ALLiance Industrielle pour la Compétitivité et l'Efficacité Énergétique

What ALLiance Industrielle pour la Compétitivité et l'Efficacité Énergétique does

ALLICE (ALLiance Industrielle pour la Compétitivité et l'Efficacité Énergétique) is a French industrial alliance created in 2018 in Villeurbanne by five industrial technical centers (CETIAT, CETIM, CTCPA, CTMNC, CTP) and the consultancy Blunomy, with institutional backing from ADEME and the DGE. It functions as a cross-sector coordination and knowledge hub for industrial decarbonization, producing collective technical studies on energy efficiency, process electrification, heat recovery, alternative energy integration, and circular-economy business models. Its core "products" are the collective studies (Travaux Collectifs), the annual FIRE forum (Forum Industriel de la Récupération d'Énergie) co-organized with CETIAT, the biennial Congress, the exclusive Club Prime member meetings, and technical days/webinars developed with competitiveness clusters such as Axelera and Tenerrdis, plus European project contributions including INTREPIDH. The European project INTREPIDH extends its scope to district-heating-based industrial heat decarbonization.

The organization's underlying "technology" is not a software platform but a methodology: a member-driven agenda in which industrial members vote on study topics, technical centers contribute scientific expertise, and results are codified into 50+ published reports (cumulative budget of €2.5M). Foundational partners CETIAT (thermal/aeraulic), CETIM (mechanical industries), CTCPA (agri-food), CTMNC (natural building materials) and later shareholder CTP (paper) each bring deep sector know-how; research is reinforced by academic partners (CEA Liten, Mines ParisTech, LGC, LRGP, LAGEPP) and consulting expertise from ENEA Consulting.

The business model is membership-based (subscription recurring) targeting French and European industrial companies, solution providers, and technical centers. Revenue is undisclosed; it is composed of membership fees, event registrations (Congress, FIRE), and institutional support from ADEME and DGE, plus the label "Projet Pilote - Alliance Industrie du Futur." The permanent team is intentionally small (1-10 employees) for agility, and outreach is amplified through a website, newsletter, video series ("Décryptages"), and partnerships with banking (BNP Paribas) and competitiveness clusters. As of late 2025/2026, member companies named in connection with ALLICE include Bonduelle, Eramet, Roullier (Timac Agro), Terreal Wienerberger, and WEPA Greenfield.

Name

ALLiance Industrielle pour la Compétitivité et l'Efficacité Énergétique

Legal name

ALLiance Industrielle pour la Compétitivité et l'Efficacité Énergétique

Website

https://alliance-allice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ALLICE operates on a membership-based model where industrial companies and organizations pay membership fees to join the alliance. Members gain access to exclusive studies, participate in working groups, attend Club Prime meetings, vote on study topics, and benefit from the network's collective expertise on decarbonation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ALLICE is a membership-based industrial alliance that produces and disseminates collective technical studies on industrial decarbonation levers (process efficiency, energy mix, heat recovery, business models, and circularity). It complements these studies with a portfolio of community and knowledge-sharing events — the annual FIRE forum on heat recovery, a biennial Congress, exclusive Club Prime member meetings, technical days, webinars, and engagement in European projects such as INTREPIDH — to support industrial companies across all sectors in their low-carbon transition.

