ALDIVIA

What ALDIVIA does

Aldivia is a privately held French specialty ingredients supplier founded in 1999 and headquartered in Saint-Genis-Laval, France, with a wholly-owned US distribution subsidiary (Aldivia USA) in Philadelphia. The company develops and sells B2B cosmetic raw materials — vegetable oils, plant butters, amphiphilic polyglycerol esters (PO6/PO10), and oil-based plant extracts (macerates) — to cosmetics manufacturers and brands across skincare, hair care, baby care, sun care, and make-up applications. Its product portfolio is organized under four registered trademark brands: UBUNTU® (African biodiversity-sourced ingredients), VIAMERINE® (specialized cosmetic actives), VIATENZA® (amphiphilic polyglycerol esters for cleansing formulations), and VIAZEST® (macerates in high-oleic sunflower oil).

The company's underlying technology rests on green chemistry processes using renewable raw materials and minimal-toxicity solvents. Aldivia holds ECOCERT and COSMOS certifications, is a founding member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT), and operates a Delta Natural Charter governing economic, social, and environmental commitments. It maintains direct supply relationships with local producers, NGOs, and research institutes for full-traceability sourcing. With only 9 employees, the company is a lean specialty player; no revenue, funding history, or institutional investors are disclosed.

The business model is direct B2B ingredient sales to cosmetics formulators and procurement managers, with a sample-request system on the product catalog serving as the primary lead-generation mechanism. Marketing emphasizes sustainability, ethical sourcing, and biodiversity protection. The company recently expanded its VIATENZA amphiphilic line (December 2024, February 2026) and its specialty butter/oil portfolio (December 2024), signaling active product surface expansion within the natural cosmetics ingredients vertical.

Name

ALDIVIA

Legal name

SAS Aldivia©

Website

https://aldivia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aldivia is a privately held French B2B supplier, founded in 1999, of certified organic and ethically sourced vegetable oils, plant butters, polyglycerol esters, and botanical extracts for cosmetics manufacturers across skincare, hair care, baby care, sun care, and make-up applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cosmetic Ingredients

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ)

Keywords

• Cosmetic ingredients
• Natural cosmetics
• Vegetable oils
• Plant butters
• Green chemistry

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Genis-Laval

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Ingredient Sales: Sale of vegetable oils, plant butters, and derived cosmetic ingredients to cosmetics manufacturers and brands. Products are sold as raw materials for formulation, with various quality tiers including conventional, organic certified, and fairtrade options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aldivia manufactures and supplies natural cosmetic ingredients for the B2B cosmetics industry, including vegetable oils, plant butters, amphiphilic polyglycerol esters (PO6/PO10), and oil-based plant extracts (macerates). The company produces four branded ranges — UBUNTU®, VIAMERINE®, VIATENZA®, and VIAZEST® — using green chemistry processes, renewable raw materials, and ethical sourcing practices with COSMOS/ECOCERT certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UEBT (Union for Ethical BioTrade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAldivia is a founding member of UEBT, committing to ethical sourcing that respects people and biodiversity throughout its supply chain. The partnership drives the company's approach to sustainable ingredient sourcing and co-creation of responsible supply chains with local communities.
• ECOCERTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertification partner for COSMOS standard compliance, ensuring products meet natural and organic cosmetics requirements.
• COSMOS StandardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertification standard ensuring COSMOS approved raw materials status for Aldivia's ingredient offerings.
• COSMEBIOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership supporting organic and natural cosmetics industry in France and Europe.
• NGOs, Research Institutes, and Local ProducerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborations with non-governmental organizations, research institutions, and local producer communities to build sustainable supply chains and contribute to ecosystem preservation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AAK: AAK is a large Swedish-Danish specialty oils and fats producer serving personal care, food and nutrition. Its Personal Care division supplies vegetable oils, butters and emollients to cosmetic brands — overlapping Aldivia's core vegetable oils and butters offering, but at significantly larger scale and broader end-market exposure.
• Symrise: Symrise is a major German specialty chemicals company whose Cosmetic Ingredients division supplies fragrance, actives, functional and natural ingredients to personal care brands. It is a broad incumbent with significant overlap to Aldivia in natural cosmetic ingredient supply, but with much larger scale and diversified portfolio.
• Evonik: Evonik's Care Solutions division supplies specialty ingredients for cosmetics and personal care, including emollients, emulsifiers and bioactive ingredients. It is a major incumbent with overlapping B2B customers in cosmetic manufacturing, though its portfolio extends well beyond natural/oil-based ingredients.
• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty chemicals company whose Personal Care division supplies natural and synthetic cosmetic ingredients including emollients, actives and esters. It is a broad incumbent in cosmetic ingredients with the scale, R&D and global sales reach that dwarfs Aldivia, but with overlapping B2B customer base in cosmetic manufacturing.
• BASF Personal Care: BASF's Personal Care unit supplies a broad portfolio of cosmetic ingredients including emollients, surfactants, actives and natural extracts. It is one of the largest suppliers to global cosmetic manufacturers, providing natural-origin lines that overlap directly with Aldivia's value proposition but with vastly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Sophim: Sophim is a French specialty manufacturer of natural cosmetic ingredients derived from vegetable oils and butters, including emollients, esters and plant extracts. It directly competes with Aldivia in B2B cosmetic ingredient supply with comparable natural/organic positioning.
• Gustav Heess: Gustav Heess is a German family-run supplier of cold-pressed vegetable oils, butters and waxes for the cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical industries. As a privately-held European specialty oil supplier focused on natural cosmetic raw materials, it closely mirrors Aldivia's business model, product categories and customer base.
• Seppic (Air Liquide): Seppic, part of Air Liquide, is a French specialty ingredients supplier for cosmetics with strengths in emulsifiers, active ingredients and natural extracts. Its French heritage, B2B cosmetic formulation focus and natural-ingredient portfolio make it one of the closest direct comparables to Aldivia in Europe.
• IOI Oleo: IOI Oleo is a German-based manufacturer of specialty oleochemicals and natural-based ingredients for the personal care industry, including emollients, esters and vegetable-oil derivatives. It directly competes with Aldivia in supplying natural emollients and oil-based ingredients to cosmetic manufacturers.
• Oleon (Avril Group): Oleon, part of French Avril Group, is a European oleochemical manufacturer producing fatty acids, esters and emollients for cosmetics and personal care. Its European base, B2B focus on natural-oil-derived cosmetic ingredients, and product portfolio make it a direct comparability match for Aldivia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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