PMC Ouvrie

What PMC Ouvrie does

PMC Ouvrie SAS is a French specialty chemical formulator that develops, manufactures, and sells defoamers and antifoaming agents, plus specialty esters, for industrial customers. Founded in 1880 and headquartered in Carvin, France, in the heart of Europe's largest agri-food producing region, the company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based diversified chemicals group PMC Group Inc. Its portfolio spans five primary product families (DELFOAM, EROL, BIOSPUMEX, CLEROL, DELCLEAN), available in both liquid and powder forms, serving at least nine industrial verticals including sugar refining and distilleries, food processing, building and construction, industrial biotechnology and fermentation, pulp and paper, wastewater treatment, metalworking, polymerization, and detergents. The product range is built on multiple chemistries (silicone emulsions, wax dispersions, fatty alcohol emulsions, surfactant blends, and polyhydric alcohol fatty acid esters) and is supported by regulatory certifications including HACCP, Halal, Kosher, FDA 21 CFR Part 175, EU 10/2011, EU 834/2007 (organic), ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and EcoVadis Gold.\n\nThe company runs a single integrated production site in Carvin with six core processes (saponification, esterification, powder impregnation, simple blends, phosphation, dispersion, and silicone/fat emulsions), 6,000T bulk storage capacity, and 8,000 m2 of warehousing. It reports developing more than 100 new products or formulations annually in partnership with customers, indicating a custom-formulation service layer alongside standard catalog sales. With 51-100 employees, PMC Ouvrie is a mid-sized niche player rather than a large-volume commodity chemical producer.\n\nThe business model is a B2B enterprise field-sales motion: a direct technical sales team engages industrial buyers via phone, email, and multilingual website inquiry forms (English, French, Spanish) covering TDS, MSDS, sample, and product inquiries. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of defoamer and specialty ester volumes, with technical services and custom formulation co-development as a secondary commercial layer. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and depends on volume, formulation complexity, and regulatory requirements. Geographic reach is claimed globally but is anchored in Europe, with the Carvin location positioned at a Paris-Brussels-London-Amsterdam-Hamburg crossroads for distribution.

Name

PMC Ouvrie

Legal name

PMC Ouvrie SAS

Website

https://pmcouvrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PMC Ouvrie SAS, founded in 1880 in Carvin, France, is a subsidiary of PMC Group Inc. that formulates and manufactures defoamers (DELFOAM, EROL, BIOSPUMEX, CLEROL, DELCLEAN) and specialty esters for industrial customers across food, construction, biotech, pulp and paper, wastewater, and polymerization sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carvin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Defoamer Sales: PMC Ouvrie generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of industrial defoamers and antifoaming agents to various industries. Products are sold directly to industrial customers with technical support and custom formulation services. The company develops over 100 new products or formulations annually in partnership with clients.
2. Specialty Esters Sales: Sale of specialty esters for various applications including foam control, fragrance, flavor, and polymer industries. Esters are produced through esterification reactions combining alcohols and acids.
3. Technical Services and Custom Formulations: The company provides field expertise and technical collaboration to develop solutions to specific customer problems, including smooth development, implementation and follow-up of defoamer products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PMC Ouvrie formulates and manufactures industrial defoamers and specialty esters used to control foam in process industries. Its portfolio spans silicone emulsions, wax dispersions, fatty alcohol emulsions, and surfactant blends, sold under the DELFOAM, EROL, BIOSPUMEX, CLEROL, and DELCLEAN brands, plus a dedicated Specialty Esters line, for direct sale to industrial customers.

Product overview

PMC Ouvrie is a European manufacturer of defoamers and specialty esters founded in 1880, operating as part of PMC Group. The company offers three main product lines: DELFOAM™ and EROL™ (primary defoamer brands for industrial applications), BIOSPUMEX™ and CLEROL™ (fermentation-focused defoamers for biotechnology), and DELCLEAN™ (specialty antifoams). Products are available in liquid and powder forms, serving industries including sugar refining, distilleries, pulp & paper, building & construction, industrial biotechnologies, wastewater treatment, metalworking, mining & drilling, personal care & cosmetics, coatings/adhesives/sealants, leather & textiles, and polymerization. Specialty esters provide foam control and drainage enhancement for paper/pulp processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EROL™: Primary defoamer product line used across multiple industries including building & construction, pulp & paper, and industrial biotechnologies
• DELFOAM™
• BIOSPUMEX™
• CLEROL™
• DELCLEAN™

