FERTINAGRO BIOTECH SL

Their core work

FERTINAGRO BIOTECH is a Spanish fertilizer company based in Teruel that develops bio-based fertilizers and biostimulants from waste streams and secondary raw materials. They specialize in transforming agricultural, food processing, and fishery wastes into high-value fertilizer products through biorefinery and nutrient recovery processes. Their work spans the full chain from waste valorization technology to on-farm piloting of tailor-made bio-based fertilizers, positioning them at the intersection of circular economy and sustainable agriculture.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

FERTINAGRO's early H2020 work (2015–2017) was broader, spanning industrial energy efficiency (Indus3Es) and general waste-to-product biorefinery concepts (AgriMax, EMBRACED) — essentially exploring how to extract value from diverse waste streams. From 2020 onward, their focus sharpened dramatically toward bio-based fertilizers specifically: nutrient recovery from manure (FERTIMANURE), fertilizers from fishery waste (SEA2LAND), biostimulants (BIOSCHAMP), and digital agriculture combined with biofertilizers (PestNu). The trajectory shows a company that used early projects to build biorefinery competence and then channeled it squarely into their core business — fertilizers.

FERTINAGRO is converging on circular bio-based fertilizer production, increasingly integrating digital agriculture tools and diverse waste feedstocks (manure, fishery, agri-food) into tailor-made fertilizer products.

How they like to work

FERTINAGRO participates exclusively as a partner — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. With 132 unique consortium partners across 26 countries, they operate in large Innovation Action consortia (6 of 7 projects are IAs), which means they contribute applied, industry-ready expertise rather than leading research agendas. Their wide partner network and zero repeat-coordinator pattern suggest they are sought after as an industrial end-user and product developer who brings real manufacturing capability to demonstration projects.

Extensive European network of 132 unique partners across 26 countries, built through consistently joining large Innovation Action consortia. Their reach spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their Spanish base.

What sets them apart

FERTINAGRO brings something rare to EU consortia: they are a full-scale fertilizer manufacturer (not a research lab) that can take bio-based fertilizer concepts from pilot to commercial product. While many partners in these projects are universities or research institutes, FERTINAGRO provides the industrial validation and market pathway. Their progression from general biorefinery to focused bio-fertilizer R&D shows a company strategically using EU projects to build its next-generation product line around circular economy principles.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FERTIMANURE
  Their largest H2020 funding (EUR 373K) and most strategically aligned project — on-farm pilots for producing tailor-made bio-based fertilizers from manure, directly feeding their core product line.
• SEA2LAND
  Demonstrates cross-sector reach by converting fishery waste into advanced bio-based fertilizers, connecting marine economy with agriculture in a circular approach.
• AgriMax
  Early foundational project exploring multi-feedstock biorefinery for agri-food waste valorization, which set the technical direction for their later fertilizer-focused work.