What Aiglon does

Aiglon is a French specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1901 and headquartered in Précy-sur-Oise, producing ultra-pure petroleum jellies (vaselines), microcrystalline waxes, transparent gels, white medicinal oils, and technical petroleum products for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial sectors. Its core technology is severe catalytic hydrogenation and blending, executed on a 35,000 m² automated site with 20,000 tonnes of annual production capacity across five mixers and more than 50 standard grades. The company holds GMP/BPF European Part II certification (the only French petroleum jelly manufacturer to do so), ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and an EcoVadis Gold rating, and it supplies CODEX vaselines claimed to exceed the European Pharmacopoeia standard. Product lines include the CODEX vaselines, Transgels, white oils, paraffins, technical grades, and a growing natural/biodegradable platform (Naturelyn, Naturelyn Oil, Naturelyn DP60, Smilyn, Veggie Gel, AigloSyn).

The company operates a B2B custom-formulation sales model priced by quote, with packaging from 2 kg boxes to 20-tonne bulk shipments, served through a direct multilingual sales force and a distributor network spanning Europe, North America, and Asia. Customers are enterprise pharmaceutical laboratories, international cosmetic brands, and industrial manufacturers across anti-corrosion, electrical insulation, and lubrication applications; Aiglon reports 200+ loyal clients. In October 2025, Trajan Capital (partner of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity) took an equity stake alongside new president Grégoire Huet, succeeding Philippe Conti who led the group from 2021.

Name

Aiglon

Legal name

SAS AIGLON

Website

https://aiglon.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aiglon is a 124-year-old French manufacturer of ultra-pure petroleum jellies, gels, white oils, and waxes, the only GMP/BPF Part II certified petroleum jelly maker in France, serving pharmaceutical laboratories, international cosmetic brands, and industrial clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Excipients & Cosmetic Ingredients Manufacturing

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Polymer Compounds & Masterbatches (Compounding, Color/Fill/Additive Concentrates) (IMAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical excipients
• Cosmetic ingredients
• Petroleum jelly manufacturing
• Microcrystalline waxes
• White mineral oils

Headquarters

HQ city

Précy-sur-oise

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Specialty Ingredients Sales: Aiglon designs, manufactures, and commercializes high-purity ingredients, predominantly custom-made, for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Revenue is generated through the sale of petroleum jellies, microcrystalline waxes, gels, technical oils, and natural ingredient alternatives to industrial clients including pharmaceutical laboratories and international cosmetic brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aiglon designs, manufactures, and commercializes high-purity petroleum jellies (vaselines), microcrystalline waxes, transparent gels, white medicinal oils, paraffins, and technical petroleum products for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The company produces Codex vaselines claimed to be the purest in the world, alongside innovative natural-origin alternatives such as Naturelyn, Smilyn, and Veggie Gel, serving over 200 enterprise clients including pharmaceutical laboratories and international cosmetic brands through custom-made formulations.

Product overview

Aiglon is a French manufacturer of high-purity petroleum jellies (vaselines), gels, white oils, paraffins, microcrystalline waxes, and technical products for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio with its subsidiaries Synteal and Civetea. Core products include Vaselines CODEX (claimed to be the purest in the world), Transgels (transparent cosmetic gels), White Medicinal Oils, Paraffins, and Technical Vaselines. The company has expanded into natural alternatives including Naturelyn (100% natural origin petroleum jelly alternative), Naturelyn Oil (alternative to Paraffinum liquidum), Naturelyn DP60 (natural thickener), Smilyn (biodegradable mineral petroleum jelly), Veggie Gel (bio-sourced gel), and AigloSyn (mineral oil-free vaselines). The products serve pharmaceutical (as excipients and active principles in drug formulations) and cosmetic industries (skincare, makeup, sun protection), as well as industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synteal: Sister company specializing in vaselines and gels for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
• Civetea
• Naturelyn
• Naturelyn Oil
• Naturelyn DP60
• Smilyn
• Veggie Gel
• AigloSyn
• Cirinject

