Darling Ingredients completes acquisition of Polish rendering company Miropasz Group

Darling Ingredients Inc., a global leader in turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, announced Jan. 31 that it has completed the acquisition of the Polish rendering company Miropasz Group.

Darling Ingredients first announced its plans to acquire Miropasz in November 2022 for a purchase price of 110 million euros (USD$119.5 million), plus or minus closing costs.

Miropasz processes approximately 250,000 metric tons of poultry byproducts annually through three poultry rendering plants in southeast Poland (Mirowice, Pszczonow and Krasnystaw) and has approximately 225 employees. 

“As Poland continues to take a pivotal role in poultry production to feed our world, Darling Ingredients is committed to providing essential services as our customers grow,” said Randall C. Stuewe, chairman and CEO of Darling Ingredients.

“This acquisition seamlessly integrates with Darling’s existing three plants in central and western Poland and underscores our dedication to expanding our worldwide supply of low-carbon feedstocks,” Stuewe added.

Darling Ingredients is the largest publicly traded company turning edible byproducts and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy.

Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 270 plants in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15 percent of the world’s meat-industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients.

Darling Ingredients partners with Valero Energy in their Diamond Green Diesel joint venture.

Diamond Green Diesel operates two large renewable diesel production sites in Louisiana and Texas whose combined production capacities total nearly 1.2 billion gallons.