ceres international sp. z o.o.

What ceres international sp. z o.o. does

Ceres International sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish limited liability company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Pyzdry, Poland. The company produces and supplies horticultural substrates, coconut-based growing media, machinery, and production consumables for professional horticulture. Its core proprietary technology is a coconut fiber cleaning and processing method that produces substrates meeting the Dutch RHP quality standard, using raw coconut fiber imported directly from Sri Lanka and India. The branded product portfolio includes Paper Pot cellulosic rooting cylinders, Kokopak and Prespak coconut mats for berry and vegetable cultivation, COCO-GRUNT pressed coconut substrate for hobby gardeners, San Top biological buckwheat-husk mulch, and a biological products line featuring mycorrhizal inoculants (Sphera, Triash), biostimulants (AG-STIM), and organic fertilizers (CARBOGEN, CHITO MZ). The company also distributes professional horticultural machinery from European OEMs including Pazzaglia, Damcon, Lommers, Urbinati, and Demtec, along with production supplies such as Bato/Herkuplast/Bachman multiplates, grafting clips, agrotextiles, and Felco/Altuna secateurs.

Ceres serves eight distinct horticultural segments: nurseries, soft fruit producers (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry), greenhouse vegetables, field vegetables, floristry, orcharding, mushroom cultivation, and garden establishment/hobby. The company sells through three primary channels: a direct-to-consumer e-commerce store (ceres.pl/sklep/), an authorized distributor network across Poland, and a direct sales force organized regionally (Central-Eastern, Southern, and Western Poland), supplemented by participation in major Polish and European trade shows including TSW, BerryTech, Gardenia, expoSE & expoDirekt, and co-organized industry conferences like Nursery Challenges with ICL. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the business operates on standard 14-day payment terms with contracts above PLN 50,000 requiring written form. PKO Leasing provides customer financing for machinery purchases. The company holds the Polish Rzetelna Firma business reliability certificate and claims market-leading growers use its substrates.

Name

ceres international sp. z o.o.

Legal name

CERES International Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

Website

https://ceres.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ceres International is a Polish horticultural supplier, founded in 1998, that produces coconut-based substrates and distributes machinery and production supplies to professional growers across nurseries, soft fruit, greenhouse vegetables, and other horticulture segments in Poland and Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Horticultural Substrates and Production Supplies

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Substrates & Growing Media (Coco, Rockwool, Peat Alternatives) (AFAAAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plant Propagation & Nursery CEA Equipment (Germination Rooms, Tissue Culture Support) (AFAAAHAJ), Irrigation, Fertigation & Nutrient Delivery Systems (Dosing, Injectors, Sensors) (AFAAAHAE), CEA Monitoring, Sensors & Automation Software (SCADA, IoT, Climate/Recipe Control) (AFAAAHAG), Biodegradable Agricultural Materials (mulch films, clips, twines) (IMAEAOAK)

Keywords

• Horticultural substrates
• Coconut fiber products
• Professional horticulture supplies
• Horticultural machinery
• Biological crop products

Headquarters

HQ city

Pyzdry

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Horticultural Substrate Sales: Production and sale of proprietary coconut-based substrates, coconut mats (Kokopak, Prespak), and paper pots for professional horticulture
2. Production Supplies: Sale of agricultural supplies including agrotextiles, clips, mulches, organic products like San Top, and beneficial microorganisms (Sphera, Triash)
3. Horticultural Machinery: Sale and distribution of professional horticulture machinery including potters, transplanters, conveyors, irrigation systems, and specialized equipment from partner manufacturers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ceres International manufactures and sells horticultural substrates (coconut mats, paper pots, coconut fiber, growing substrates) using proprietary coconut fiber cleaning technology meeting the Dutch RHP quality standard. The company also distributes professional horticultural machinery, production supplies (multiplates, clips, agrotextiles), and biological crop products (mycorrhizal inoculants, biostimulants, organic mulches and fertilizers) for commercial horticulture, with a secondary offering of hobby gardening products.

