At a glance
At Corbion, we exist to ‘preserve what matters.’
We are the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. Aligned with our purpose, "to preserve what matters," sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to delivering value for customers also addresses the pressing global need for more sustainable products and solutions.
For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side by side with customers to make our cutting-edge solutions work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home and personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics.
Corbion's strategy and every aspect of our operations are built around advancing sustainability and applying high ethical standards, whether this relates to the management of our global supply chain, responsible procurement of our raw materials, or the safety and wellbeing of our people.
In 2024, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,288.1 million and had a workforce of 2,399 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
Corbion’s structure includes two business units: Functional Ingredients and Solutions, focused on driving growth, operational efficiency, and product mix/portfolio improvement and Health and Nutrition, which targets high-growth, high-margin opportunities.
Functional Ingredients & Solutions
Functional Ingredients & Solutions consists of three businesses: Food, Biochemicals, and Lactic Acid to our PLA joint venture.
As a leading global supplier of advanced ingredient solutions, we help manufacturers around the world preserve what matters to their businesses and their customers. Together, we partner to ensure our solutions deliver safety and freshness, improve nutritional profiles, delight the senses, and provide key functionalities that unlock product quality and efficacy. By leveraging the ingenuity of natural technologies, we address manufacturers’ challenges with a broad and diverse ingredient portfolio.
As a fermentation and blending powerhouse, we excel in adaptive, tailored blending capabilities and providing effective and authentic nature-based alternatives to synthetic ingredients. With a reputation for deep application expertise backed by state-of-the-art application labs and dedicated technical support teams, we cater to the needs of a broad customer base across food and biochemical markets.
Health & Nutrition
Health & Nutrition consists of three businesses: Nutrition (including omega-3), Pharma, and Biomedical Polymers. As a global supplier firmly committed to improving health and nutrition for both humans and animals, we leverage our capabilities to meet diverse market needs and maintain a global footprint.
Our Nutrition business manufactures algae-based, fermentation-powered omega sources that deliver high levels of essential nutrients in animal and human diets, such as long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Initially focused on omega-3 for aquaculture, we are now expanding into other high-growth markets to bridge the demand-supply gap for essential fatty acids. We leverage our backward integrated position at industry leading scale to supply sustainable and reliable nutrition.
Our Pharma and Biomedical Polymer businesses provide high-quality (active) pharmaceutical ingredients and polymers derived from lactic acid. These key components are essential in medicine and medical devices that improve health and resilience. We harness nature’s brilliance and combine it with the power of human innovation and versatility of lactic acid and its derivatives. We reliably supply quality ingredients and polymers to our customers that apply them in specific medicine for renal care, medical devices, wound closure, and controlled drug delivery formulations.
Our global presence
We market our products through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors and have a global supply chain with manufacturing facilities in the US, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Spain. Our innovation centers are located across the globe, and our headquarters is based in the Netherlands.
