Gelatin & Akiolis
Gelatin
Through its subsidiary companies PB Gelatins and PB Leiner, Tessenderlo Group is the world's third largest supplier of gelatins. We supply a complete range of high quality gelatins and collagen hydrolysates from our production sites, strategically located in Asia, Europe and North and South America.
About two-thirds of the gelatin production is meant for the food industry.
Gelatin is a purified protein, produced by the selective hydrolysis of collagen, which is the major organic component of the bones and skins of mammals. It is classified as food ingredient, and is one of the most versatile and multifunctional ingredients for commercial food manufacture. Furthermore, gelatin is free from additives and preservatives, and is non-allergenic. In addition, it does not contain cholesterol, fat or carbohydrates. It's also processed in specific foods for diabetics, and products with a low glycemic index.
Due to its capacity of forming flexible, plasticized or hard films, and to act as a binding agent, gelatin is recognized as one of the most versatile raw materials in the pharmaceutical industry. Here it is used for hard or soft capsules, tablets, emulsions and several other pharmaceutical and medical products.
Gelatin is furthermore used for various technical applications, such as photographic products.
Akiolis
Via the French subsidiary AKIOLIS, Tessenderlo Group plays an important role in collecting and processing organic products from the food chain. AKIOLIS is the number two on the French market and the third largest player in Europe.
AKIOLIS offers, on the one hand, services to suppliers of raw materials (collection and processing) and on the other hand, processes these raw materials into quality ingredients for a number of industries, including second-generation biofuels.
Its activities can be divided into three complementary categories.
The ATEMAX 'environmental' activities:
collect and process risk organic materials from farms, meat processors, the food industry and governments;
produce renewable biofuels in the form of meal products and animal fats as an alternative to fossil fuels to generate heat or electricity.
The 'ingredients' activity SOLEVAL:
produces ingredients with a high energy, nutritional and agricultural valueused in various industries. They originated from by-products of healthy animals intended for consumtion and coming from the meat industry and its distribution chains. Based on these raw materials SOLEVAL produces and supplies:
bones for the extraction of gelatines;
dehydrated animal proteins and fats for use in the petfood industry;
animal fats for the soap industry, lipochemistry and oleochemistry;
dehydrated animal proteins and hydrolyzed proteins for fertilizers and organic fertilizers;
dehydrated animal proteins and animal fats that are used as biofuels to produce heat and electricity.
In the third business area - Development - Akiolis focuses on businesses related to new raw materials and new processes in terms of organic by-products and waste from the food industry.
Akiolis collects:
used vegetable cooking oils from restaurants or distributors, collection centers and the feed food industry, under the brand Oleovia. The used oils are filtered and purified and are intended for the production of biofuels;
by-products based on grain crops from the food industry. These dried raw materials are rich in sugars and proteins. They are used in the production of animal feed;
fermentable waste from the food and distribution industries. It is methanized and / or composted, after which it can be used for energy production and organic fertilizers (in collaboration with several operators).
