What Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH does

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH is a family-owned B2B supplier and producer of natural oils, fats, waxes, oleoresins, and related products, headquartered in Bremen, Germany. Founded in 1925 and now in its fourth generation of Lamotte family ownership, the company sources raw materials from approximately 50 countries and offers a catalog of more than 90 products organized across five vertical business units — Food, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Animal Care, and Industrial Solutions. Its proprietary brand portfolio includes Amante (premium cosmetic oils), Rizipearls (castor oil beads), Vegalan (plant-based lanolin alternative), and LipoMill (press cakes, flours, and proteins). The company is part of a group alongside wholly owned subsidiaries Henry Lamotte Food GmbH, Henry Lamotte Services, and the LIPOS specialty oil mill at Bremen's former Hohentorshafen site. Management is led jointly by Managing Directors Hermann Bosse, Sebastian Drewes (joined 2021), and Albert Lamotte.

The company's core technology is physical oil processing: the LIPOS oil mill enables in-house cold pressing, refining, deodorizing, and contract manufacturing of specialty oils, while the parent entity functions primarily as a trader and distributor augmented by private-label filling and formulation services. Revenue is generated through three streams — B2B distribution of oils and related products to industrial customers, private label manufacturing, and contract production — all under quote-based B2B pricing on multi-year contracts. The company sells exclusively to industrial and trade customers with no retail or e-commerce channel, and pursues demand generation via major industry trade shows (PLMA, in-cosmetics global, Vitafoods, Interzoo, PCHi, BIOFACH), LinkedIn, its own website, and a newsletter.

The business is differentiated less by technology than by a deeply layered certification stack — including GMP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HACCP, IFS-Food/Broker, Cosmos, NATRUE, Bio Suisse, Naturland, RSPO, MSC, ASC, Fairtrade, EcoVadis Bronze (2025), and more — together with 100 years of supplier relationships and continuous quality recognition (DLG Prize for Long-Standing Product Quality, 7th consecutive year, 2026). Recent strategic emphasis has been on sustainability-led differentiation (Ghana shea project reducing CO2 emissions 80% via The Savannah Fruits Company), proprietary brand development, and geographic expansion into China via an exclusive distribution partnership with Guangzhou Shengjiya Bio-Tech signed in March 2026.

Name

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH

Legal name

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH

Website

https://lamotte-oils.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH is a 100-year-old, family-owned B2B supplier and producer of natural oils, fats, waxes, and related ingredients, serving industrial customers in food, personal care, healthcare, animal care, and industrial sectors from its Bremen headquarters and LIPOS oil mill.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Oils, Fats and Waxes

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Vegetable Oil Crushing & Refining (Soy, Canola/Rapeseed, Sunflower, Corn, Cottonseed) (AFAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE), Virgin & Cold-Pressed Culinary Oils (AFAJALAB), Fats, Oils & Lipid Ingredients (Specialty Oils, MCTs, Structured Lipids) (CRADAOAL)

Keywords

• Specialty oils supplier
• Vegetable oils trading
• Oil contract manufacturing
• Natural fats and waxes
• Private label oils

Headquarters

HQ city

Brêmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Oil and Related Products Distribution: Trading and distribution of over 90 high-quality natural oils, fats, waxes, and related products to industrial customers in Food, Personal Care, Healthcare, Animal Care, and Industrial Solutions sectors. Products sourced from 50 countries of origin.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Contract manufacturing and private label services including production, filling, and packaging of customized oil products to customer specifications.
3. Contract Production: Customized oil production in own LIPOS oil mill including refining, deodorizing, and product development services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH is a B2B supplier and producer of natural oils, fats, waxes, and related products, offering over 90 raw materials sourced from 50 countries. The company operates its own LIPOS oil mill in Bremen for specialty oil production including cold pressing, refining, deodorizing, and filling. It also provides private label and contract manufacturing services covering formulation development, production, filling, and packaging across food, personal care, healthcare, animal care, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

