Esstence Biological Technology Platform

Esstence is a biological organo-mineral technology platform developed by Ste.Tech for applications across agriculture, livestock production, organic resource management, wastewater and sewage sludge treatment.

The technology is based on a biologically active organo-mineral medium derived from vermicompost. It combines microbial communities, organic matter, humic substances and mineral components as interacting elements within the application environment.

Esstence is designed to support beneficial microbial and biochemical processes, improve nutrient mobilisation and utilisation, enhance organic matter transformation and retain nutrients, carbon and economic value within the production system.

The platform can be integrated into existing technological processes and adapted to local operational conditions. Its applications include:

• crop production and soil management,

• livestock feeding and drinking-water systems,

• manure and organic residue treatment,

• wastewater and sewage sludge treatment,

• nutrient recovery and recirculation,

• organic carbon management,

• biological risk reduction,

• resource efficiency and measurable environmental performance.

A key characteristic of Esstence is its systems-based approach. Soil, plants, feed, animals, organic residues and treatment processes are considered interconnected parts of the same biological, nutrient and carbon cycle.

Ste.Tech evaluates applications through measurable biological, production, economic and environmental parameters. Depending on the project, this may include nutrient availability, feed efficiency, yield and quality, organic matter transformation, nutrient retention, carbon retention, avoided losses and other operational indicators.

Esstence is intended for partners seeking biological, circular and resource-efficient solutions that can be integrated into existing agricultural or environmental technologies.

Ste.Tech provides the technology, application know-how, development support and training, and works with partners on local adaptation, pilot implementation, validation and scaling.

Our objective is to create practical circular solutions that transform biological side streams into valuable resources for the next production cycle.