Rendering

Tessenderlo Group plays a major role in the collection and processing of animal by-products from the food chain, most notably via our French subsidiary, AKIOLIS, which has achieved national stature in the market. Our activities in the rendering business consist of the collection and valorisation of animal by-products, effectively turning waste products into valuable alternatives.

Our operations in this area can be grouped into two distinct and complementary sectors. The first activity, ATEMAX, centres on the collection and treatment of risk waste for the sanitary protection of the stock breeding chain and the food chain. This waste is then valorised by its use as a renewable energy source in the cement industry, the production of electricity or our own heating installations. Secondly, with SOLEVAL, the group is able to valorise animal by-products fit for human consumption by turning them into gelatins, animal proteins for use in petfood and biofertilisation, fats for use in the soap industry, the petfood industry or for use as a renewable energy source.