Product overview

Ceres International is a Polish horticultural company operating since 1998 that offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for professional horticulture. The core offering includes horticultural substrates (coconut mats Kokopak and Prespak, Paper Pots, coconut fiber with proprietary RHP-quality purification technology, rooting and seeding substrates) and biological products (Sphera and Triash mycorrhizal inoculants, San Top biological mulch, various fertilizers). Production supplies encompass Bato, Herkuplast, and Bachman multiplates, clips and hooks systems, agrotextiles, secateurs, and agricultural films. The company also provides extensive horticultural machinery including pot fillers, transplanters, irrigation systems, and specialized nursery equipment. For hobby gardeners, the portfolio includes COCO-GRUNT pressed coconut substrate, PRESSPOT swelling pots, and Comfort Grass artificial turf. The offering is organized by industry segments: nurseries, soft fruit, greenhouse vegetables, field vegetables, floristry, orcharding, mushroom cultivation, and garden establishment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COCO-GRUNT: Pressed coconut fiber substrate for plant cultivation - a 100% natural product made from coconut fiber that promotes better development of green and flowering plants.
• Kokopak
• Prespak
• San Top
• Paper Pot

Segments8 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sphera and Triash ProductscoreTechnology or IntegrationCeres distributes and promotes Sphera and Triash beneficial microorganism products for soil health and plant growth in horticulture. These biological products are marketed as part of comprehensive substrate and crop management solutions.
• ICL (Intelligent Crops Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeres co-organized the Nursery Challenges 2026 conference with ICL, presenting topics on production quality and economic efficiency. ICL experts participated as conference speakers alongside Ceres representatives.
• PKO LeasingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCeres offers machinery financing options through PKO Leasing partnership, enabling customers to purchase equipment with flexible payment terms.
• Coconut Fiber Suppliers (Sri Lanka, India)coreOthersDirect sourcing partnerships for coconut fiber raw materials from Sri Lanka and India, supporting proprietary cleaning and processing technology.
• Machine Manufacturers (Pazzaglia, Damcon, Lommers, Urbinati, Demtec)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCeres distributes professional horticulture machinery from European manufacturers including Pazzaglia (tree digging), Damcon-KLR, Lommers, Urbinati (potting, transplanting), Demtec (multiplate systems), and other specialized equipment brands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jiffy Group: Jiffy is a Dutch global leader in growing media and propagation systems, producing peat- and coconut-based substrates, paper pots and plugs. It is the most direct competitor to Ceres' coco substrate and Paper Pot business and serves overlapping nursery, soft-fruit and greenhouse-vegetable customers across Europe.
• Pelemix: Pelemix is an Israel-based, Sri Lanka-sourced manufacturer of coconut coir substrates serving greenhouse, soft-fruit and horticulture growers worldwide. It directly competes with Ceres in the coconut-substrate category that anchors Ceres' portfolio.
• Klasmann-Deilmann: Klasmann-Deilmann is a German leading producer of peat- and coir-based growing media for professional horticulture. It overlaps with Ceres in substrates and growing media for nursery and greenhouse-vegetable growers across Europe.
• Botanicoir: Botanicoir is a UK-based manufacturer of coconut coir substrates (grow bags, blocks, open-top) for berry and vegetable production. It is a direct rival to Ceres' Kokopak/Prespak coco-mat and substrate lines in European soft-fruit and greenhouse markets.
• Riococo: Riococo is a Sri Lankan producer of coconut-coir substrates (grow bags, slabs, blocks) widely distributed in Europe for strawberry, tomato and berry growers. It directly competes with Ceres in coconut substrates for professional horticulture.
• Grodan: Grodan (part of ROCKWOOL) supplies stone-wool and increasingly coir-based substrates for greenhouse vegetable production. It is a direct competitor to Ceres in substrates for the same greenhouse-vegetable segment, although its core medium is rockwool rather than coconut.
• BVB Substrates: BVB Substrates is a Dutch producer of premium growing media for nursery stock, ornamentals and edibles. It is a comparable substrate manufacturer to Ceres, focused on Dutch-RHP-quality mixes for the European horticulture market.

Broad incumbents

• Premier Tech: Premier Tech is a Canadian multinational producing peat- and coir-based growing media, crop inputs and horticultural technologies globally. It is a broader incumbent competing with Ceres in substrates while also serving adjacent crop-production categories.
• ICL Group: ICL Group is a global specialty fertilizers and plant-nutrition company and a confirmed co-organizer of Ceres' Nursery Challenges conference. It is a broad incumbent whose controlled-release fertilizers and crop solutions overlap with Ceres' biological and fertilizer offering for the same professional horticulture customers.

Emerging players

• Fibredust: Fibredust is an India-based manufacturer of coconut-coir substrates and coco-fiber products exporting to Europe and other regions. It is an emerging peer competing with Ceres in coco substrates from a low-cost origin with growing European distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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