.
• Cargill: Cargill is a global agricultural and food-ingredients company with oilseed processing, vegetable oils, animal nutrition, and renewable-fuels activities. It provides a broad incumbent benchmark for Emmelev's feedstock sourcing, oil processing, and multiple food, feed, and industrial applications.
• Wilmar International Limited: Wilmar is a large integrated agribusiness involved in edible oils, oilseed processing, biodiesel, oleochemicals, and food ingredients. Its vertically integrated oil-and-co-products model is comparable to Emmelev's rapeseed-to-biodiesel, oil, feed, and glycerin platform.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Louis Dreyfus Company is a global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities, including oilseeds, vegetable oils, and renewable-energy products. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Emmelev's direct farmer sourcing, oilseed processing, and sale of renewable fuels and co-products.
• Archer-Daniels-Midland Company: ADM is a global agricultural processor with oilseed crushing, vegetable oils, food ingredients, feed, and renewable-fuels exposure. It is a broad incumbent comparator for Emmelev's integrated oilseed processing and co-product commercialization, but its scale and portfolio are substantially larger.

Direct peers

• Argent Energy: Argent Energy produces biodiesel and related renewable-fuel products from waste and agricultural oils in Europe. It compares directly with Emmelev's rapeseed-based RME production, certification requirements, and sales into transport-fuel markets.
• Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG: Verbio produces biodiesel and other biofuels from agricultural feedstocks, making it one of the closest public comparables to Emmelev's RME and circular co-products model. It has a broader European renewable-energy platform, but overlaps directly in biodiesel production and sustainable fuels.
• Greenergy: Greenergy is a European renewable-fuels company with biodiesel and low-carbon fuel activities serving transport customers. It is comparable to Emmelev through its fuel production, blending, and distribution exposure, although Greenergy operates at a larger international scale.

Regional players

• Biokraft International AB: Biokraft is a Scandinavian renewable-fuels producer focused on biodiesel and other lower-carbon energy products. Its Nordic footprint and feedstock-to-fuel activities make it a relevant regional comparator, while its primary Swedish and Norwegian operations make it a regional rather than direct global peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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