Name

USIPA - Ingrédients du végétal

Legal name

USIPA - Union des Syndicats des Industries des Produits Amylacés et de leurs dérivés

Website

https://usipa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Trade Association Representation: As a trade association (syndicat professionnel), USIPA represents and federates French starch and starch derivative manufacturers. The association advocates for member interests, promotes the industry, and provides collective services. Revenue is derived from membership dues paid by industry players (ADM, Cargill, Roquette, Tereos) and the SYFIC caramel ingredients producers' union.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

USIPA is a French trade association (syndicat professionnel) that federates and represents 100% of French starch and starch derivative manufacturers. It advocates for member interests, promotes the industry, and provides collective services to its member companies (ADM, Cargill, Roquette, Tereos) and the SYFIC caramel ingredients producers' union.

Product overview

USIPA is an industry trade association (syndicat professionnel) representing French starch and starch derivative manufacturers. The organization does not offer a unified software product or platform; rather, it represents member companies that collectively produce over 700 references of starch-based industrial ingredients. The product portfolio includes native starches (amidon), modified starches, glucose syrups, polyols (sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol), dextrose, maltodextrins, caramel ingredients, and co-products such as vegetable proteins, fibers, and oils. These products serve both food sectors (confectionery, bakery, infantile nutrition, chocolate, dairy, beverages) and non-food sectors (pharmaceutical, papermaking, corrugated cardboard, construction, cosmetics, fermentation processes).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amidon natif (Native Starch) Natural starch extracted from wheat, corn, potato, or protein peas by USIPA member companies, serving as a fundamental binding, thickening, and stabilizing agent for food and industrial applications.
• Amidons modifiés (Modified Starches) Chemically or physically modified starches with enhanced functional properties for specific industrial applications requiring improved stability, texture, or performance, produced by USIPA member companies.
• Sirop de glucose (Glucose Syrup) Liquid sweetener derived from starch hydrolysis by USIPA member companies, widely used in food manufacturing for confectionery, baked goods, and beverages.
• Polyols (Sorbitol, Mannitol, Maltitol) Sugar alcohols produced from starch by USIPA member companies, used as low-calorie sweeteners and humectants in food and pharmaceutical applications.
• Dextrose Pure crystalline glucose derived from starch by USIPA member companies, used as a sweetener, fermentation substrate, and energy source in food and pharmaceutical formulations.
• Maltodextrines (Maltodextrins) Lightly hydrolyzed starch derivatives with excellent dispersibility and neutral flavor, produced by USIPA member companies and used as texturizers and carriers in food processing.
• Protéines végétales (Vegetable Proteins) Protein-rich co-products from starch manufacturing by USIPA member companies, particularly from protein pea processing introduced in 2017, serving animal nutrition and emerging human food applications.
• Fibres végétales (Vegetable Fibers) Dietary fiber co-products derived from starch production processes by USIPA member companies, utilized in food and animal nutrition sectors.
• Huile végétale (Vegetable Oil) Oil extracted as a co-product during starch processing from corn and other feedstocks by USIPA member companies, serving food and industrial applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36% CO2 emissions reduction between 2015 and 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)coreOthers · 1 January 1946Member of USIPA trade association. ADM is one of four major starch producers in France, operating amidonneries producing starch from wheat, maize, and protein peas. USIPA represents 100% of the French starch market.
• CargillcoreOthers · 1 January 1946Member of USIPA trade association. Cargill is one of four major starch producers in France, operating amidonneries producing starch from wheat, maize, and protein peas.
• RoquettecoreOthers · 1 January 1946Member of USIPA trade association. Roquette is one of four major starch producers in France, operating amidonneries producing starch from wheat, maize, and protein peas.
• TereoscoreOthers · 1 January 1946Member of USIPA trade association. Tereos is one of four major starch producers in France, operating amidonneries producing starch from wheat, maize, and protein peas.
• SYFIC (Syndicat Français des Ingrédients Caramels)coreOthersSYFIC is a constituent union of USIPA, federating 4 caramel ingredient companies: Metarom, Nigay, Pecner, and Sethness Roquette.
• MetaromminorOthersMember company of SYFIC, the French caramel ingredients producers' union affiliated with USIPA.
• NigayminorOthersMember company of SYFIC, the French caramel ingredients producers' union affiliated with USIPA.
• PecnerminorOthersMember company of SYFIC, the French caramel ingredients producers' union affiliated with USIPA.
• Sethness RoquetteminorOthersMember company of SYFIC, the French caramel ingredients producers' union affiliated with USIPA.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• FranceAgriMer: FranceAgriMer is the French national agricultural establishment supporting the Ministry of Agriculture. It is not a trade association but a key counterpart to USIPA, providing sectoral data, market intelligence, and policy execution that USIPA's starch industry depends on.
• International Starch Institute: International Starch Institute is a research and knowledge center focused on starch science and technology. It is an enabling, ecosystem-level peer to USIPA — providing technical and scientific infrastructure that supports the broader industry USIPA represents.

Direct peers

• Starch Europe: Starch Europe is the Brussels-based European-level trade association for the starch industry, representing EU starch producers. It is the direct supranational counterpart to USIPA, with overlapping membership (Roquette, Cargill, Tereos, ADM) and aligned policy advocacy on agricultural, food, and trade issues.
• ADEPALE - Association Des Entreprises de Produits Alimentaires: ADEPALE is the French federation of food product companies (excluding meat and dairy). Comparable to USIPA as a French sectoral trade association representing food ingredient manufacturers with similar advocacy profile on food regulation and sustainability.
• CEFS - Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre: CEFS is the European sugar manufacturers association, a direct sectoral peer of USIPA. Both represent EU agricultural processing industries with French dominance, similar policy interests (CAP, EU trade, sustainability), and overlapping EU-level advocacy frameworks.
• UNIJUS - Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Jus de Fruits: UNIJUS is a French interprofessional body for fruit juice producers, comparable to USIPA as a French-headquartered, federation-style trade association representing food/beverage ingredient processors. Similar structure with member dues and collective advocacy.
• ANIA - Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires: ANIA is the leading French food industry federation representing ~11,000 companies across food processing. It is the natural domestic peer to USIPA, with comparable trade association function, French-base, and cross-issuer advocacy on food regulation, sustainability, and competitiveness.
• UIB - Union des Industries de la Boulangerie: UIB is the French bakery industry trade association, directly comparable to USIPA as a French food manufacturing sector body. Both engage on EU agricultural supply, food safety, and ingredient reformulation policy from a French vantage point.
• FoodDrinkEurope: FoodDrinkEurope is the confederation of the European food and drink industry, the EU-level equivalent of ANIA. It is comparable to USIPA as a sectoral trade body focused on food manufacturing, though broader in scope (entire F&B value chain vs. starch-only).

Emerging players

• Syndicat Français de la Nutrition Spécialisée (SFNS): SFNS is the French trade association for specialized nutrition (infant, clinical, sports). Comparable to USIPA in being a French food/health sector trade body, with USIPA members (Roquette, Tereos) supplying into SFNS member categories via starch and protein derivatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

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