An industrial family
since 1840

1840

Xavier ROSIER starts to import guano from Peru and nitrate from Chile for the manufacture of fertilizers.

1880

Alfred ROSIER, Xavier’s son, creates ENGRAIS ROSIER in Moustier, Belgium, for the production of superphosphates.

1902

The first sulfuric acid manufacturing unit is created in the factory in Moustier to end its dependence on sulfuric acid producers.

1955

André ROSIER, grandson of Alfred ROSIER, creates the companies BIOLUX and VITALEVOR for the distillation of solvents and the recovery of beer yeast.

1978

André ROSIER and his son Philippe ROSIER create the company BIOVILAC for the recovery of lactoserum in animal feed.

1979

The solvent distillation company, BIOCHIM, managed by Claude ROSIER, son of André ROSIER, becomes the first hazardous waste treatment center in Belgium. It is sold to DE NEEF CHEMIE GROUP in 1993.

1994

The companies BIOLUX and VITALEVOR, directed by Philippe and Patrice ROSIER, sons of André ROSIER, are sold to the SENSIENT FLAVORS group.

Claude ROSIER creates the company SOLVAKEM in Oise, France, for the recovery of chemical industrial by-products and waste. Its slogan: “one person’s waste is another’s raw material”.

2012

Amaury ROSIER, son of Claude ROSIER, joins SOLVAKEM and becomes CEO in 2015. The company diversifies into other areas of valorisation and is rebranded SOLVAKEM Circular Chemistry Solutions.

2019

Amaury ROSIER and Denis De Wilde create the subsidiary SOLVAKEM Belgium BV, based in Flanders, Belgium.