Products and services

• Vaselines CODEX Premium petroleum jellies manufactured to the stringent French Codex pharmacopoeia standards, described as the purest in the world. Used as excipient or active principle in pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations with protective, healing, moisturizing, and softening properties.
• Gels (Transgels) Transparent gels based on oils and copolymer blocks, serving as thickeners and gelling agents for clear, bright non-aqueous products. Possess excellent dispersion and suspension properties, colorless and odorless, hydrophobic and lipophilic, stable over 70-100°C melting point range.
• White Medicinal Oils Highly purified white medicinal oils processed through severe catalytic hydrogenation treatment. Colorless, odorless, and superior oxidation stability. Used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations.
• Paraffins and Microcrystalline Waxes Paraffins and microcrystalline waxes that meet quality requirements of various pharmacopoeias and the FDA for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic sectors, processed through severe hydrogenation treatment.
• Technical Vaselines and Oils Technical petroleum jellies and white oils for industrial applications including anti-rust protection, plasticizers, rubber, electrical insulators, lubricants for slow-moving mechanical parts, and release agents.
• Naturelyn Sustainable alternative to mineral petroleum jelly with 100% natural origin ingredients, biodegradable and GMO-free. Cosmos certified. Offers same virtues as traditional Aiglon petroleum jelly: moisturizing, protective, healing properties.
• Naturelyn Oil Sustainable alternative to Paraffinum liquidum, composed of 100% natural origin ingredients. Demonstrates similar performance to Paraffinum Liquidum with identical skin feel. Available in two versions (15 and 17). Adapted for body care, hair care, makeup, and lipsticks.
• Naturelyn DP60 Universal thickening agent for vegetable oils, composed of 100% natural origin ingredients. Easily biodegradable, effective gelling agent at low concentration, can boost SPF in sunscreen formulations.
• Smilyn First biodegradable petroleum jelly of 100% mineral origin. Passes OECD 301B biodegradability test with 60% biodegradability rate after 17 days. White, pure, odorless, tasteless, with all the moisturizing, protective, and healing virtues of Aiglon petroleum jelly.
• Veggie Gel Lipophilic, bio-sourced, and biodegradable gel composed of more than 80% bio-sourced non-GMO renewable emollient. Used as sensory and texturing additive. Anhydrous gel with pleasant touch, transparent, pure, high brilliance, soft and silky on skin.
• AigloSyn Range of mineral oil-free petroleum jellies with microcrystalline texture, white, without taste or odor. Made from absolutely pure synthesis bases. Conforms to French Codex Pharmacopoeia and offers the same efficacy, quality, and purity as traditional petroleum jellies.
• Cirinject Anticorrosion injection wax for protecting prestressing reinforcement in civil engineering and construction, developed by Civetea. ATE and CE Mark certified.

Quantifiable outcome

• Biodegradability rate of 60% after 17 days for Smilyn (vs 28 days required by OECD 301B test)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grégoire HuetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Grégoire Huet, HEC and ESME Sudria graduate, was appointed President of Aiglon Group in August 2025. Previously held marketing positions at Nestlé and direction roles in cosmetic and health sectors at ANJAC Health & Beauty, including successful leadership of Pascual industrial company.
• Philippe ConticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilippe Conti led the Aiglon Group since 2021, engaging in deep transformation. Remains a minority shareholder after transferring operational leadership to Grégoire Huet in 2025.
• CiveteacoreOthersCivetea is a subsidiary company of the Aiglon Group, created in 2006 following the acquisition of technical waxes activity for public works from Total Group. Produces Cirinject, an anti-corrosion injection wax for pre-stressed reinforcement protection, with ATE and CE Mark certifications.
• SyntealcoreOthersSynteal is a subsidiary company of the Aiglon Group, created in 2003 following the acquisition of petroleum jelly activity from Total Group. Specializes in petroleum jellies and gels for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
• ARESATOminorOthersARESATO association running the Prix Puyoo philanthropy program supported by Aiglon. The association also runs 'Keep the Link' solidarity lottery providing tablets to psychiatric geriatric hospital departments for patient-family communication.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty chemicals leader with a significant personal care and pharmaceuticals ingredients portfolio including emollients, waxes, and natural alternatives. It serves many of the same pharmaceutical labs and cosmetic brand customers as Aiglon, but at vastly larger scale and with broader formulation expertise.
• Stepan Company: Stepan produces specialty surfactants, polymers, and personal care ingredients for cosmetics, pharma, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Aiglon's polymer-based Transgels and white oils in personal care end markets.
• Evonik Personal Care & Beauty: Evonik supplies specialty ingredients (emollients, sensory additives, natural-based alternatives) to the same global cosmetics and personal care manufacturers that Aiglon serves. Broadly comparable on customer base and product category, even if not direct overlap on petroleum jellies.
• Repsol Química: Repsol's chemical division produces white oils and specialty hydrocarbons with pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. As an integrated oil major's chemicals arm, it competes with Aiglon on white oils and represents an upstream supply source and competitive alternative for many of Aiglon's technical product customers.
• BASF Care Chemicals: BASF's Care Chemicals division supplies a broad portfolio of cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients including emollients, UV filters, and natural-origin actives. It targets the same formulators as Aiglon and has overlapping capabilities in polymer-based rheology modifiers similar to Aiglon's Transgels.

Direct peers

• Sasol Chemicals: Sasol produces specialty waxes, paraffins, and petroleum-based ingredients sold into cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications. It competes head-on with Aiglon in microcrystalline waxes and white oils for personal care and pharma uses.
• Koster Keunen: Koster Keunen is a specialist manufacturer of natural and synthetic waxes, petrolatums, and gelling agents for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications. It is a closely comparable specialty wax/petroleum jelly supplier serving similar cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulation customers.
• Calumet Specialty Products Partners: Calumet manufactures white mineral oils, petrolatums, and specialty hydrocarbons used in pharmaceutical and personal care formulations. Comparable to Aiglon's white medicinal oils and Codex vaselines portfolio in customer base and pharmacopoeia-grade positioning.
• Sonneborn (HF Sinclair): Sonneborn is a leading global manufacturer of white oils, petrolatums (petroleum jellies), microcrystalline waxes, and gels. It is the most direct competitor to Aiglon, with overlapping pharmaceutical and personal care grade petroleum jelly portfolios and similar multi-pharmacopoeia compliance positioning.

Emerging players

• Elemi (Industrial Copiers / specialty waxes): An emerging European specialty wax producer serving pharmaceutical and industrial wax needs, comparable in scale and product positioning to Aiglon's Civetea industrial waxes business for construction and corrosion protection applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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