What PREVOR does

PREVOR is a French specialty-chemicals laboratory headquartered in Valmondois (Île-de-France) that develops, manufactures, and markets active decontamination solutions and training services for the prevention and first-aid treatment of chemical accidents. The company's flagship products are DIPHOTERINE®, an amphoteric washing solution designed to actively neutralize corrosive and irritant chemical splashes on skin and eyes (replacing passive water rinsing), and HEXAFLUORINE®, a counterpart formulation targeted specifically at hydrofluoric acid exposure. The portfolio is organized into three divisions — Decontamination (eyewashes, portable aerosols, autonomous showers, wall-mounted stations, and all-in-one cases), Environment (Safurex chemical-spill decontaminants for floors, walls and equipment), and Health (Dressilk® advanced dressings for superficial wounds, burns and graft donor sites) — and is supported by the PROMETRA toxicological database, which contains over 400,000 references curated from 3,500+ publications over more than 20 years.

PREVOR sells to enterprise customers across chemicals, food, paper/packaging, aerospace, cosmetics, metallurgy, mining, and emergency-department use cases; named end users include L'Oréal, Smurfit, Creuzet Aéronautique, Calcinor, and Beurrière d'Isigny. The company monetizes through one-time product sales (quote-based, direct enterprise field sales), training services (a five-day CNAM-certified chemical risk course co-organized with the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris, priced at €2,500 per participant), multilingual Discovery and Users webinars, and educational publications under the "Anticipate and Save" book series. Distribution is handled via direct enterprise sales, a wholly-owned German subsidiary (Prevor GmbH, Cologne), additional contact offices in Austria, Spain and Italy, and a network of local distributors. PREVOR also maintains a free international e-learning platform.

PREVOR is a privately held, closely/founder-owned company (no external funding disclosed), operates with 101–250 employees, and traces its roots to 1958. Its competitive position rests on proprietary formulation chemistry (DIPHOTERINE®, HEXAFLUORINE® are registered trademarks), an unusual depth of toxicological knowledge (PhD chemists, ESPCI engineers, a physician-toxicologist on the training staff), and the institutional credibility conferred by the CNAM and ANQUE partnerships. The company's stated mission is to "turn a chemical accident into an incident" through combined product deployment and customer training.

Name

PREVOR

Legal name

PREVOR

Website

https://prevor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PREVOR is a French specialty-chemicals laboratory that develops and sells amphoteric decontamination solutions (DIPHOTERINE®, HEXAFLUORINE®), wound-care dressings (Dressilk®), and chemical-safety training to industrial and healthcare enterprises across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valmondois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Decontamination Products: Sale of specialized first-aid solutions including DIPHOTERINE® and HEXAFLUORINE® in various formats: eyewash (LIS, LPM), aerosols (Micro, Mini), autonomous showers (DAP), wall-mounted stations, and all-in-one cases for workplace deployment.
2. Training and Education Services: International training courses on chemical risk management co-organized with CNAM. The 5-day course costs €2,500 per participant and covers chemical risk from physico-chemistry to toxicology.
3. Healthcare Products: Sale of Dressilk® advanced wound healing dressings for superficial wounds, burns, and graft donor sites.
4. Webinar Programs: Discovery and Users webinars for customer education and product awareness, delivered in multiple languages.
5. Publications and Books: Sale of educational books on chemical risk prevention and management including the 'Anticipate and Save' series and specialized publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PREVOR is a French laboratory that develops and manufactures chemical decontamination solutions, environmental spill management products, and advanced wound care dressings. The core products are the proprietary amphoteric solutions DIPHOTERINE® (for corrosive and irritating chemicals) and HEXAFLUORINE® (specifically for hydrofluoric acid), offered in multiple deployment formats including eyewash stations, portable aerosols, autonomous showers, and wall-mounted units for industrial and occupational first-aid use.

