- CEO
- Luc Tack
- Full Time Employees
- 7,428
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Address
- Troonstraat 130 rue du TrOne Brussels Belgium 1050
- IPO Date
- Nov 13, 2017
- Business
- Tessenderlo Group NV (TESB.BR) is a diversified industrial group headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and founded in 1919 that specializes in agriculture, bio-residual valorization, machinery, mechanical engineering, electronics, energy, and industrial solutions focused on water management. The company operates through five main segments offering crop nutrients including liquid fertilizers, micronutrients, and crop protection products via business units Tessenderlo Kerley, Tiger-Sul, and Violleau; animal by-product processing into gelatin, collagen peptides, proteins, and fats through PB Leiner and Akiolis; plastic piping systems, specialty chemicals, water treatment solutions, and market-specific services via DYKA Group (DYKA, JDP, BT Nyloplast), Kuhlmann Europe, and moleko; high-tech weaving machines (Picanol), foundry and mechanical finishing (Proferro), electronics (Psicontrol), and precision parts with 3D metal printing (Melotte) under Machines & Technologies; and electricity production from a 425 MW combined cycle gas turbine under T-Power. With over 7,000 employees and activities spanning more than 100 countries, primarily in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia, Tessenderlo Group serves end markets including agriculture, food, pharma, mining, construction, infrastructure, health, nutrition, chemicals, textiles, pet food, aqua feed, animal feed, and bioenergy. Recent developments include the November 2024 acquisition of Tiger-Sul Products LLC by Tessenderlo Kerley to expand its specialty fertilizer portfolio; the May 2025 agreement with Darling Ingredients to form Nextida, a joint venture combining PB Leiner and Rousselot collagen and gelatin businesses with expected $1.5 billion annual revenue and 200,000 metric tons capacity across 23 facilities, anticipated to close in 2026 pending approvals; and the acquisition of Osterwalder Technology AG to bolster the Machines & Technologies segment's high-tech manufacturing capabilities.