Separation — Ultrafiltration companies in Europe
15 entries
- Armor Protéines / Savencia Fromage & Dairy
France — Saint-Brice-en-Coglès
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — MFGM / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Separation — Microfiltration
Savencia's dedicated dairy ingredient and protein division. Produces whey proteins, micellar casein, lactoferrin, MFGM and specialty milk protein ingredients for sports, infant and medical nutrition.
- Baltic Dairy Board SIA
Latvia — Bauska
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Cheese / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Northern Europe's leading whey and milk protein producer (100% Vilvi Group since 2024). Cream, whey protein concentrate, permeate, milk powder; new cheese line under construction (capacity scaling from 9,000 to 180,000 t/yr).
- Carbery Group
Ireland — Ballineen
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Sports nutrition — Protein powders / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Cheese-to-whey integrated dairy group. WPC, WPI and hydrolysates from own cheese plant; sports, clinical and early-life nutrition ingredients. Synergy Flavours sister company for cheese-powder solutions.
- DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH
Germany — Zeven
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Dry — Instantization / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dry — Powder filling
Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).
- E-Piim Tootmine AS / Baltic Dairy Board SIA
Estonia — Põltsamaa
Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Estonian-Latvian dairy cooperative. Cheddar production with spray-dried sweet whey powder at Paide (JV with Royal A-ware and Interfood). B2B ingredient export.
- Eurial Ingredients & Nutrition
France — Nantes
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Agrial dairy ingredient subsidiary. Native whey, grass-fed WPC, organic milk powders and MPC across three French facilities. Clean-label and organic positioning.
- FrieslandCampina Ingredients
Netherlands — Amersfoort
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Separation — Microfiltration / Separation — Nanofiltration / Separation — Protein hydrolysis / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — MFGM / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Infant & medical — Medical nutrition
Cooperative dairy ingredients group with multiple Dutch sites (Borculo, Bedum, Workum, Veghel, Beilen) producing whey proteins, caseinates, lactose, GOS, MFGM and lactoferrin for early-life, medical and active nutrition. Borculo doubling WPI/MFGM capacity for 2026.
- Ingredia SA
France — Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — MFGM / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Specialty dairy ingredient producer (Prospérité Fermière coop). Spray-dried milk/cream powders (Procream, Prochoc), micellar casein concentrate, native whey, lactoferrin and bioactive peptides. Infant formula base and sports nutrition focus.
- LB Lyopharm
Italy — Italy
Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Microfiltration / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Lyophilization service with 18 industrial freeze-dryers + 3 pilot, 3 ISO7 clean rooms; up to 6,000 kg fresh/wk lyo capacity.
- Milcobel
Belgium — Kallo
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — Pasteurization / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Ice cream
Largest Belgian dairy cooperative; whey powders, mozzarella, cheddar, cream and ice cream. Merging with FrieslandCampina effective 1 January 2026.
- MILEI GmbH
Germany — Leutkirch
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Infant formula / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dry — Powder filling
Whey-based dairy ingredient producer (Morinaga Group subsidiary). Produces lactoferrin, infant formula base ingredients and whey protein concentrates via spray drying and membrane filtration.
- Rokiškio Sūris AB
Lithuania — Rokiškis
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dry — Powder filling
Lithuania's largest cheese and whey ingredient exporter. SMP, demineralised whey, WPC, lactose and cheese for global ingredient and private-label programmes.
- Sachsenmilch Leppersdorf GmbH
Germany — Leppersdorf
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Separation — Microfiltration
Europe's largest single-site dairy (Theo Müller Group). Ingredient division produces micellar casein, MPC, WPC, WPI and lactose for sports nutrition and infant formula. Spray drying and membrane filtration on site.
- Saputo Dairy UK
United Kingdom — Davidstow
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Largest UK dairy processor. Major whey processing at Davidstow (Cornwall); demineralised whey, WPC and infant-grade whey for IF manufacturers. Cheese powders and dairy ingredient lines.
- Tirlán Co-operative Society Ltd
Ireland — Kilkenny
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dry — Powder filling
Largest fat-filled milk powder producer in Europe (Millac brand). Also produces SMP, WMP, MPC, casein, WPC and lactose. Spray drying and membrane filtration across Ballyragget and Belview. B2B ingredient and private-label programmes.
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- Separation — Ultrafiltration (15)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (14)
- Drying — Spray drying (14)
- Dry — Dry blending (11)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (10)
- Dairy — Caseinates (7)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (7)
- Dairy — Cheese (5)
- Dairy — Infant formula (5)
- Separation — Microfiltration (4)
- Dry — Powder filling (4)
- Dairy — MFGM (3)
- Dry — Agglomeration (3)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (2)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)
- Dry — Instantization (1)
- Separation — Nanofiltration (1)
- Separation — Protein hydrolysis (1)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (1)
- Infant & medical — Medical nutrition (1)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (1)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (1)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (1)
- Dairy — Ice cream (1)