Product overview

PREVOR is a company of scientists specializing in chemical safety solutions. The product portfolio includes three main divisions: DECONTAMINATION (first-aid solutions for chemical splashes), ENVIRONMENT (products for safe chemical spill management), and HEALTH (wound care products). The core offerings are DIPHOTERINE® solution for corrosives and irritants, and HEXAFLUORINE® solution for hydrofluoric acid, available in various formats including eyewashes (SIEW, LPM), aerosols (MICRO, MINI), autonomous showers (DAP), wall-mounted stations, and all-in-one cases. The company also offers the PROMETRA toxicological database with over 400,000 references, environmental decontamination products like Safurex, and professional training services including CNAM co-organized courses and webinars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DIPHOTERINE®: First aid washing solution for chemical splashes on skin and eyes - for corrosives and irritants
• HEXAFLUORINE®
• Dressilk®
• PROMETRA
• Safurex

Products and services

• DIPHOTERINE® Solution Amphoteric first-aid washing solution designed to wash away and neutralize corrosive or irritating chemical contamination on skin and eyes, limiting chemical burns and sequelae. Targeted at industrial workplaces handling corrosive chemicals.
• HEXAFLUORINE® Solution Specialized first-aid washing solution specifically formulated for hydrofluoric acid chemical splashes on skin and eyes. Provides targeted decontamination for this particularly dangerous acid in industrial settings.
• DIPHOTERINE® SIEW Eyewash Individual eyewash station containing DIPHOTERINE® solution for emergency eye rinsing in case of chemical splash. Designed for workplace deployment near chemical handling areas.
• DIPHOTERINE® LPM Eyewash Eyewash format of DIPHOTERINE® solution for emergency eye rinsing in case of chemical splash, designed for workplace deployment.
• DIPHOTERINE® MICRO Aerosol Compact aerosol spray format of DIPHOTERINE® for portable chemical decontamination, allowing workers to carry immediate first-aid response on their person.
• DIPHOTERINE® MINI Aerosol Mini format aerosol spray of DIPHOTERINE® solution for portable chemical decontamination; a smaller portable version for individual worker carry.
• DIPHOTERINE® DAP Autonomous Shower Portable autonomous body shower containing DIPHOTERINE® solution for decontamination of larger chemical exposures on the body, for use in industrial workplaces.
• DIPHOTERINE® Wall-Mounted Station Fixed wall-mounted station containing DIPHOTERINE® solution for emergency eyewash and body washing in industrial facilities where chemicals are handled.
• DIPHOTERINE® All-in-One Case Complete emergency kit containing DIPHOTERINE® decontamination solution and equipment for immediate first-aid response to chemical splashes, packaged for portable deployment.
• Hexafluorine® DAP Autonomous Shower Portable autonomous shower containing HEXAFLUORINE® solution specifically designed for hydrofluoric acid decontamination of body exposures in industrial settings.
• Hexafluorine® Wall-Mounted Station Fixed wall-mounted station containing HEXAFLUORINE® solution for emergency hydrofluoric acid decontamination in facilities handling HF chemicals.
• HEXAFLUORINE® All-in-One Case Complete portable emergency kit containing HEXAFLUORINE® solution and equipment for immediate first-aid response to hydrofluoric acid splashes.
• Dressilk® Advanced Wound Dressing Advanced dressing designed for effective healing of superficial wounds, burns, and graft donor sites. Targeted at healthcare facilities, burn units, and emergency departments.
• PROMETRA Toxicological Database Toxicological and medical database designed for occupational physicians and safety managers, freely accessible in French. Contains over 400,000 references from more than 3,500 works and periodicals in chemistry, hygiene, and occupational health and safety.
• Safurex Environmental Decontamination Product Chemical decontaminant product for the safe management of chemical spills on walls, floors, and equipment. Targeted at environmental safety applications in industrial facilities.
• NaCl (Sodium Chloride) Ocular Rinsing Solution Sodium chloride (NaCl) ocular dust rinsing solution for eye cleaning in dusty workplace environments. Complementary product to the chemical decontamination range.
• Chemical Risk Training (CNAM International Course) International 5-day training course co-organized by CNAM (Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, Paris) and PREVOR, covering chemical risk from physico-chemistry to toxicology. Includes theoretical courses, practical laboratory workshops, and tutorials. Priced at €2,500 per participant. Targeted at safety engineers, occupational physicians, laboratory managers, safety officers, firefighters, and paramedical staff.
• Discovery and Users Webinars Webinar-based training programs delivered in multiple languages. Discovery webinar (1.5 hours) provides an overview of chemical lesion development and first-aid measures. Users webinar is for existing customers equipped with DIPHOTERINE® to refresh knowledge on chemical accident management and emergency washing protocols.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turns chemical accidents into incidents by limiting burns and sequelae through immediate decontamination
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• CNAM (Conservatory of Arts and Crafts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPREVOR co-organizes international training courses on chemical risk with CNAM. The partnership combines PREVOR's chemical safety expertise with CNAM's educational infrastructure and credentials. Course registration number: 11950227395. Training held at CNAM – 292 rue Saint-Martin, 75003 PARIS.
• ANQUE (National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain)strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerANQUE is an institutional partner supporting PREVOR's initiatives related to safety and health at work with chemicals. ANQUE has stated support for PREVOR's awareness and relevant activity with companies on chemical safety: 'At ANQUE we support all the initiatives of our Institutional Partner PREVOR, in its outstanding work of awareness and relevant activity with companies in everything related to safety and health at work with chemicals.'

