Saint-Leonard, France
Olvea Group
Family-owned (since 1929) producer of cold-pressed oils and fish/marine oils — omega-3 fish oil, plant oils. Multi-site with toll oil refining/encapsulation potential.
Founded in 1929 in Normandy, France, OLVEA Group operates two main business units: omega fish oils and vegetable oils with specialty ingredients. The company employs more than 300 people globally and achieved sales turnover of 200 million euros with an annual growth rate of 10 percent. OLVEA has invested more than 40 million euros over the past 5 years in new production plants, refining and storage capacities.
The group operates facilities including OLVEA Green Technologies, an eco-design refining plant in France for both vegetable and omega fish oils, alongside subsidiary operations in Burkina Faso, Morocco, Kenya, and Mauritania. Quality systems are certified under ISO 9001, with HACCP-based controls covering chemical, allergenic, physical and microbiological hazards. OLVEA maintains COFRAC-accredited laboratories for testing contaminants and suppliers' analysis reports.
OLVEA is committed to sustainable development practices and publishes annual Corporate Social Responsibility performance reports shared with the United Nations as part of Global Compact membership. The company serves sectors including food, dietary supplements, infant nutrition, aquafeed, petfood, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and technical applications.
Capabilities
- Separation
- Wet fractionationDecanting
- Encapsulation
- Microencapsulation
- Oils & fats
- Specialty fatsMCT
- Supplements
- Omegas
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