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 from the end of 2007, SPIGA has started in his Italian plant, the production of the Polyglycerol, exclusively obtained by polycondensation of Natural Refined Kosher grade and GMO-free Glycerine.

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.