Competitive Edge: MBP Solutions biofuels, biogas production

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity?

MBP Solutions was founded in 1999 in Scandinavia based on the idea of sustainability, legal compliance, transparency and optimal utilization of biological by-products.

Since our start in 2015 in the US, we have learnt that there is also a need for our outsourced management of by-products (OMBP) solution in the US. Our outsourcing solution is unique and once companies learn about how MBP works, they recognize the value, that a dedicated by-products team can bring to their operations.

In MBP, we have made the management of by-products our only business with a 24/7 laser focus on finding the best paying outlets, developing new applications, identifying the most sustainable solutions and ensuring that all uses are legally compliant. We are adding value to biological by-products through our 5 core competencies: Product and Application Expertise, International Sales & Marketing, Legal Compliance, Sustainability and Supply Chain Management.

Q: Tell us about your organization. What do you do?

We offer a wide variety of specialist services, including by-product and waste collection and handling, as well as a world-leading by-product management outsourcing service (OMBP). We focus on managing by-products from productions based on biological raw materials and provide solutions for multiple industries, ranging from the oleochemical, biodiesel and omega-3 refining industries to breweries, starch manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of nutritional ingredients.

We also offer a wide range of products including biofuels, bioliquids, substrates for biogas production, soil improvement products, high-quality animal feed and pet food products, in addition to specialist technical products for a wide range of applications.

In order to document the sustainable status of our products, we embrace relevant existing sustainability standards through certifications like ISCC, RSB, GMP+ MSC Chain of Custody and IFFO RS.

Q: What stage of development are you?  Choose one:

Commercial stage – have mature products or services on the market.

Q: What do your technologies, products or services do and accomplish – how does it (they) work, who is it (they) aimed for?

The OMBP service allows you to focus on your main products.

1. Full Service

MBP collects and manages all by-product streams

2. Full value chain responsibility

MBP takes on sales, export, marketing, product development, QI/QC, logistics

3. Optimal prices

MBP sells products at highest possible prices and develops new markets and applications

4. Transparency & full traceability

MBP ensures all sales is documented and fully traceable

5. Circular economy

MBP finds alternatives to landfilling and ensures recycling with documentation

6. Legal compliance

MBP ensures all products sold are utilized in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations. MBP is also responsible for obtaining permits, licenses, energy tax registrations, etc.

7. Management reporting

MBP prepares a semi-annual report outlining product status, market situation, legal compliance, marketing requirements, development opportunities, etc.

8. Aligned interests

MBP is compensated on a commission basis

Q: Competitively, what gives your technology, product or service set an edge in cost or performance, sustainability, or any other aspect, that makes it stand out from the crowd, In short, what makes it transformative?

Our company facilitates working in partnership to enable resource efficiency through the recycling and recovery of waste. We help our customers minimize negative impacts on the environment by safely, responsibly and efficiently maximizing waste recycling, recovery, and resource generation opportunities whilst ensuring legal compliance and maximization of the income from by-products.

We provide unique and innovative solutions for by-product management and expertise to industries that prefer to focus on their core products. These are our OMBPs, mostly companies involved in the omega-3, fish meal, oleochemical, food, beverages, feed, pharmaceutical, and nutritional supplements markets.

Based on product knowledge as well as know-how about the technical requirements for raw material in various sectors and applications, we provide customers with cost-efficient and sustainable raw material substitutes in the areas of biofuels, technical oils, animal feed, fertilizers and biogas substrates.

Q: What are the 3 top milestones you have accomplished in the past 3 years?

1. In 2017, MBP joined United Nations Global Compact. MBPA’s sustainability policies, strategy, culture and day-to-day operations are grounded on the UN Global Compact principles, the SDGs, our supply chain needs, and our principles and values.
2. In 2019, MBP celebrated 20 years of helping our suppliers and customers to improve their sustainability performance through the recycling and recovery of residual resources, while contributing to global goals such as the reduction of waste and the efficient use of resources.
3. In 2019, MBP signed the first world-wide OMBP agreement covering 5 factories in Europe, North America and Asia bringing a total of 32 Factories under OMBP management in Europe, North America and Africa.

Q: What are the 3 top milestones you will accomplish in the next 3 years?

1. Grow OMBP sourcing volume with 15% each year. We are proud of our ever-growing business relationships and the diverse network we have built, and we will continue enhancing our expertise to support the sustained growth of our business based on turning one industry’s by-product into another industry’s raw material
2. Double our business in North America
3. Undergo Lean transformation and dramatically improve process efficiency

Q. Where can I learn more about MBP Solutions?

Click here to visit MBP Solutions’ website.