Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Collagen's $26 billion gold rush Key Takeaways ▸ The global collagen market was worth US$11.4 billion in 2025. ▸ Forecasters see 10.9% annual growth lifting collagen to $26.2 billion by 2033. ▸ Europe is the largest region, at 35.3% ... Pharma Prices & Markets Rendering Jun 11, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World How Brazil opened 639 markets — and counting Key Takeaways ▸ Brazil opened 13 export markets in a single day on 9 June 2026. ▸ MAPA has racked up 639 market openings across 97 destinations since 2023. ▸ Ethiopia opened to Brazilian fish meal, ru... Africa Brazil Rendering Trade Policy Jun 10, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Peru cuts the catch — and poultry meal steps in Key Takeaways ▸ Peru set its first anchovy season quota at 1.91 million tonnes, down about 36%. ▸ Peru's anchoveta fishery is the backbone of the world's fishmeal supply. ▸ A tighter fishmeal tap firm... Prices & Markets Rendering Southeast Asia Jun 4, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Europe's by-product engine just posted a record year Key Takeaways ▸ The EU processed 18.3 million tonnes of animal by-products in 2025, up 7.6% year-on-year. ▸ Category 3 material totaled 13.4 million tonnes, the class allowed in pet food and feed. ▸ O... Europe Pet Food Rendering Jun 2, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World One steer, a hundred products Key Takeaways ▸ Prime cuts are only the visible fraction of an animal's value ▸ Offal feeds pet food, food and pharma; fats go to biofuel and oleochemicals ▸ Hide and bone become leather, gelatin, col... Food Rendering Sustainability May 31, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Tallow's second life: from fryer to fuel tank Key Takeaways ▸ US Gulf tallow set a record 90.5¢/lb on June 9, easing to 78¢ by late July ▸ Renewable diesel and SAF refineries now bid against pet food for tallow ▸ The EPA finalized a record 9.07 b... Prices & Markets Rendering Sustainability United States May 28, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Bovine trachea and the billion-dollar cartilage economy Key Takeaways ▸ Chondroitin sulfate anchors a ~$1.2bn market in 2025, ~$1.3bn in 2026 ▸ The market is projected to reach $1.7bn by 2033 at 3.8% CAGR ▸ Bovine sources supply 37.9% of chondroitin ▸ Nutr... Pharma Prices & Markets Rendering May 21, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World CAT 3, explained: the rulebook behind Europe's pet food Key Takeaways ▸ EU Regulation 1069/2009 sorts animal by-products into three risk categories ▸ CAT 3 comes from animals fit for human consumption at slaughter ▸ Only CAT 3 material may lawfully become ... Europe Pet Food Regulation Rendering May 6, 2026
