What Ovive does

Ovive is a privately held, family-owned French industrial water and leachate treatment company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seclin (Nord). It serves industrial enterprises, waste management operators, and municipalities with end-to-end effluent management across eight verticals including waste management, agro-food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical/plastics, paper and cardboard, textile, and energy. The company treats more than 3 million cubic meters of effluents annually and operates or supports more than 200 treatment installations in France, of which 150+ are under active managed-services contracts.

The core technology stack combines biological treatment (aerobic and anaerobic, including membrane bioreactors / BRM with up to 95% organic and nitrogenous pollution removal), membrane filtration (reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration), physico-chemical treatment, and pre-treatment (curved bar screens, rotary sieves). Ovive has developed proprietary chemical formulations including the TECSEL membrane cleaning line (10+ SKUs for ceramic and organic UF, NF, and RO membranes) and the MINERVE chlorine dioxide disinfection technology, and offers containerized mobile reverse osmosis units deployable in under one week for emergency response.

Ovive generates revenue through six interconnected streams: (i) Water as a Service / Prestation globale — usage-based full-service contracts with no client capex; (ii) Operation & Maintenance — recurring managed services on 150+ installations; (iii) Design & Construction — project-based turnkey station builds; (iv) Chemical product distribution (TECSEL, antifoams, anti-scalants, cartridges, membranes, filtration media, biological additives) with direct national and international logistics; (v) Mobile unit rental as an entry point for full-service engagements; and (vi) by-product and sludge management including regulatory-compliant transport and valorization (methanization, composting, thermal recovery). Distribution is entirely direct via 12 regional French agencies; no third-party reseller network is used. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with technical pilot studies preceding full-scale deployment, supported by a multilingual website, LinkedIn presence, and named case studies of marquee clients (VEOLIA, EDF, Guerlain, Sabarot, Expanscience).

Name

Ovive

Legal name

OVIVE

Website

https://ovive.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Onsite/Decentralized Reuse Utilities (District/Building‑Scale Reuse as a Service) (EUANAGAH), Desalination Plant EPC, O&M & Performance Optimization (EUANAFAK)

Keywords

• Industrial water treatment
• Leachate treatment services
• Wastewater management solutions
• Membrane bioreactor services
• Water reuse systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Seclin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Water as a Service (Prestation globale): Full-service water and wastewater treatment delivery model with no upfront capital investment required from the client. Clients pay a usage-based fee, covering design, construction, operation, and maintenance of treatment facilities. Guarantees performance and provides flexibility for clients.
2. Exploitation et Maintenance (Operation & Maintenance): Ovive operates and maintains over 150 treatment installations on behalf of clients, generating recurring service revenue from long-term operational contracts.
3. Conception et Construction (Design & Construction): Design and construction of turnkey wastewater treatment stations, generating project-based revenue from engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
4. Chemical Products Distribution: Distribution of consumable water treatment products including chemical products (antifoams, scale inhibitors, membrane cleaners), filtration media, cartridges and membranes, and biological additives. Revenue from product sales with logistics and delivery included.
5. Location d'unités mobiles (Mobile Unit Rental): Rental of mobile treatment units for rapid deployment, pilot studies, or temporary treatment needs. Provides short-term revenue and serves as an entry point for full-service engagements.
6. By-Product Management and Outsourcing: Externalization of industrial sub-products including sludge management, concentrate handling, and hazardous waste logistics. Includes search for optimal recycling channels, transport logistics, and regulatory compliance (ADR, BSD, Trackdéchets). Revenue from service fees per waste stream managed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ovive provides end-to-end industrial water and wastewater treatment services, including design, construction, operation, and maintenance of treatment installations, alongside specialized landfill leachate treatment and water reuse solutions. The company also distributes proprietary chemical products (TECSEL membrane cleaners, antifoams, anti-scalants) and consumables (cartridges, membranes, filtration media, biological additives) to industrial clients. Its offerings are delivered through five service lines: Water as a Service, Studies and Pilot Tests, Design and Construction, Operation and Maintenance, and Mobile Unit Rental.

