# Holiferm

The Manchester University spinout runs a commercial Wallasey plant at 1.65 kta, expanding to 3.5 kta and targeting 15 kta; its patented in-fermentation continuous gravity separation cuts OPEX by roughly 50%, making its biosurfactants price-competitive with petrochemical equivalents.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/holiferm/
Updated: 2026-07-02

- Country: United Kingdom

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | £18.5 million ($23.36 million) in Series B funding | https://climateinsider.com/2024/01/08/uk-based-holiferm-has-raised-e21-4m-for-sustainable-biosurfactants-manufacturing/, https://www.cleangrowthfund.com/holiferm/holiferm-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-up-to-15kta-production-capacity-from-rhapsody-venture-partners-and-clean-growth-fund/, https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/holiferm-secures-us-23-36m-to-scale-up-production |
| Capacity | 1.65 kta current capacity, with plans to expand to 3.5 kta and 15 kta | https://climateinsider.com/2024/01/08/uk-based-holiferm-has-raised-e21-4m-for-sustainable-biosurfactants-manufacturing/, https://holiferm.com/history/, https://holiferm.com/holiferm-announces-new-ceo-charles-dimmler-to-drive-international-growth/, https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/casestudy/holiferm-scaling-sustainable-biosurfactants/, https://www.cleangrowthfund.com/holiferm/holiferm-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-up-to-15kta-production-capacity-from-rhapsody-venture-partners-and-clean-growth-fund/, https://www.discover.ukri.org/TFI-Challenge-IVP-and-Demonstrator/ivp-and-demonstrator-competition/projects/sophorosurf-commercial-demonstrator/, https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/holiferm-secures-us-23-36m-to-scale-up-production, https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/36524/holiferm-to-build-commercial-biosurfactant-plant |
| Certification | USDA Certified Biobased Product Label; Ecocert: Cosmos approved | https://holiferm.com/applications/personal-care/ |
| Production site | Wallasey (commercial plant) and Sci-Tech Daresbury (pilot plant) | https://climateinsider.com/2024/01/08/uk-based-holiferm-has-raised-e21-4m-for-sustainable-biosurfactants-manufacturing/, https://holiferm.com/holiferm-announces-new-ceo-charles-dimmler-to-drive-international-growth/, https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/casestudy/holiferm-scaling-sustainable-biosurfactants/, https://www.cleangrowthfund.com/holiferm/holiferm-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-up-to-15kta-production-capacity-from-rhapsody-venture-partners-and-clean-growth-fund/, https://www.discover.ukri.org/TFI-Challenge-IVP-and-Demonstrator/ivp-and-demonstrator-competition/projects/sophorosurf-commercial-demonstrator/, https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/holiferm-secures-us-23-36m-to-scale-up-production, https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/36524/holiferm-to-build-commercial-biosurfactant-plant |
| Headcount | approximately 60 employees | https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/casestudy/holiferm-scaling-sustainable-biosurfactants/, https://www.discover.ukri.org/TFI-Challenge-IVP-and-Demonstrator/ivp-and-demonstrator-competition/projects/sophorosurf-commercial-demonstrator/ |

Independent sources: cleangrowthfund.com, climateinsider.com, discover.ukri.org, iuk-business-connect.org.uk, ofimagazine.com, personalcaremagazine.com

## Technologies

- [Biosurfactants](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biosurfactants/)