At a glance

At Corbion, we exist to ‘preserve what matters.’

We are the global leader in sustainable food-ingredient solutions focused on advancing natural preservation and nutrition with science and innovation. By harnessing our deep expertise in fermentation and application development, Corbion empowers customers to create safe, sustainable, and longer-lasting food products.

For more than a century, Corbion has been a scientific innovator and trusted partner to the food industry, combining cutting-edge technologies with a collaborative, customer-centric approach to solve complex formulation challenges. Our portfolio includes lactic acid and its derivatives, food-preservation solutions, functional-ingredient systems, and algae-derived nutritional ingredients. At our core, Corbion’s strength lies in helping food and nutrition brands deliver high-performing, differentiated products that align with consumer expectations and sustainability goals, with select applications in other sectors extending the impact of our technologies. 

In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

Our business segments

Corbion’s structure consists of two business segments: Functional Ingredients & Solutions, focused on driving profitable growth, operational efficiency, and product mix/portfolio improvement and Health & Nutrition, which targets high-growth, high-margin opportunities.

Functional Ingredients & Solutions

Functional Ingredients & Solutions encompasses three businesses: Food, Biochemicals, and Lactic Acid to our PLA Joint Venture. Together, these businesses build on Corbion’s global leadership in fermentation and advanced ingredient solutions to help manufacturers preserve what matters most, from overcoming complex manufacturing challenges to ensuring food quality, safety and freshness, as well as industrial performance and sustainability.

Our Food business works side-by-side with manufacturers worldwide to protect product quality, enhance nutritional profiles and shelf life, elevate sensory experience, and deliver the functionality needed for consistent product performance across a broad range of applications. By combining naturally-derived and label-friendly ingredients with deep application expertise and state-of-the-art laboratories, we support solutions that address complex manufacturing challenges while enabling safe, fresh, and more sustainable food products.

Our Biochemicals business applies Corbion’s strengths in fermentation and lactic-acid-based chemistry to supply industries with nature-based, high-performance solutions. As demand grows for biobased alternatives, we help customers reduce reliance on synthetic ingredients while improving process efficiency, product performance, and environmental impact.

Our Lactic Acid to our PLA Joint Venture business supplies high-purity lactic acid that forms the foundation of polylactic acid (PLA).

Across Functional Ingredients & Solutions, our foundation in fermentation, downstream processing, and adaptive blending, supported by deep application know-how and dedicated technical service teams, enables us to serve a wide and diverse global customer base across food and biochemical markets.

Health & Nutrition

Health & Nutrition encompasses three businesses: Nutrition, Pharma, and Biomaterials. 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-derived, fermentation-powered fatty acids such as omega-3, that deliver high levels of essential nutrients for animal and human diets. Originally focused on omega-3 for aquaculture, we have expanded into pet food and human nutrition markets. Our backward-integrated model at industry-leading scale ensures sustainable, reliable, and high-quality nutrition solutions.

Our Pharma and Biomaterials* businesses deliver premium active pharmaceutical ingredients and resorbable polymers—critical components in medicines and medical devices that enhance health and resilience. By harnessing nature’s brilliance and human innovation, we unlock the versatility of lactic acid and its derivatives. Our lactic acid-derived active pharmaceutical ingredients are applied in medicine for renal and acute care, while our resorbable polymers are applied in controlled drug delivery formulations, orthopedic applications, wound closure, regenerative medicine, and aesthetics.

*Formerly reported as Biomedical Polymers

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.