Primient

Primient

Plant-based ingredients for food, care, industry

Overview

Primient provides plant-based solutions for the food, personal care, and industrial sectors. It produces bio-based additives for personal care, corn-based animal feed, industrial starches, and sweeteners by turning agricultural crops into usable products. The system works by extracting and processing plant materials to create ingredients and materials that customers—from food manufacturers to adhesives and personal care brands—can use in their products, aligning with sustainability goals. What sets Primient apart is its integrated portfolio across multiple industries and its emphasis on sustainable practices, using plant-based inputs to deliver eco-friendly products and stable supplies. Its goal is to drive positive community impact and environmental stewardship by delivering reliable, sustainable, and innovative plant-derived solutions to a broad base of customers.

About Primient

Simplify's Rating
Why Primient is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Industrial & Manufacturing

Consumer Goods

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$1.8B

Headquarters

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Founded

1906

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • CIBO partnership enables precise Scope 3 emissions measurement, unlocking premium pricing from sustainability-focused customers.
  • $400M Lafayette facility co-location with Sustainea secures long-term high-margin corn dextrose offtake agreements.
  • Synonym partnership accelerates bioproduct commercialization, expanding fermentation-derived product pipeline and contract manufacturing revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Sustainea's bio-MEG facility directly competes with Primient's industrial chemicals revenue within 12-24 months.
  • Corn price volatility and Midwest drought threaten feedstock costs and supply reliability across three wet mills.
  • KPS Capital Partners ownership pressures aggressive cost-cutting or asset sales, risking operational disruption by 2027.

What makes Primient unique

  • Primient operates integrated corn wet mills with regenerative agriculture data analytics via CIBO partnership.
  • Company supplies corn dextrose to Sustainea's $400M bio-MEG facility, largest U.S. polyester intermediate producer.
  • Primient leverages fermentation expertise across food, personal care, industrial starches, and animal nutrition markets.

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Funding

Total Funding

$1.8B

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Mar 5th, 2026
CIBO's Data and Analytics Bolster Primient's Regenerative Agriculture Scale-Up

CIBO's data and analytics bolster Primient's regenerative agriculture scale-up. PR Newswire MINNEAPOLIS, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - CIBO Technologies, the leading independent data and analytics platform for agriculture, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Primient, a leader in plant-based, renewable ingredients, to advance regenerative agriculture practice adoption and reduce Scope 3 emissions across Primient's agricultural supply chain. This is CIBO's second strategic partnership to be announced in 2026. Primient is the ideal partner for food and bioeconomy companies that require sustainable sourcing and strong agricultural supply chain resilience. Since 2018, Primient has supported regenerative agriculture practice adoption across tens of thousands of acres throughout the U.S. Midwest. The organization has monitored and enabled regenerative agriculture practice adoption across all its procured corn acres, helping to build soil health, biodiversity and long-term supply chain resilience. Scaling regenerative agriculture with streamlined data, verification and reporting Primient's regenerative agriculture program supports the adoption of cover crops and low- or no-tillage farming practices. Within the partnership, Primient will leverage CIBO's proven platform and unbiased data and analytics to manage, measure and report on its Scope 3 emissions program, with a goal to expand participation across its supply shed in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. With CIBO's trusted data and reporting, Primient can confidently demonstrate to its customers that regenerative agriculture supports a stronger, more resilient agricultural supply chain. Reducing data burden and scaling enrollment while delivering system-wide insights Through remote sensing and advanced modeling, CIBO can validate and verify regenerative agriculture outcomes, including practice adoption, crop performance, nutrient use efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and soil health. With CIBO's partnership, Primient can reduce manual processing and resolve one of the biggest obstacles to scaling regenerative practices: fragmented, manual data collection and verification. CIBO will also support ongoing monitoring for reversals, ensuring Primient's Scope 3 reporting is aligned with evolving Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) guidance, and GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard (LSRS). Additionally, Primient will have access to CIBO's Trusted Advisor Network, which includes small and large retailers across the country, to enroll farmers in its regenerative agriculture program. CIBO's network will provide the technical and agronomic support farmers need when adopting new practices and help ensure Primient's program is aligned with farmers' needs and priorities.

Primient
Feb 13th, 2025
Primient and Synonym Announce Partnership to Accelerate Bioproduct Commercialization in the U.S.

Schaumburg, Ill. — Primient, a leader in plant-based, renewable ingredients, and Synonym, a biomanufacturing infrastructure developer, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate bioproduct innovation and commercialization, furthering the U.S.’ competitive advantage in the race...

Send2Press
Nov 12th, 2024
North American Food & Beverage Industry Sees Strong Capital Investment with 51 New Projects in October 2024

The largest project is owned by Primient, who is planning to invest $400 million for the construction of a processing facility in LAFAYETTE, IN.

Inside INdiana Business
Oct 15th, 2024
Exec: Sustainea bullish on Lafayette, future workforce for $400M plant

The project is part of a co-location agreement that Sustainea reached with Primient, which will provide corn dextrose produced at its facility for Sustainea to use in its Bio-MEG production.

MCL News & Media
Oct 8th, 2024
New plant for corn-based polyester intermediate

LAFAYETTE - Chemical manufacturer Sustainea is partnering with plant-based ingredient supplier Primient on a $400 million facility to produce bio-based MEG (monoethylene glycol), a key ingredient in the polyester manufacturing process.

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