COPAM – Companhia Portuguesa de Amidos, SA
Iberian reference
in the starch market
and derivatives
“The amide industry is a pillar of the sustainable food system.”
We produce and sell starchy products, using corn as primal matter/ raw material.
Come meet us.
About COPAM
COPAM – Companhia Portuguesa de Amidos, S.A., is the only Portuguese company in the starch industry.
Created on 21 July, 1937, COPAM is the leader company in Portugal in production and sale of starch products for industries such as food, pharmaceutical, paper, corrugated card and chemistry in general.
COPAM is based in S. João da Talha, Loures county, about 15km from Lisbon.
years of Experience
Prizes and Distinctions
Our activity
COPAM produce and sell starch products, usingcorn as primal raw material.
The technological processes used by COPAM in every production lines are internationally adopted in similar industries. The factory works on a continuous basis (24h/day, 7 days/week).
In the production process, all components from the corn seed are efficiently separate and transformed into final products full use of raw material with zero waste.
Distinctions
2017 to 2020
SME Leader
Elected by IAPMEI – CGD
2011 to 2012
PME Excellence
Elected by IAPMEI – CGD
2006 to 2009
The best PME in Agro-Industrial Sector
Elected by Exame Magazine
2008
The best national SME
Elected by Exame Magazine
1997 to 2000
Credit Rating Award – Rating 1
By Dun & Bradstreet and Portuguese Commercial Bank
1996 to 2000
SME prestige in the Industry status
By IAPMEI and BNU
1997
3rd Place of the 2nd Security Award Henrique Salgado
By Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade
1996
Business Merit Award
By Loures City Council
Market
COPAM is a reference in the industry of corn starch and derivatives market.
- In the global market and besides the number of competitors, COPAM holds a strong presence in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa market.
- We work with and for our customers offering technical and specialized solutions. We support our customers from products innovation till their application and improvement. We accompany our customers from the identification and innovation of products to their application and performance improvement.
Our brands
We highlight our main products families, marketed with our brands:
- CATIOTEC®
- DEXTROPAM®
- GLUCOPAM®
- ISOPAM®
- NUTROPAM®
- VITENA®