4 DIVISIONS, 1 METALQUIMIA

Cooked, Marinated, Cured Products and Snacks - one partner

Cooked products
Marinated products
Cured Products
Snacks

We transform the way the world processes meat

We are specialists in Processing Equipment and Technology for the manufacture of cooked, marinated, cured meat products and snacks. Our professionals provide optimal and personalized solutions for each processor

We develop fully integrated 4.0 Systems

We offer our customers Complete Turnkey Plants, with total automation and our own 4.0 connectivity systems MQC_System: maximum technical and food safety in cooked, marinated, cured meat products and snacks

We are a research and development center for meat technology

We put at the disposal of our customers a Global Center for Meat Research and Technology for the development of new meat products, to improve their quality and obtain maximum satisfaction in the production process

We rely on Creativation to build the future of meat industry

We base our activity on a strategy of differentiation through CREATIVATION (CREATIvity X innoVATION)... together with the maximum Quality of our Equipment, Smart Design, Talent and Open Collaboration with our customers and partners

We are present worldwide and offer direct service and personalized attention

You can find our technology and machinery in meat processing plants throughout the world. A wide network of exclusive representatives and agents ensure direct communication and technical service in all countries of the world

We promote the Values of the Family Business

We are proud of being a Family Business... with 50 years of History and the 3rd Generation already incorporated into the Organization, we are passionate about the values of Excellence, Industriousness, Initiative, Simplicity and Austerity

We are committed to society and our environment

Our Code of Ethics, our respect for the Environment and the SDG Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the activity of our own Foundation, are some examples of our Company’s commitment to building a better world

Some key figures

+90

Presence in more than 90 countries, 5 continents

90%

Export invoicing

160

Highly qualified professionals

15%

Investment in R&D projects

Our purpose

We transform the way the world processes meat, in order to contribute to its sustainability and safety

What we do

We design and manufacture Processing Equipment and Technology for the production of meat and/or protein-based products

Integral 4.0 solutions

We are specialists in all phases of the production process and provide integral 4.0 solutions and total guarantee of the finished product obtained

Worldwide leading meat processors trust in Metalquimia

News and events

NEW TECHNOLOGY QDSBake© FOR READY-TO-EAT PRODUCTS

New technology QDSBake© for processing Ready-to-Eat products

METALQUIMIA, AWARDED AT THE III EDITION OF THE JOSEP PALLACH AWARDS

On May 4, 2023, the awards ceremony took place in Palafrugell (Girona)

MOVIMAX ZERO - THE ZERO CARBON INJECTOR

The injector with the lowest Carbon Footprint in the world meat market.

NEW AUTOMATIC SAUSAGE LOADER EVOLOADER DS

Doubling the productivity with the new automatic sausage loader Mod. EVOLOADER - DS

METALQUIMIA WAS PRESENT AT THE EXPOCARNES 2023 FAIR IN MONTERREY

Very grateful for the large number of visitors at the Ibertecnia stand during the Expo Carnes y Lácteos Fair in Monterrey (Mexico)

ROLLERPRESS: THE ADVANCED CUT&PRESS TENDERIZING TECHNOLOGY

The increasing demand for novel cooked meat products requires new processing strategies to improve texture of the finished products

METALQUIMIA IS HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROPAK PHILIPPINES EXHIBITION

Happening on 1-3 February 2023 at World Trade Center, Metro Manila, Pasay City FORMWAY booth No. C 47

METALQUIMIA PRESENTS A NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK OF TECHNOLOGY ARTICLES

Sixth edition of the METALQUIMIA Book of Technology Articles, which includes two new current articles in the meat sector.

METALQUIMIA AT IPPE EXHIBITION IN ATLANTA 2023 (USA)

Very happy with the success of public that visited us at the IPPE fair, held in Atlanta from January 24 to 26, 2023

JOSEP LAGARES PRONOUNCED THE OPENING SPEECH OF THE GIRONA MAIN FESTIVITY

The opening act of the Girona Main Festivity was held from the City Hall. Josep Lagares, on behalf of Fundació Metalquimia, had the honor of giving the opening speech.

METALQUIMIA NEWS 2022 MAGAZINE: YOU CAN READ ALL THE METALQUIMIA NEWS

Read our magazine METALQUIMIA NEWS 2022 to be up to date with all the news presented by METALQUIMIA in recent months

INTERVIEW WITH JOSEP LAGARES FOR THE ANDORRA NEWSPAPER "EL PERIÒDIC"

"In the next 10 to 15 years, alternative proteins could represent between 15 and 20% of the global meat market", said Josep Lagares, Executive President of METALQUIMIA.

WE TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS

See in the attached link the program ADDED VALUE of Television of Catalonia TV3 where we talk about the research we do in METALQUIMIA regarding Alternative Proteins.

IFFA 2022: GREAT ATMOSPHERE OF VISITORS AND COLLABORATORS AT THE METALQUIMIA STAND

Once again, the news presented by METALQUIMIA have aroused great interest among customers and visitors of IFFA 2022, in a very successful edition after the COVID-19 pandemic.

METALQUIMIA PARTICIPATES IN IFFA EXHIBITION FROM 14 TO 19 MAY, 2022

METALQUIMIA presents at the IFFA Fair the latest innovations developed by the company in technology and equipment for the processing of meat and alternative proteins

FUNDACIÓ METALQUIMIA RECEIVES THE "CHAMBER BOOST" AWARD FROM THE GIRONA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Metalquimia Foundation receives the "Impuls Cambra" award for its trajectory in supporting cultural and educational actions, and for its work to spread the "Creativation".