Product overview

Ovive is an industrial water and wastewater treatment company offering an integrated portfolio of solutions and products for industrial clients, waste management professionals, and municipalities. The core offerings include four main solution areas: Industrial Water Treatment, Industrial Water Reuse (REUT), By-product Management, and Leachate Treatment. These solutions are delivered through five service lines: Global Service (Water as a Service), Studies and Pilot Tests, Design and Construction, Operation and Maintenance, and Mobile Unit Rental. Ovive also provides a comprehensive range of chemical products under the TECSEL brand (including membrane washing products TECSEL 810/815/820/825/830/835/850/855/8126/827, as well as antifoam and anti-scaling products), along with filtration cartridges, membranes, filtration media, and biological additives. Treatment processes employ biological treatment with Membrane Bioreactors (MBR), physico-chemical treatment, membrane filtration (ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis), and pre-treatment technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water as a Service (Prestation globale)
• Studies and Pilot Tests (Études et essais pilote)
• Design and Construction (Conception et construction)
• Operation and Maintenance (Exploitation et maintenance)
• Mobile Unit Rental (Location d'unité mobile)
• Industrial Water Treatment (Traitement des eaux industrielles)
• Leachate Treatment (Traitement des lixiviats)
• Industrial Water Reuse (REUT)
• By-product Management (Gestion des sous-produits)
• Outsourcing (Externalisation)
• TECSEL Membrane Cleaning Product Line
• Antifoam (Antimousse)
• Anti-scaling (Antitartres)
• Cartridges and Membranes (Cartouches et Membranes)
• Filtration Media (Médias de filtration)
• Biological Additives (Additifs biologiques)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 95% removal of organic and nitrogenous pollution in industrial effluents using BRM technology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Werhle UmweltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025Ovive integrated the activities of Werhle Umwelt, ensuring continuity of operations and expanding its service capabilities. This acquisition strengthens Ovive's position in industrial wastewater treatment and widens its geographical reach.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Paques Technology (Paques Biomaterials): Dutch water-treatment technology company focused on biological effluent treatment, biogas recovery, and resource recovery, overlapping with Ovive's anaerobic treatment and methanization valorization capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Séché Environnement: French environmental services group operating industrial water treatment, hazardous waste, and circular economy solutions, with comparable expertise in industrial effluent treatment and an established French footprint that overlaps directly with Ovive's core market.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese-headquartered water-treatment chemicals and engineering specialist with industrial water reuse and ultrapure water capabilities, comparable in technology stack but broader geographically than Ovive.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water and waste-services player with strong industrial effluent treatment, reverse osmosis, and O&M offerings that compete with Ovive for medium and large industrial accounts in France and Europe.
• Saur Group: French water-services operator with industrial client offerings and historic expertise in EPC and operational services for industrial sites, comparable to Ovive's design-build-operate-model on French industrial accounts.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water-services incumbent delivering industrial water treatment, EPC, and water-as-a-service models across the same verticals as Ovive; not a niche leachate specialist, but the dominant competitor for large turnkey contracts.
• Ecolab (Nalco Water): Global leader in industrial water chemistry and on-site service, with comparable proprietary chemical formulations (analogous to TECSEL), membrane cleaning solutions, and recurring service contracts across industrial accounts.

Direct peers

• Nijhuis Industries: Dutch industrial water treatment specialist offering mobile/containerized units, biological treatment, and WaaS models that compete directly with Ovive's Prestation globale and location d'unité mobile offerings across European industrial accounts.
• WABAG Group: European-headquartered EPC and O&M specialist for industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment, with comparable emphasis on reverse osmosis, MBR, and water-as-a-service delivery models serving similar industrial clients.
• Veolia Onyx (Landfill Leachate arm): The landfill leachate and industrial effluent arm of Veolia that competes head-to-head with Ovive on leachate treatment references and is named as both a customer reference and a direct competitor in the French landfill services market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/ovive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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