Turnover: 3.07 billion EUR (2021)

Country: France

  • Saipol (Société Agro Industrielle de Patrimoine Oléagineux) is a French agri-food company and subsidiary of Avril.and crude oils), oilseed processing, biodiesel production (under the Diester brand) and vegetable glycerine.
  • 600 employees

News

Saipol invests in Sète to develop biofuels 16/02/2023

  • European leader in the processing of oilseeds (rapeseed and sunflower) into oilcake for livestock feed and vegetable oils for the production of biofuels
  • Saipol employs 600 people in France and operates five industrial sites
  • Saipol achieves sales of 3.3 billion euros in 2021
  • 60 million investment in the port of Sète, 94 employees
  • The Avril Group subsidiary aims to diversify raw material sourcing and increase production reliability, making the site the world's largest industrial unit for processing imported rapeseed
  • Saipol accounts for around 20% of traffic at the port of Sète

- Since 2015, Groupe Avril has been a limited partnership with two separate subsidiaries, one for its industrial activities, the other for investment and equity activities.
- In 2016 Saipol opened an office in Singapore to develop its vegetable oil offer in Asia[Agra.fr]
- Saipol imports around 100,000 tons of palm oil per year, representing 8.5% of its biofuel production. [Les Echos]
- Saipol has 6 plants in France, 5 of which produce biofuels [Les Echos]

Financial Data

DUNS: 388021156

Legal Name: SAIPOL

Address: 11 RUE DE MONCEAU 11-13, 75008 PARIS 8

Number of employees: 683 (2018)

Capital: 6 598 960 EUR


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2018 2 581 713 950 EUR -31 834 586 EUR 31/12/2018 12
2017 2 739 412 868 EUR -47 387 747 EUR 31/12/2017 12
2016 2 557 753 410 EUR -22 218 369 EUR 31/12/2016 12
2015 2 728 286 023 EUR -32 130 809 EUR 31/12/2015 12
2019 2 305 139 842 EUR -55 147 033 EUR 31/12/2019 12
2020 2 303 502 549 EUR 20 564 462 EUR 31/12/2020 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président Olivier Delamea 55
Directeur général Christophe Beaunoir 56

Studies mentioning this company

The palm oil market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Avril Groupe
  • Wilmar international
  • Sime Darby Plantation Berhad
  • AAK AB
  • Saipol (Groupe Avril)
  • Bioplanete Huilerie Moog
  • Cauvin

Since 2010, Saipol has been owned by Avril (formerly Soprol), which in turn is owned by French oil producers Sofiprotéol, the FSI and Idia Capital Investment (Crédit Agricole).