METALQUIMIA INAUGURATES NEW ASSEMBLY FACILITY

On April 20, by celebrating its 50th Anniversary (1971-2021), METALQUIMIA has inaugurated its third Machinery Assembly Center in Palol de Revardit (Girona – Spain), equipped with the most modern Assembly and Production technologies.

METALQUIMIA RECEIVES INNOVATION ANICE AWARD

METALQUIMIA receives the ANICE José Flores Innovation Award for its strategy in technological innovation and in the search for the highest quality in all its products.

METALQUIMIA CELEBRATES ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY!

Many thanks, on behalf of the METALQUIMIA team, to all our friends, customers and collaborators who have made it possible for us to come this far.

Metalquimia receives the IF DESIGN AWARD 2021 for the Signature line

The award, conferred by the IF International Forum Design GmbH, is one of the most presigious in the field of cutting-edge design.

Metalquimia spray meat injection on @BBC

The Naked Bacon without nitrites, presented by @finnebrogue

Metalquimia receives the Delta d'Or Award for the Signature Line

The jury of the Delta 2020 Awards, of the ADI-FAD Association of Industrial Design, has decided to grant the Delta Award in the Digital Category to Metalquimia Signature Line

AUVISTICK PLUS 990HP: HIGH PRECISION NEW INJECTOR

Spray Marination Processing Line at Maximum Exponent, provided with up to 4,914 Injection Points

D-ICER 4.0: HIGH-YIELD DEFROSTING LINES

The use of METALQUIMIA’s D-ICER Thawing Technology offers great advantages and absolute control of all the phases that make up the thawing process

METALQUIMIA: Meat Processing 4.0 Digital Platforms

Thanks to its smart connectivity system, the new digital platform 4.0 MQCSystem opens up a wide scenario in the interpretation and management of meat processing

METALQUIMIA FOUNDATION SIGNS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUETA HOSPITAL OF GIRONA

Metalquimia Foundation signs an agreement with the Trueta Hospital of Girona to help combat the Covid-19 Pandemic

METALQUIMIA PRESENTS THE LINES QDSnacks® ECOLINES

The horizontal laminar flow drying systems of the QDSnacks® ECOLINE equipment uniformly and accurately dehydrate any type of meat or protein-based snack

METALQUIMIA AT IPPE EXHIBITION IN ATLANTA

IPPE 2020: Visit us at our booth B8109 in Hall B

METALQUIMIA NEWS: NEW AUTOMATIC SAUSAGES LOADER HD LPSLOADER

A NEW STANDARD IN THE HANDLING OF SAUSAGES

METALQUIMIA RECEIVES THE RED-DOT AWARD 2019 FOR THE BEST INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Llorenç Freixanet, General Manager of Metalquimia, and Narcís Lagares Jr.,Production & Operations Manager, collected the prize in Essen (Germany)

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: Continuous sausage cooking tunnel

HD FLEXIBLE STICKS SMOKEHOUSE

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: THE FUTURE OF THE HEALTHY SNACKS

HEALTHIER SNACKS, HAPPIER LIFE

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: 4.0 METALQUIMIA CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM

MEAT PROCESSING DIGITAL TRANSITION

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: QDSnacks ECOLINES

HEALTHIER SNACKS / ACCELERATED PRODUCTION TIME

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: SIGNATURE LINE

EXCELLENCE IN SMART DESIGN

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: COOKLINE 4.0 SOUS-VIDE

COOKING SOUS-VIDE: THE COOKING OF THE FUTURE

METALQUIMIA NEW AT IFFA 2019: CLEAN LABEL INJECTOR

MOVIPLUS CLEAN LABEL: A REAL PLUS IN INJECTION TECHNOLOGY

METALQUIMIA NEWS AT IFFA 2019: TRIPLEX 4500

TRIPLEX 4500: THE EXPONENTIAL INJECTION

MEAT-TECH ITALY 2018

We are really happy with the results of our participation at MEAT-TECH

TURBOMEAT®: COOKED MEAT PRODUCTS JUST-IN TIME IN INDUSTRY 4.0 ENVIRONMENT

TURBOMEAT® Process technology allows to accelerate the massage and maturation process for cooked meat products in a 4.0 environment

METALQUIMIA PARTICIPATES IN MEAT-TECH 2018 FAIR IN MILAN (ITALY)

Metalquimia will be present at the Meat-Tech Fair in Milan from May 29 to June, 1

BIG SUCCES FOR METALQUIMIA AT AGROPRODMASH 2017 (MOSCOW)

Metalquimia participated, together with PTI, at AGROPRODMASH 2017

METALQUIMIA AT THE PROCESS EXPO 2017, CHICAGO

METALQUIMIA, together with its distributor in the USA NU-MEAT TECHNOLOGY, was present at the PROCESS EXPO held in Chicago from 19 to 22 September 2017

D-ICER 4.0: The new meat defrosting lines

D-ICER 4.0 High-Performance Technology provides the meat processor with a significant reduction in defrosting times

METALQUIMIA AT THE PROCESS EXPO 2017 IN CHICAGO

METALQUIMIA, together with its exclusive distributor in the USA NU-MEAT TECHNOLOGY, is present at the PROCESS EXPO in Chicago from 19 to 22 September 2017

THE ULTIMATE INTERFACE FOR WHOLE MUSCLE STUFFING: TWINVAC EVOLUTION

TWINVAC EVOLUTION: automatic servostuffing control and compactation pressure

<b>METALQUIMIA CELEBRATES ITS 40th ANNIVERSARY! </b>

Virtual Showcase at order

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