What NELIXIA does

NELIXIA is a Guatemala-based, privately held producer of natural ingredients used primarily in the perfumery industry. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in El Rodeo, the company manufactures essential oils, concretes, absolutes, botanical extracts, and spices — the raw aromatic inputs that fragrance houses and compounders use to formulate finished perfumes and scented products. The company employs between 101 and 250 people, placing it in the small-to-mid enterprise tier of the global natural ingredients supply chain.

The company's product portfolio is built around physical extraction and processing of plant-based aromatic raw materials, with end use in perfumery and adjacent flavor/fragrance applications. NELIXIA operates as a for-profit B2B ingredients supplier, and its publicly stated positioning emphasizes its role as a producer rather than a brand-facing fragrance house. Governance is concentrated among three co-founders — Elisa Aragon (CEO), Jean-Marie Maizener (COO), and Marc Fournier (Chairperson) — supported by CFO Giordano Donado.

Available evidence on commercial model, customer mix, pricing, certifications, distribution channels, and financial performance is sparse. The company website (nelixia.com) renders only a verification placeholder as of the most recent capture, and no revenue, funding, partnership, or customer disclosure data was surfaced in the input corpus. NELIXIA's known external touchpoint in 2024 is industry participation referenced in coverage of the World Perfumery Congress, consistent with a B2B ingredients supplier engaging the global fragrance buyer community.

Name

NELIXIA

Website

https://nelixia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

NELIXIA is a Guatemala-based, privately held producer founded in 2009 that manufactures essential oils, concretes, absolutes, botanical extracts, and spices as raw ingredients for the perfumery and adjacent fragrance industries, employing 101–250 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Aromatic Ingredients for Perfumery

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Extracts & Essential Oils (Botanical/Citrus/Herb/Spice Extracts) (AFAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ground & Powdered Spices (AFAJANAB), Essential Oils & Forest Aromatics Distillation (NTFP-Based) (AFAMAFAG)

Keywords

• Essential oils production
• Natural aromatic ingredients
• Perfumery raw materials
• Botanical extracts supply
• Spice oleoresins

Headquarters

HQ city

El Rodeo

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

NELIXIA produces essential oils, concretes, absolutes, botanical extracts, and spices used as ingredients by the perfumery industry and adjacent sectors. The company cultivates and processes natural aromatic raw materials sourced from Guatemala, supplying fragrance manufacturers and formulators with traceable, nature-derived ingredients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Essential Oils Concentrated volatile aromatic compounds extracted from botanical raw materials, supplied to perfumery houses and fragrance formulators as base ingredients for fragrance compositions.
• Concretes Waxy aromatic extracts obtained from fresh plant materials via solvent extraction, used as raw materials in the manufacture of absolutes and in fine fragrance compounding.
• Absolutes Highly concentrated aromatic materials derived from concretes or pomades through alcohol extraction, supplied to perfumers for use in fine fragrance and flavor formulations.
• Botanical Extracts Natural extracts produced from plant materials for use in perfumery and other applications requiring aromatic and functional botanical inputs.
• Spices Whole and processed spice products supplied as ingredients for the perfumery industry and other related applications.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: Global flavors and fragrances manufacturer with significant naturals and food ingredients businesses, including sourcing of botanical raw materials for perfumery. Comparable but at significantly larger scale.
• Givaudan: World's largest flavors and fragrances company with a substantial naturals and active beauty portfolio. Sits at the same perfumery value-chain node but with vastly broader scale, geographic reach, and formulation offerings.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Major global F&F player with extensive naturals sourcing and ingredient manufacturing capabilities, including essential oils for perfumery. Operates NELIXIA's broader category but at incumbent scale.

Direct peers

• Payan Bertrand: French manufacturer of natural aromatic raw materials (essential oils, absolutes, concretes, and resinoids) for the perfumery and cosmetics industries. Closely matched product-and-customer fit to NELIXIA.
• Biolandes: Specialist producer of natural aromatic raw materials (essential oils, concretes, absolutes, botanical extracts) for the perfumery industry. Closest mid-sized direct peer to NELIXIA by product mix and customer base.
• Ernesto Ventós: Distributor and supplier of aroma chemicals, essential oils, and natural ingredients for the F&F industry. Comparable as a natural-ingredient intermediary serving perfumery customers.
• Mane: Family-owned flavors and fragrances house with a strong naturals platform sourcing raw materials globally for perfumery and flavors. Operates in the same botanical-to-fragrance value chain as NELIXIA, though at much larger scale.
• Robertet: French-headquartered natural ingredient producer serving the perfumery, cosmetics, and aromatics industries with essential oils, absolutes, concretes, and botanical extracts. Directly comparable to NELIXIA in product categories and primary end-market.
• Berjé: Family-run essential oils, aroma chemicals, and natural ingredients supplier serving the flavors and fragrances industries. Direct overlap with NELIXIA across essential oils and natural extracts.
• Albert Vieille: French specialist in natural aromatic raw materials supplying perfumers with essential oils, absolutes, and concretes. Highly comparable product portfolio and customer niche to NELIXIA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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