SPIGA was established in 1957, in Genoa (Italy), a city with an ancient tradition for manufacturing materials based on natural oils and fats and their by-products, specializing in the production of natural glycerine  refined by thin layer distillation and ion exchange.
In 1974  SPIGA moved to a new and modern plant in Carasco, 35 km from Genoa(Italy). Through experience ripened by 50 years of activity, SPIGA’s product is marketed in many European and Overseas countries and is notable for its very high quality standards. Indeed, continual attention has been devoted to the technological development of the plants, to the evolution of laboratory equipments required for increasingly precise quality control, and to the study of all aspects connected to the improvement of the product, with respect to consumer requirements. In 1995 Spiga has founded a  joint venture company,  NEOCHIM SA, located in Feluy, about 35 km south of Brussels in Belgium, and controlled by  SPIGA NORD since 2001 with the specific purpose of refining crude glycerine from biodiesel production and from other natural sources to produce the highest quality Kosher grade refined glycerine. NEOCHIM is supported by SPIGA’s expertise in the processing of crude glycerine, and also their  experience of marketing the refined product in Europe and the rest of the world.

By the end of March 2007, NEOCHIM  SA  started the production of Biodiesel on the same site of the glycerine plant . The actual capacity is around 260.000 tons of Biodiesel  per year.

Polyglycerin
From the second half of 2007 SPIGA started the production of Pure Vegetable Polyglycerin. These products are exclusively obtained by polycondensation of Kosher grade and GMO-free Natural Refined Glycerine. Our Polyglycerin are suitable for food emulsifier production and allow the manufacture of esters in line with 98/86/EC specifications (E475, E476).

CEP
In February 2008 NEOCHIM was granted by the EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines) a Certificate of Suitability (CEP) for chemical purity of its Glycerol (Certificate no.: R0-CEP 2007-177-Rev 00).
The a.m. CEP certifies that the quality of Neochim Glycerol is suitably controlled by the current version of the relevant EP monograph (Glycerol: 0496). Consequently it can be used as active substance (API) in medicinal products.

Biodiesel Production
By the end of March 2007, NEOCHIM started the production of Biodiesel on the same site of the glycerine plant The actual capacity is around 260.000 tons of Biodiesel  per year.

Ecocert Italia Certification
On February 2009, Spiga Nord obtained from ECOCERT ITALIA the Certification of "raw materials of natural origin" for the cosmetics products.