Industrias Roko, S.A.

Natural Hydrocolloids

Industrias Roko, S.A. is a Spanish company that manufactures, processes, and markets natural hydrocolloids worldwide. It describes itself as Europe’s largest agar-agar producer. Its business includes both manufacturing and international sales of these ingredients.

Products

The company sells a broad range of natural hydrocolloids, including:

• Agar-agar
• Organic agar-agar
• Seaweed flour
• Carrageenan
• Pectin
• Konjac gum
• Locust bean gum
• Gellan gum
• Acacia gum
• Guar gum
• Xanthan gum
• Alginate

These ingredients are used for their stabilizing, gelling, thickening, and texturizing properties.

Applications

Roko’s hydrocolloids are used in food, microbiology, pharmaceuticals, and other technical applications.

Research and Development

Industrias Roko takes part in innovation and development projects. These include grant-supported work to recover value from seaweed extracts, promote international sales, and expand production and logistics capacity for higher-value agar-agar. The company has also participated in European Eurostars projects, including NOTOKO, and in CDTI programs.

Location and Contact

Address: Silvota Industrial Park, C/ Peña Brava 25, 33192 Llanera, Spain. Emails: compras@rokoagar.com and export@rokoagar.com.