# Cemvita Factory

engineered microbes convert crude glycerin and CO2 into FermOil renewable natural oil, demonstrated at a 75,000-litre industrial scale (a 2,500-fold scale-up) at Bio Base Europe, and into bio-catalytic e-kerosene for aviation under the 45Q regime.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cemvita/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Total funding reported ranges from $12.6M to $27.6M across multiple rounds. [medium confidence] | https://businessmodelcanvastemplate.com/blogs/competitors/cemvita-competitive-landscape, https://prospeo.io/c/cemvita |
| Capacity | Demonstrated industrial scale-up at 75,000 liters. | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260602172780/en/Cemvita-Successfully-Demonstrates-75000-Liter-Industrial-Scale-Up-of-FermOil-Platform-Using-Crude-Glycerin-a-Byproduct-of-Biodiesel-Production, https://www.cemvita.com/cemvita-successfully-demonstrates-75000-liter-industrial-scale-up-of-fermoil-platform-using-crude-glycerin-a-byproduct-of-biodiesel-production/ |
| Production site | Houston, USA (Headquarters); Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Planned industrial plant); Ghent, Belgium (Pilot plant operations). | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250522414310/en/Cemvita-Surpasses-Key-Milestones-in-FermOil-and-FermNPK-Development-Accelerating-Path-to-FID-for-the-First-Commercial-Plant-in-Brazil, https://www.cemvita.com/cemvita-signs-agreement-with-the-government-of-rio-grande-do-sul-to-install-industrial-facility-in-southern-brazil/, https://www.cemvita.com/cemvita-successfully-demonstrates-75000-liter-industrial-scale-up-of-fermoil-platform-using-crude-glycerin-a-byproduct-of-biodiesel-production/, https://www.cemvita.com/solutions/fermworks/ |
| Headcount | Approximately 3 to 30 employees. [medium confidence] | https://connexy.co/us-company/cemvita-factory-inc/8979836/ |
| Revenue | Reported annual revenue estimates vary widely, ranging from $3.5 million to $20 million. [medium confidence] | https://businessmodelcanvastemplate.com/blogs/competitors/cemvita-competitive-landscape, https://connexy.co/us-company/cemvita-factory-inc/8979836/, https://prospeo.io/c/cemvita |

Independent sources: businessmodelcanvastemplate.com, businesswire.com, connexy.co, prospeo.io

## Technologies

- [Biological carbon capture & utilization (bio-CCU: gas fermentation, CO2-to-protein, e-fuels)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biological-carbon-capture-utilization/)
- [Biosynthetic ethylene & bio-ethylene oxide](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biosynthetic-ethylene-bio-ethylene-oxide/)
- [Gas fermentation to chemicals](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/gas-fermentation-chemicals/)
- [Power-to-X with biological step](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/power-to-x-with-biological-step-microbial-electrosynthesis/)