S.A.P.I.

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Drawn to Nature
START WITH WHY

Life’s circle is not perfect, SAPI’s circular economy does.

As an environmentally responsible company, SAPI seeks to maximize the

energy potential from animal by-products process. By investing in the
most advanced technology today we give to the agri-food industry some of
the best green credentials closing the circle of the “End-of-waste”.

We hope you can join us in our journey towards achieving this.

By working in partnership with SAPI, you can demonstrate your
commitment to the food chain and fulfill your responsibilities to the
environment.
 HISTORY
Established in 1964 by Rinaldi's family, SAPI's head office is located in
Castelnuovo Rangone near to Modena.
Even today the 100% ownership of SAPI Group is being held by Rinaldi’s
family with its third generation.

SAPI’s location, in the middle of an area with the highest concentration of

slaughter houses and meat-processing plants of the whole Italy, which
ensured an abundant supply of fresh residues, enabled the company to
obtain the best raw materials and produce high-quality products, obtaining
therefore satisfactory commercial results.
Over the years investments in new production techniques and attention to
quality control - in an industry which has in the meantime become very
competitive - have enabled SAPI to keep up with the times and increase its
market share.
WHAT DO WE DO?

SAPI has been providing an high standard collection, disposal and rendering
service to the agri-food industry throughout Italy for over 50 years. In line with
new legislation, the Company has extended its existing collection services of
animal by-products to include the retail, catering and food production sectors.

SAPI processes animal by-products delivered on a daily basis in order to avoid any
kind of deterioration and to obtain high quality of finished products.
We treat and convert a large range of animal by-products, not intended for human
consumption, into various range of single or multi species proteins for application
in feed, pet food and fertilizers. We also produce a wide range of fats and oils
which represent the energetic resources for animal feeding and a primary source
for oleochemical, soap and biodiesel sectors.
Since the finished products are characterized by a high quality SAPI is well known
all over the World and it's well settled in the foreign markets.
STRUCTURE

SAPI currently runs four rendering plants for Category 3.

One rendering plant for Category 1 all based in Italy.
Besides SAPI has twelve warehouses located in north and center of Italy
which are used to collect the animal by-products.
SAPI's main activity is the production of processed animal proteins for pet
food, feeding and fertilizers and fats and oils for feeding, oleochemical,
soap industries and biodiesel sector associated with a worldwide trading
activity.
In recent years SAPI has also been focused in developing the collection of
used cooking oil (UCO).
SAPI currently runs five different regeneration plants and eleven
warehouses all located in north and center of Italy.
SAPI’S FLEET
Own fleet branded by SAPI
SERVICES

Since SAPI started his business the main activity have been collecting animal by-products from
the meat industry and then rendering them to produce high quality proteins, fats and oils. In
accordance with the EU Regulation 1069/2009 we offer services to slaughterhouse, supermarket,
butcher shop or food processor. We offer collection services based on the specific requirements
of our customers.
SAPI is proud to offer a food waste collection service. We are specialized in recovery and
recycling products and packaging from retail food. SAPI has long experience in the handling of
packaged food from supermarket and food processors. SAPI provided through food waste
collection an invaluable environmental service.
SAPI is considered as Italian leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil (UCO). We
currently have a large fleet with trucks dedicated to the collection of used cooking oil. We also
have a specialized team which provide an accountable service to our suppliers. We are able to
match the specific need of each restaurant with a specific equipment in order to meet your
need.
SAPI provides collection of cattle hides from slaughterhouses. Thanks to our presence and
through our connection with the worldwide market we are able to offer to our suppliers an
excellent service and a high value.
PRODUCTS

PROTEIN ANIMAL PROCESSED CAT.3

SAPI is well recognized all around the World for the production of Low Fat Proteins. After the rendering
process we further defatted our proteins so that only 3 to 4% fat content remains inside the finished product.
The extraction plant sets us apart from other companies which operate in our sector and leave SAPI a leader
role.
The array of meals comprises a wide range of protein content from a minimum of 38% up to 80%.
FATS&OILS
SAPI is a key raw material supplier for Animal Feeding sector, Oleochemical, Soap and Biofuels Industries.
SAPI currently produces larges and sustainable qualities of Fats and Oils able to satisfy the demand of its
customers. For further details on qualities and specifications requirements please get in touch directly with
us to identify the right product able to satisfy your need.
UCO
SAPI is currently one of the largest collector of UCO in Italy. Through our different exclusive treatment
facilities we are able to offer a large service into the Italian Market and to fully respect the environmental
request of restaurants and food sector. The collection and regeneration of UCO is made on daily basis and
intended for the bio-diesel production.
ADVANCEMENTS

The introduction of an exclusive production process (still unique in the industry

after several years) enabled the company to enter foreign markets, especially
those where, owing to climatic conditions, there was a need for products which
retain their analytical characteristics unaltered.
Sapi animal proteins are characterized by a low fat content with the great
advantage that the product can be stored for long periods in dried warehouse
avoiding any deterioration. The shelf-life of the product is also guaranteed by the
new packaging system (25-27kg/plastic bag) which protects the product from
external agents.
The technology used to obtain low fat animal protein is the same used for soya
bean meal. Therefore we can guarantee products free from salmonella and
pathogenic agents, light colour and very fine particle sizes. The meal obtained is
easy to transport, unload and mix with other formula ingredients.
OPERATIONS&TREATMENTS

TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF BY-PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY 3

• Raw material of category 3 is loaded inside buried metallic tanks which have on the bottom a group of transportation screws, which let the by-
products flow to a big central cochlea, which feeds first a crusher and then the processing plant.

