SBM Formulation

What SBM Formulation does

SBM Formulation is a Béziers, France-based B2B contract manufacturing service provider that develops, formulates, and packages crop protection products for approximately 20 agrochemical customers. The company operates a 17-hectare fully enclosed industrial site in the Le Capiscol business park, staffed by 100 permanent employees, with annual production capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 tons. It positions itself as one of the European leaders in formulation and packaging of plant protection specialties, serving enterprise customers across the crop protection and phytosanitary value chain.

The company's offering spans four interconnected service lines: Development Services (from pre-formulation through industrialization, including GLP, bio, and marketing samples), Industrial Formulation (solid and liquid formulations based on synthetic chemistry and biocontrol, using fluid bed granulation, high-pressure extrusion, and continuous impregnation granulation technologies), Packaging Services (for both liquids and solids with DataMatrix code traceability), and Trace Analysis using LC-MS/MS for quality control. Its technology stack centers on specialized industrial chemistry processes and integrated packaging lines rather than software or AI platforms. A multi-disciplinary R&D team executes 100+ development studies per year.

The business model is B2B contract manufacturing with quote-based pricing (no public rate cards) and revenue driven by formulation development projects and high-volume industrial production runs for European crop protection companies. GTM is sales-led direct engagement, supplemented by LinkedIn corporate communications and CSR-driven stakeholder dialogue. SBM Formulation operates as a subsidiary of SBM Group (under the SBM Life Science umbrella), with the parent containing parallel crop protection, garden/home, and aromatherapy divisions. The company has progressively built out its regulatory credentials, holding ISO 9001 since 1997, ISO 14001 since 2001, ISO 45001 since 2013, ISO 50001 since 2021, plus Ecocert and Responsible Care certifications.

Name

SBM Formulation

Legal name

SBM Formulation

Website

https://sbm-formulation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Béziers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: SBM Formulation provides customized development and formulation solutions for crop protection products as a contract manufacturing service provider. Services cover the entire value chain including R&D, production, and packaging capabilities for phytosanitary specialties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SBM Formulation is a B2B contract manufacturer that develops, formulates and packages solid and liquid crop protection (phytosanitary) products for agrochemical industry customers. Services span the full value chain from pre-formulation development and pilot studies to industrial-scale formulation using granulation technologies, plus packaging with DataMatrix traceability, supported by LC-MS/MS trace analysis and GLP, bio and marketing sample production.

Product overview

SBM Formulation is a contract manufacturing service provider specializing in the formulation and packaging of crop protection products. The company operates as a unified service offering encompassing four interconnected capabilities: Development Services (from pre-formulation to industrialization), Industrial Formulation (with advanced granulation technologies), Packaging Services (for liquids and solids with DataMatrix traceability), and Trace Analysis using LC-MS/MS. SBM Formulation serves agrochemical customers with high production capacity (20-25 thousand tons/year) and offers pilot laboratory facilities for product industrialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Services Comprehensive development services from pre-formulation to industrialization of plant protection specialties (solid and liquid), based on synthetic chemistry and biocontrol. Includes formula development, optimization studies, pilot studies, and GLP, bio and marketing sample production, sold to agrochemical customers.
• Industrial Formulation Industrial-scale formulation of crop protection products with a wide range of equipment for different formulation types, using innovative granulation technologies including fluid bed granulation, high-pressure extrusion, and continuous impregnation granulation.
• Packaging Services Packaging tools dedicated to both liquids and solids that incorporate DataMatrix requirements for traceability. Flexible and efficient systems used to package crop protection products on behalf of agrochemical customers.
• Pilot Laboratory Services Pilot laboratory facilities for industrialization assessment, used to evaluate the industrial feasibility of defined formulas before full-scale production.
• Trace Analysis (LC-MS/MS) Trace analysis services using LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry) for precise chemical analysis and quality control on crop protection product samples.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Syngenta: Global crop protection and seed company with its own large-scale formulation footprint. Relevant as a likely enterprise customer of SBM Formulation for specialty or overflow formulation work, and as a benchmark for the in-house alternative to outsourcing.

Direct peers

• WeylChem International: European custom manufacturer of fine and specialty chemicals, including crop protection actives and intermediates. Comparable to SBM Formulation as a contract-manufacturing partner offering process development and production capacity to agrochemical customers.
• Sipcam Oxon: Italian-headquartered agrochemical company developing, registering, and formulating crop protection products. Comparable to SBM Formulation in regional scope, formulation focus, and crop-protection specialization.
• PI Industries: India-based agrochemical company with a large contract manufacturing and custom research division serving global agrochemical majors. Direct peer in the agro-CDMO space, though at materially greater scale than SBM Formulation.
• Saltigo: Custom synthesis and contract manufacturing arm of Lanxess focused on agrochemical and pharmaceutical intermediates. Direct comparison to SBM Formulation as a European-based CDMO serving agrochemical customers with formulation and process development capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• ADAMA: Global crop protection company with its own formulation and manufacturing footprint across Europe. Comparable as a European crop protection formulator, though it manufactures its own products rather than operating as a pure CDMO like SBM.
• Nufarm: Global crop protection manufacturer with significant European formulation operations. Overlaps with SBM Formulation's European crop-protection formulation focus, though Nufarm serves its own branded portfolio.
• Corteva Agriscience: Global agricultural inputs company with in-house formulation and packaging of crop protection products. A potential SBM customer (outsource partner) and a benchmark for the type of integrated formulation capability SBM supports as a CDMO.
• UPL: Global crop protection company with manufacturing and formulation across Europe. Comparable European presence and crop-protection formulation capability, though UPL is far larger and vertically integrated.

Emerging players

• Hikal: Indian contract manufacturer of active ingredients and intermediates for the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Comparable to SBM Formulation as an outsourced partner providing custom synthesis and formulation support to crop protection customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sbm-formulation

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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