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Top 25 Biorefinery companies based in South Africa

Name: Biorefinery companies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 101 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 101 biorefinery companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 14,291 professional contacts across them, including 4,283 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers biorefinery companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest biorefinery companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 101 biorefinery companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to biorefinery companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SAPPI	Indirect evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	6,223 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We strive to use every part of the tree to make world-class products for customers in over 150 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	ENGEN	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Engen, a Vivo Energy brand, is an African-based energy company committed to powering progress - responsibly and sustainably.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Southern OIL PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Swellendam, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	222 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd.(SOILL), a leader in the edible, feed, and industrial oil industry since 1995.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Extrupet PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	97 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Extrupet is the largest and most advanced recycler of PET bottle material on the African continent, and South Africa's first modern recycling operation dedicated to the recycling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Fenchem SA PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fenchem SA is a branch company of FENCHEM BIOTEK with the mission of developing and providing innovative ingredients for global industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Immobazyme	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Immobazyme is a biotechnology company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, specialising in enzyme engineering, recombinant protein production, and custom bioprocess…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	ECO Energy Trading	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eco Energy Trading, founded in 2006, is an environmentally friendly Energy company, committed to sustainably processing and adding value to waste by-products from used oils.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Enterprise Ethanol	Indirect evidence	Modderfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Enterprise Ethanol is an independent supplier of ethanol products to the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Renati Group	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Renati Group of companies are leaders of innovation in the petroleum industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Oildrop Fresh	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our core focus is supplying premium fresh cooking oil to restaurants, food manufacturers, and retailers across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Puris Natural Aroma Chemicals	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “History: Puris is a South African aroma chemical producer, that started out by producing steam distilled essential oils from unique Fynbos flora, endemic to the Western Cape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	M2bio Sciences, INC	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “M2Bio Sciences is a pioneering nutraceutical biotechnology company that delves into the innovative realm of plant-based medicines, healthy food products, and sustainable packaging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Cape Town Biogas	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cape Town Biogas is a pioneering organic waste processing facility committed to transforming waste into valuable resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Holland & Hausberger	Indirect evidence	Northgate, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Holland & Hausberger is an innovative South African chemical process engineering company that is developing and rolling out small-scale, distributed energy solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Alien Fuel Group	Indirect evidence	Worcester, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At AFG, we are committed to providing sustainable solutions for industrial applications that require steam and/or heat.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Isolvents	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “iSolvents provides High purity Ethanol and Ethanol Manufactured products from Synthetic and Natural ethanols of the highest standards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	AEB Africa	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AEB Africa offers processing aids, filtration aids and detergents in the wine, cider, beer, fruit juice and sugar industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Novapacsa	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “South African plastics manufacturers, challenging the way people think about plastic by focusing on biodegradable and compostable materials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Lignorganic	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LignOrganic (PTY) Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	NHP Global Group	Indirect evidence	Oudtshoorn, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a manufacturer of nutraceuticals, phytoceuticals, additives and biostimulants for human, animal and plant we pride ourselves in producing green products with some of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Urobo Biotech	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bioplastics can be a more sustainable option than traditional plastics, but only when their waste is appropriately processed and recycled.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Energidrop	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Energidrop is growing a team to address some of the most pressing needs in the quest to solve the sustainability puzzle in the 21st century.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Dalinyebo Trading And Development PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Westville Officepark, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Development and trading in technology for the conversion of bioresources (biomass) to chemicals and energy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Csir Biorefinery Industry Development Facility	Strong evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Biorefinery Industry Development Facility(BIDF) entails using biomass and inorganic industrial waste to extract maximum value from waste with minimal wastage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Origen Chemicals PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Kwa Zulu Natal, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Origen Chemicals is a privately held company headquartered in Durban, South Africa, with representation in Europe, India, China and the United States of America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: biorefinery companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names biorefinery companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of biorefinery companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name biorefinery companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Biorefinery companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

30.0%Verified-email coverage

141.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

15.8%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 101 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among biorefinery companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “biorefinery companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names biorefinery companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among biorefinery companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,283 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names biorefinery companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many biorefinery companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 101 biorefinery companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SAPPI, headquartered in Rosebank, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biorefinery companies?

Cape Town leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (11) and Pretoria (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,283 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 101 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.