• The crusher has to shred the raw material into pieces of no more than 30mm, in accordance with the method of transformation 4 ( Chapter III of
the attachment V of Reg. 1774/2002 CE), and it is formed of a metallic till with a great thickness supplied with a double series of fixed anvils
and of a rotor on which are welded sharpened teeth. Both the teeth and the anvils have the surface covered with STELLITE, material extremely
resistant to abrasion and corrosion. The by-products that get into the crusher pass through the existing space between the rotor’s teeth and the
anvils, that is less than 30mm in order to guarantee that the swine raw material will be of the right size.

• The crushed material, thanks to the metallic cochlear, gets inside one of the two cookers, plants that work continuously, manufactured and
supplied by DUPPS EUROPE.
• Each one of these plants extract the fat through the dehydration process (evaporation of about 50% of moisture) achieved through the transit of
the raw material on a heated shell , inside which rotate a bundle of tubes full of vapour at 240°, fed at a pressure of 7-10 bar that causes the
warm and fusion of the raw material introduced.
• Inside the cookers it is kept a constant level of liquid fat at a temperature between 100° and 140° which causes the evaporation of the moisture
of the animal tissue introduced.
• The vapour produced is aspirated and sent trough metallic piping to a thermal combustor or, alternatively, it is condensed and sent to the
depuration plant of the water’s factory.
• The dehydrated material gets out from the front of the cookers, passes through a draining section where it loses a part of the fat and feeds one
of the five continuous press where there is a further mechanical extraction of the fat that is still in the said material.
OPERATIONS&TREATMENTS

SEMIPROCESSED PRODUCTS
The withdrawal of semi processed products in the plant in Castelnuovo Rangone is
done from Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it is divided into two
phases:
1. Entrance of semi processed products: two employees are responsible for the
weighing of goods and for checking the transportation documents, with the aim to
verify that the products are of category 3, that the goods comes from an authorized
plant and that the truck is in accordance with the regulations. In order to be effective
with the controls, it has been created a program “Programma di prerequisito
operativo” (PRP Op.), which defines the responsibilities, methodologies and frequency
of the monitoring and possible corrective actions.
2. Discharge and storage of semi processed products: once the reliability of the
products is verified, the truck can get inside the plant and the meat and bone meal
coming from the outside is mixed with the one produced internally and prepared for
the extraction process.
OPERATIONS&TREATMENTS

EXTRACTION PROCESS OF FAT

In the solvent extraction plant it is possible to collect the residual

fat still present in the proteinic material after the cooking and
mechanical pressing process, using a strong solvent like hexane.
Conferring to this recovered extra-quantity of fat an added value.
The ultimate defatted meal will be stored and ready to be packed
and to be shipped.
SAPI’S STORAGE
More than 10,000 mt of storaging capacity
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION

SAPI is an international active company, well known all over the

world and firmly established in the foreign markets where the SAPI
Group has numerous production sites (see key notes and map)
spread across Europe, Africa, Oceania, North and South America.
The company's expansion and the presence of SAPI in many foreign
markets reinforced his worldwide position as indipendent renderer
standing among the top five players in the sector. SAPI is well known
by a considerable number of export markets, where it has always
consolidated its presence. Overall Sapi is processing around 500.000
Tons of Animal By-Product. The group is employing today almost
1.000 (thousand) people.
WORLDWIDE PRESENCE AND CONNECTIONS

The process of internationalization began in the 1980s with a joint venture with a
Spanish company selling fats and meals and has continued with investment in
Uruguay, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Greece and most recently Northern Ireland.
In recent years particular attention has been paid to so-called eco-sustainable
renewable energy sources, by setting aside resources, both human and financial,
to the research and development of new technology enabling animal fats and used
cooking oil to be used in the production of Energy and fuels.
Nowadays the group counts several productive factories all over the world and is
listed amongst the top five groups in the sector internationally, measured both by
turnover and by quantity of animal residues processed annually.
The dynamism displayed by the founder of the group and by the second and third
generation of owners will continue to guarantee into the future the search for
that continuous growth at a global level which is necessary to meet the challenges
of ever sharper competition.
SUSTAINABILITY REFERENCES

ISCC is a globally leading certification system covering the entire supply

chain and all kinds of biobased feedstocks and renewables. Independent
third party certification ensures compliance with high ecological and
social sustainability requirements, greenhouse gas emissions savings and
traceability throughout the supply chain. ISCC can be applied in various
markets including the bioenergy sector, the food and feed market and the
chemical market. SAPI has been one of the first Italian Companies
operating into the Animal By-Products and rendering plant to achieve the
ISCC accreditation (International Sustainability Carbon Certification). The
certification guarantee the production of sustainable biofuels and it is
focus on a gas reduction and a GHG emissions saving through the next
years.