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cederroth (Plum Safety): Cederroth owns the Plum Safety eyewash brand, which sells pH-neutralizing eyewash solutions for chemical splashes — the closest active-chemistry approach to PREVOR's amphoteric DIPHOTERINE®/HEXAFLUORINE® line, serving the same occupational first-aid buyers across Europe.
• Haws Corporation: Haws manufactures eyewash stations, drench showers, and emergency decontamination equipment for industrial workplaces, directly competing with PREVOR's wall-mounted stations and autonomous shower product formats in the chemical decontamination space.
• Bradley Corporation: Bradley is a long-established US manufacturer of emergency eyewash and drench shower equipment, competing head-to-head with PREVOR's DAP autonomous shower and wall-mounted decontamination stations in industrial and laboratory settings.
• Guardian Equipment: Guardian Equipment produces eyewash and drench shower equipment for hazardous-work environments, overlapping directly with PREVOR's emergency decontamination hardware portfolio for chemical-handling facilities.
• Hughes Safety Showers: Hughes specializes in emergency tank showers, eye/face wash units, and decontamination booths for industrial sites, competing with PREVOR in the same European workplace chemical-exposure response category.
• Encon Safety Products: Encon manufactures emergency eyewash, drench showers, and related safety equipment for industrial facilities, directly competing with PREVOR's decontamination hardware lines across the same end-customer base.
• Speakman Company: Speakman produces emergency eyewash stations and drench showers alongside broader plumbing safety products, overlapping with PREVOR's wall-mounted and portable decontamination equipment used in industrial chemical-handling environments.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Safety Products: Honeywell (formed via the Sperian/Howard Leight acquisitions) offers a broad occupational-safety portfolio including eyewash and chemical-protection PPE, competing with PREVOR as a much larger generalist incumbent rather than a chemistry specialist.
• 3M Personal Safety Division: 3M's Personal Safety Division provides respiratory, chemical-protective, and broader PPE products that overlap with PREVOR's chemical-exposure customer base, but as part of a much wider safety portfolio rather than a focused decontamination specialty.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in industrial cleaning, sanitization, and water-treatment chemistries — adjacent to PREVOR's specialty cleaning/decontamination chemistry franchise but at a vastly larger scale and broader end-market scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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