What COSMOSOL does

COSMOSOL S.R.L. is an Italian privately-held contract manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Mulazzano, Lombardy (approximately 30 km southeast of Milan). The company specializes in the research, development, and production of aerosol and spray cosmetics and medical devices on behalf of third-party brand owners. Its two principal customer segments are cosmetics and personal care brands, and medical device manufacturers — both of which require specialized filling capacity, regulatory documentation, and formulation know-how that brand owners typically choose to outsource. The company operates from a single 33,000 m² facility with 10 filling lines, a daily mixing capacity of 36+ tons, and an annual production capacity of 70 million pieces (50 million bag-on-valve and 25 million traditional aerosols).

The company's core technology is Bag-on-Valve (BOV) aerosol filling — a pressurized dispensing architecture that separates product from propellant inside the can — combined with traditional aerosol filling. Cosmosol positions BOV as its primary differentiator and claims European market leadership in BOV following a nearly €20 million facility investment program initiated in 2011. The service offering spans the full value chain: in-house R&D formulation, regulatory and technical file support for medical devices, quality control from raw materials through finished goods, component sourcing, packaging development, filling, and delivery, packaged as a "chiavi in mano" (turnkey) solution. The company is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 22716, and IFS-HPC, and holds SEDEX membership and an EcoVadis sustainability rating.

Cosmosol generates revenue through B2B contract manufacturing fees tied to project scope, formulation complexity, and regulatory requirements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are project-based. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, supported by a bilingual website, annual sustainability reports, and direct contact channels. The company is privately held with €1.5 million of paid-in share capital, no parent company, and no disclosed institutional investors. Customers are unnamed enterprise accounts; no revenue split by customer or segment is publicly available. Cosmosol has no subsidiaries, no funding history, and no recorded M&A activity.

Name

COSMOSOL

Legal name

COSMOSOL S.R.L.

Website

https://cosmosol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cosmosol is an Italian B2B contract manufacturer founded in 1987 that specializes in aerosol and Bag-on-Valve filling, formulation, and regulatory support for cosmetics brands and medical device manufacturers across Europe from its Mulazzano facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mulazzano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing - Aerosol Products: Research, development and production of aerosol and spray cosmetics and medical devices on behalf of third parties (B2B contract manufacturing). Full-service offering including formulations, filling, and delivery.
2. R&D and Formulation Services: Laboratory services offering both existing tested formulations adaptable to customer needs and new formulations developed from scratch. Quality control and regulatory support services.
3. Quality Testing Services: Quality control laboratory controlling every process from analysis of incoming materials to semi-finished product to finished product, guaranteeing traceability and compliance with specifications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cosmosol is a B2B contract manufacturer specializing in the research, development, and production of aerosol and spray cosmetics and medical devices. The company uses both traditional aerosol technology and Bag-on-Valve (BOV) technology to deliver custom formulations, mixing, filling, packaging, and delivery on behalf of third-party brands, supported by in-house R&D, quality control, and regulatory services.

Product overview

Cosmosol is a contract manufacturer specializing in aerosol cosmetics and medical devices. The company offers a full filling service for traditional aerosol products and Bag-on-Valve (BOV) technology, backed by in-house R&D and quality control services. The product portfolio centers on two main categories—cosmetic products for personal care and medical devices—while the service offering provides turnkey manufacturing solutions from formulation development through packaging, filling, and delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cosmetics Products (Contract Manufacturing) Contract manufacturing of cosmetic and personal care aerosol products, including skincare formulations and BOV cosmetic solutions, with each formulation developed ad hoc to client requirements. Customers are cosmetics brands seeking specialized aerosol and BOV filling.
• Medical Devices (Contract Manufacturing) Contract manufacturing of medical aerosol devices and pharmaceutical sprays for medical device companies, with each project supported by technical files and tested formulas for regulatory compliance.
• Full Filling Service Complete turnkey production package covering packaging development, mixing, filling, and delivery, customizable to customer needs for both traditional aerosol products and Bag-on-Valve technology. Includes R&D, quality control, regulatory support, SAP-ERP management, component purchasing, storage, and secondary packaging.
• Research and Development (R&D) Laboratory services providing both existing tested formulations adaptable to customer needs and new formulations developed from zero, supporting both cosmetic and medical device customers.
• Quality Control Quality control laboratory controlling every process from analysis of incoming materials to semi-finished product to finished product, guaranteeing traceability and compliance with customer specifications and company quality standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 million pieces per year production capacity across 10 filling lines
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange)moderateOthersExternal initiative membership for ethical supply chain management. Supports transparency and responsible business practices in supply chains.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Triveneta Aerosol: Italian-based contract aerosol filler serving cosmetics, household, and pharmaceutical customers. Direct regional peer sharing the same Lombardy/Northern Italy manufacturing footprint and overlapping customer base.

Direct peers

• HCT Group: Full-service cosmetics packaging and formulation manufacturer offering turnkey development through filling for beauty brands. Comparable business model of integrated R&D-to-filling services for cosmetics customers.
• Albea Group: Global cosmetics packaging manufacturer offering aerosol cans, BOV systems, and full packaging solutions for beauty and personal care brands. Direct peer given overlapping BOV technology and shared cosmetics brand customer base.
• Recipharm: European CDMO offering pharmaceutical contract manufacturing including sterile and inhalation/medical device products. Comparable on the medical device/aerosol side, where Recipharm handles complex regulated manufacturing similar to COSMOSOL's medical device filling.
• Fareva: French-headquartered global contract manufacturer for cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and home care. Direct peer because both companies operate as multi-segment B2B contract manufacturers with formulation R&D, regulatory support, and large-scale filling capacity for cosmetics/medical customers.
• Spray Products Corporation: US-headquartered contract aerosol formulator and filler producing industrial, automotive, and personal care aerosol products. Direct peer given the contract aerosol manufacturing business model and shared personal care customer segment.
• Lindal Group: Specialist in aerosol valves and BOV systems supplying global personal care, pharmaceutical, and food customers. Comparable as a BOV technology specialist serving the same brand customers in cosmetics and medical aerosols.

Broad incumbents

• Ball Corporation: Major global packaging manufacturer including aluminum aerosol cans. Relevant as a packaging incumbent serving overlapping end markets, though positioned upstream of COSMOSOL's contract filling business.
• Crown Holdings: Global metal packaging giant producing aerosol cans among many packaging formats. Comparable as a supplier and competitor in the aerosol packaging market, though it does not specialize in BOV contract filling for cosmetics brands.

Emerging players

• Hovione: Specialist pharmaceutical CDMO with growing inhalation and drug-device combination capabilities. Emerging peer on the medical device/aerosol side, where its regulated manufacturing services overlap with COSMOSOL's ISO 13485 medical device filling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosmosol

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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