Nedmag B.V.
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Veendam, Netherlands
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Animal feed, Farm input, Food safety & quality, Waste efficiency, Food reformulation
- Domains
- Ingredients, Salt alternatives, Food additives, Functional ingredients, Beer, Processed food products, Alginates, Dairy ingredients
- Technologies
- Processing, Extraction, Physical modification
About Nedmag B.V.
Nedmag is a Dutch producer of high-purity magnesium salts and related mineral products, based in Veendam in the north of the Netherlands. The company extracts magnesium salt from a rare bischofite layer linked to the Zechstein Sea and processes it into products used in food, agriculture, environment, energy, industry, safety, health and refractory applications.
It serves customers worldwide with mineral solutions that enrich products and improve processes. Nedmag positions itself around purity, quality control, research and development, and practical application support, with products sold across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
Core Values
- Purity and quality: Nedmag emphasizes the exceptional purity of its magnesium salt and maintains continuous quality control through its own laboratory.
- Sustainability: The company says it takes environmental impact into account in everything it does and aims to use natural resources responsibly while reducing energy consumption.
- Innovation and development: Nedmag has an R&D department to improve existing products and develop new applications, including solutions for sodium reduction and environmental performance.
- Safety and responsibility: The company highlights safe and healthy working conditions, responsible operations, and a formal code of conduct for sustainable and ethical practices.
Unique Aspects
- Rare Zechstein source: Nedmag’s products come from a rare bischofite salt layer beneath Veendam, discovered during exploratory drilling in 1972, which gives the company access to unusually pure magnesium salt.
- Two-site production setup: The company combines a mining location for magnesium chloride extraction with a production site for DBM, calcium chloride and magnesium hydroxide.
- Global shareholder backing: Nedmag is jointly owned by Lhoist, a global lime producer, and NOM, the regional development company for Northern Netherlands.
- Broad international reach: Nedmag states that its products are sold in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, supporting a wide range of industrial and food applications.
- Ongoing investment plans: According to recent news, Nedmag reported a loss of EUR 1.5 million in 2024 and said it expects a similar loss in 2025, while planning to invest EUR 100 million by 2035 to enter new markets.