A DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL FABRIC
The industrial quality of the Rhône-Alpes region lies in an array of small and medium-sized companies which provide dynamic, flexible and efficient services in a wide range of sectors.
An industrial fabric dominated by 4 international actors which record 2/3 of sales in the Rhône-Alpes region
| |
Company |
Workforce |
Sales (million €)
(2001) |
| Active ingredients and raw materials |
Coletica |
120
|
21 |
| Gattefossé |
100 |
26 |
| Givaudan-Lavirotte |
75 |
11 |
| Texinfine |
8 |
1,6 |
| Tests |
Dermscan
|
60 |
5 |
| IEC |
58 |
4,8 |
| Episkin |
unknown
|
unknown |
| Formulation |
Strand Cosmetics Europe |
75 |
7,6 |
| Finished products |
Bioderma |
110 |
24,5 |
| Alpol Société Nouvelle |
40 |
4,6 |
| Laboratoire Sicobel |
15 |
1,1 |
| Peggy Sage |
25 |
10 |
Total sales = 117,2 millions d’€
In addition to these specialised companies, the Rhône-Alpes region features many other firms working in the cosmetology sector.
| Companies involved in the cosmetology sector |
| Subsidiaries of large chemical and pharmaceutical groups |
| Groupe |
Sales (million€) |
| Rhodia |
7 000 |
| Boiron |
266 |
Merck-Medication
Familiale |
80 |
| Stepan Europe |
67 |
|
| Subsidiaries of groups specialised in packaging |
| Groupe |
Sales (million€) |
Autajon
|
117 |
| MBF Plastiques |
30 |
| Plastohm |
38 |
|
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