Henry Lamotte Oils GmbH is a B2B supplier and producer of natural oils, fats, waxes, and related products founded in 1925 and headquartered in Bremen, Germany. The company operates across five industry sectors (Food, Personal Care, Healthcare, Animal Care, and Industrial Solutions) and offers over 90 raw materials sourced from 50 countries. Core product portfolio includes vegetable and carrier oils (Almond Oil, Corn Oil, Macadamianut Oil, Laurel Oil, Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil), marine oils and algae products (Omega-3 fish oils, Algae Oil 40% DHA), organic product lines (Bio-Sortiment), press cakes/flours/proteins (LipoMill products), oleoresins (Capsicum, Paprika, Pepper for food and animal nutrition), and pharmacy range products (Lamotte Cod Liver Oil, Amante Collection, tinctures). The company operates its own LIPOS oil mill in Bremen for in-house specialty oil production with full supply chain control. Private Label Services encompass supply chain management, quality assurance, product development, and production & filling for retail brand partnerships. Products serve diverse applications including food manufacturing, cosmetics and personal care formulations, pharmaceutical preparations, animal nutrition and care, and industrial/technical uses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amante: Premium cosmetic oils collection marketed under the Amante brand, including Argan Oil, Avocado Oil, Jojoba Oil, Macadamianut Oil, Almond Oil, Sesame Oil, and Wild Rose Oil.

Products and services

• Almond Oil (Mandelöl)

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% CO2 emissions reduction in shea butter production with enclosed roasters
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Guangzhou Shengjiya Bio-Tech Co., LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 March 2026Exclusive partner and distributor in China for the personal care industry. Joint exhibition at PCHi trade fair (booth 8H16), China's largest trade fair for the global personal care industry.
• The Savannah Fruits CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2024Partnership for shea butter sustainability project in Ghana. Installed four innovative enclosed shea roasters in the Jakpahi cooperative, reducing CO2 emissions by 80% and improving working conditions for women. Ten cents per kilogram sold invested in sustainable projects in the supply chain.
• Jakpahi CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2024Women's cooperative in Ghana producing handcrafted shea butter. Partnership through The Savannah Fruits Company involves enclosed roaster installation and fair-trade practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KLK OLEO: Malaysian oleochemicals and specialty fats producer serving personal care, food and industrial customers globally; broader scale with palm-based feedstocks but overlapping fatty-acid and lipid ingredient offerings.
• Cargill Beauty: Global agribusiness with a dedicated Beauty platform supplying nature-derived emollients, butters and oils to personal care brands; broader scale and portfolio than Henry Lamotte with overlapping cosmetic-oil capabilities.
• Croda International: UK-listed specialty ingredients company supplying personal care, health care and food with natural oils, actives and oleochemicals; broader portfolio and global scale but directly comparable in cosmetic and pharmaceutical oil ingredients.
• Evonik Industries (Personal Care / Specialty Oils): German specialty chemicals major with personal care and cosmetic ingredient lines including specialty esters and emollients; comparable on cosmetic-grade oil positioning and German Mittelstand-style B2B customer base.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global oilseed processor and ingredient supplier with significant vegetable oil refining for food, feed and industrial customers; relevant as a scaled competitor that sets commodity pricing Henry Lamotte must compete against.
• Stepan Company: US specialty chemicals producer with personal care and food ingredient lines including esters and oils; comparable as a B2B specialty lipid supplier with private-label/contract manufacturing services.

Direct peers

• AAK (AarhusKarlshamn): Swedish specialty oils and fats company serving food, personal care and industrial customers with refining, blending and contract manufacturing — the closest direct competitor in specialty oil distribution/processing with similar multi-vertical B2B model.
• Sophim: French specialty vegetable oils and butters manufacturer for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals with cold-pressing, refining and private-label capabilities — directly comparable mid-sized European specialty oil producer/processor.
• Desert Whale Jojoba Company: US specialty jojoba oil producer and supplier to cosmetic and personal care formulators; narrower portfolio but directly comparable as a vertically integrated specialty oil producer serving cosmetic and personal care B2B customers.

Others

• Henry Lamotte Food GmbH (sister entity): Wholly-owned sister company in the Henry Lamotte group focused on food oils and ingredients; not a competitor but a related entity often grouped in market comparables for the Henry Lamotte group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance31 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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