Product overview

ALLICE is not a traditional software or product company; it is an industrial decarbonation alliance that produces collective technical studies, organizes knowledge-sharing events, and facilitates community engagement. Its core offerings consist of collaborative research studies (Travaux Collectifs), annual technical forums (FIRE), biennial congresses, member club meetings (Club Prime), technical days, webinars, and European research projects. These services collectively support industrial decarbonation across sectors through shared expertise, benchmark studies, and networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collective Studies (Travaux Collectifs) Member-led technical studies on industrial decarbonation produced collaboratively by ALLICE members, technical centers and research partners; provide cross-sector knowledge on process efficiency, energy mix, heat recovery, business models and circularity.
• FIRE Forum (Forum Industriel de la Récupération d'énergie) Annual technical forum focused on industrial heat recovery and low-carbon process heat, bringing together industrial operators, technology providers and experts (250+ participants in the 10th edition).
• ALLICE Congress Biennial international congress bringing together industrial companies, technology providers, researchers and public stakeholders to share knowledge and innovations on industrial decarbonation.
• Club Prime Membership Meetings Exclusive member gatherings including study presentations and on-site visits to member industrial facilities, enabling peer-to-peer exchange and voting on future study topics.
• Membership Program (Adhésion ALLICE) Subscription membership giving industrial companies access to exclusive collective studies, working groups, Club Prime meetings, voting on study topics, and peer network expertise.
• Study Videos (Décryptage vidéo des études) Short video series distilling the key findings, barriers, levers and perspectives from ALLICE studies into accessible content for industrial stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• TransPAC heat pump technology reduced gas consumption by 5% (7.7 GWh/year) at WEPA Greenfield site with COP of 3.5
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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• CTP (Centre Technique du Papier)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Paper Technical Center joined the board in 2023, bringing expertise in pulp and paper industry decarbonation alongside founding members.
• CETIAT (Centre Technique des Industries de la Thermique et de l'Aéraulique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founding technical center providing expertise in thermal and aeraulic engineering. Contributes to collective studies and co-organizes the annual FIRE forum with ALLICE. CETIAT brings 60+ years of experience in energy efficiency.
• CETIM (Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founding technical center for mechanical industries. Provides expertise in mechanical processes and industrial equipment for decarbonation studies.
• CTCPA (Centre Technique des Industries de la Transformation Agroalimentaire)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founding technical center for agri-food industry. Collaborated with ALLICE on study of decarbonation in the food industry, providing expertise on food processing energy challenges.
• CTMNC (Centre Technique des Matériaux Naturels de Construction)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founding technical center for natural building materials (clay and stone). Joined as shareholder in 2020 to expand cross-sector coverage to construction materials industry decarbonation.
• BlunomycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founding partner contributing strategic and operational expertise. Helps coordinate alliance activities and knowledge sharing across industrial sectors.
• ATEE (Association Technique Energie Environnement)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for facilitating and promoting ALLICE work. Collaborates on standard operation sheets development for industry and joint workshops on innovation and CEE (Certificats d'Économies d'Énergie).
• Axelera (Pôle de compétitivité Chimie-Environnement)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster for chemistry-environment sectors. Co-organizes technical days and joint events with ALLICE on industrial decarbonation and energy performance.
• Tenerrdis (Pôle de compétitivité transition énergétique)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster for energy transition. Collaborates with ALLICE on technical days and joint projects related to industrial decarbonation in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• PEXE (Pôle de compétitivité éco-entreprises)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster for eco-businesses. Contributes to ecosystem collaboration and cross-sector coordination for industrial decarbonation.
• CEA LitensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific and academic partner providing research expertise. Present since ALLICE creation, contributing to technical studies and innovation projects.
• Mines ParisTech (École des Mines)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing scientific expertise through the Centre Efficacité Énergétique des Systèmes. Participates in studies on cold production, energy efficiency, and process optimization.
• LGC (Laboratoire de Génie Chimique)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic laboratory contributing to ALLICE scientific committee. Provides expertise in chemical engineering and process optimization for energy efficiency.
• LRGP (Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic laboratory in Nancy hosting member visits and sharing research axes on process engineering and energy optimization.
• LAGEPP (Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Génie des Procédés et de Génie Pharmaceutique)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic laboratory in Lyon hosting ALLICE member visits and providing expertise in process engineering and control.
• ENEA ConsultingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent consulting firm specialized in energy and environmental transition. Contributed to studies on energy management systems, risk coverage, and biomass availability.
• INTREPIDH (European Project)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research project on industrial heat decarbonation through district heating. ALLICE is engaged in collecting, developing and sharing knowledge on this topic through webinars and publications.
• I Decarbon PlatformsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarge-scale platform operation in the sector supporting industrial decarbonation coordination and initiatives.
• CSF NSE (Comité Stratégique de Filière Nouveaux Systèmes Énergétiques)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic committee offshoot of French Ministry of Industry for new energy systems. Contributes to sector coordination and platform development for decarbonation.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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Investors

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Investments

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