Products and services

• Defoamers – Liquid Liquid defoamer formulations based on silicone emulsions, wax dispersions, fatty alcohol emulsions, and surfactant blends, used by industrial customers across food, construction, biotech, paper, and other process industries to control and prevent foam during manufacturing operations.
• Defoamers – Powder Powder defoamer formulations, including silicone-based powder antifoams, produced by absorption of nonionic mixtures onto inorganic supports, designed for efficient foam suppression in construction materials, detergents, and other dry-blend industrial applications.
• Specialty Esters Specialty esters produced by esterification of alcohols and acids, including antifoam/defoamer compositions that combine polyether surfactants and polyhydric alcohol fatty acid esters to deliver foam control and improved drainage in paper, pulp, and general wet-end applications, with additional ester offerings for fragrance, flavor, and polymer industries.
• DELFOAM™ Defoamer Product Line DELFOAM™ brand industrial defoamers covering wax dispersions, emulsions, and powder forms for foam control in building & construction, pulp & paper, polymerization, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and other industrial applications.
• EROL™ Defoamer Product Line EROL™ brand defoamer formulations offered in wax dispersions, silicone emulsions, and surfactant blends, providing foam control across sugar refining, distillation, fermentation, agri-food, building & construction, industrial biotechnologies, metalworking, mining, drilling, and other process industries.
• BIOSPUMEX™ Fermentation Defoamer Line BIOSPUMEX™ defoamers designed for fermentation foam control in industrial biotechnologies producing amino acids, enzymes, vitamins, yeast, and other fermentation-derived products.
• CLEROL™ Low-Toxicity Defoamer Line CLEROL™ low-toxicity defoamers specifically formulated for fermentation processes in food, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries.
• DELCLEAN™ Specialty Antifoam Line DELCLEAN™ specialty antifoam agents for commercial salt production, pork peeling, animal feed production, and animal protein extraction and processing.
• EROLINE BIO K Organic Defoamer EROLINE BIO K is an organic-certified defoamer listed for use in organic production under EU Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, designed for food and agricultural applications requiring organic-compliant inputs.
• Custom Defoamer Formulation & Technical Service Custom formulation and technical service in which PMC Ouvrie's technical sales team works with industrial customers to develop tailored defoamer solutions, providing field expertise, smooth implementation, follow-up, and performance optimization for specific process problems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Storage capacity of 6,000T bulk and warehousing of 8,000 m2 ensures flexibility and guaranteed lead/delivery times.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Münzing Chemie: Münzing is a German privately-held specialty additives manufacturer with a strong defoamer and antifoam portfolio serving food, fermentation, coatings, and industrial processing. Closely matches PMC Ouvrie in size, European mid-market positioning, and specialty defoamer focus.
• Lamberti S.p.A. Lamberti is an Italian privately-held specialty chemical manufacturer with a portfolio spanning defoamers, surfactants, and specialty additives for paper, textile, construction, and personal care. Comparable to PMC Ouvrie in European mid-market positioning and specialty chemical depth.
• Wacker Chemie: Wacker is a major global silicone and specialty chemical manufacturer, including silicone-based defoamers sold to food, paper, and industrial customers. It competes directly with PMC Ouvrie in silicone-emulsion defoamer technology but at much greater scale.
• Elementis plc: Elementis is a UK-listed specialty chemicals company producing defoamers, rheology modifiers, and performance additives for industrial and consumer applications. Closely comparable to PMC Ouvrie in defoamer focus and industrial customer base, with greater scale.
• Shin-Etsu Chemical: Shin-Etsu is a leading global silicone producer with silicone emulsion defoamers serving food, paper, and industrial customers. Direct technology overlap with PMC Ouvrie's silicone-based EROL and DELFOAM product lines.
• BYK-Chemie (ALTANA): BYK is a leading global specialty additives manufacturer including defoamers, wetting agents, and surface modifiers for coatings, plastics, and industrial applications. It is the most direct comparable to PMC Ouvrie in terms of specialty defoamer formulation depth and B2B industrial customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Dow Chemical: Dow is a major global chemical incumbent producing defoamers, surfactants, and silicone-based additives for industrial and consumer applications. A scaled competitor across PMC Ouvrie's core markets of paper, construction, and industrial processing.
• BASF: BASF is the world's largest chemical company with broad offerings in performance chemicals including defoamers, surfactants, and specialty additives. A scaled incumbent competitor across most of PMC Ouvrie's end markets including construction, paper, and industrial processing.
• Evonik Industries: Evonik is a broad specialty chemicals incumbent with a sizeable defoamer and process additives portfolio across food, coatings, and industrial applications. Competes with PMC Ouvrie across multiple end markets but as part of a much larger, diversified portfolio.
• Air Products and Chemicals: Air Products is a diversified industrial gases and specialty chemicals company producing defoamers and additives for food, paper, and water treatment. Overlaps with PMC Ouvrie in industrial defoamer chemistries and end markets but operates as part of a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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