In today’s highly demanding specialty chemicals industry, innovation leaves no room for compromise. Whether you develop crop protection solutions, advanced functional materials or next-generation industrial formulations, your commercial success depends on the physical performance of your ingredients.

If a raw material degrades too quickly, cakes during storage or transport, or reacts with other formulation components, the performance of your finished product is compromised.

At the same time, manufacturers face increasing pressure to comply with ever more stringent environmental regulations while maintaining product performance and competitiveness.

At INNOV’IA, we transform these challenges into opportunities. Backed by more than 35 years of expertise in ingredient processing and powder technologies, we engineer the physical properties of your ingredients to improve stability, handling, performance and regulatory compliance—helping you accelerate the transition towards sustainable chemistry.

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Accelerate the Transition to Green Chemistry Without Compromising Performance

The specialty chemicals industry is undergoing a profound transformation. New environmental regulations require manufacturers to rethink traditional formulations and develop sustainable alternatives capable of replacing controversial or environmentally harmful substances.

Leveraging the expertise of our Research & Innovation Centre, we develop advanced encapsulation technologies based on biodegradable materials.

Our proprietary CapsuCaps™ technology is a perfect example. This innovative microplastic-free encapsulation solution enables the production of protective coatings without generating persistent microplastics.

Our manufacturing processes also significantly reduce the use of hazardous organic solvents, enabling you to develop environmentally responsible products that fully comply with current and future sustainability regulations—without compromising technical performance.

Protect, Stabilise and Deliver Active Ingredients Exactly When Needed

Technology only creates value when it solves real industrial challenges. Our core expertise—including microencapsulation and spray drying—delivers tangible benefits throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Enhanced ingredient stability: Sensitive active ingredients are protected against oxygen, moisture, UV light and other environmental factors, extending product shelf life while preserving efficacy.
  • Improved powder handling and dispersibility:  Sticky or dusty raw materials are transformed into free-flowing, homogeneous powders that are easier to dose, transport and process, reducing production downtime and improving manufacturing efficiency.
  • Lower application rates: Controlled release technologies deliver active ingredients precisely where and when they are needed, improving efficiency while reducing the quantity of product required to achieve the desired performance.
  • Combining incompatible ingredients: By isolating reactive compounds within separate microscopic capsules, we enable formulators to combine ingredients that would otherwise interact, degrade or neutralise one another.

Serving a Wide Range of High-Performance Industrial Markets

Combining INNOV’IA’s industrial capabilities with the scientific expertise of our subsidiary Capsulæ, we develop tailored formulation solutions for a broad range of technical applications.

Our technologies support:

  • Crop protection products – insecticides and fungicides with enhanced UV stability for longer-lasting field performance.
  • Herbicides and fertilisers – improved nutrient retention and reduced leaching for greater application efficiency.
  • Repellents and larvicides – controlled release systems providing sustained protection while reducing application frequency.
  • Air, water and soil treatment – highly functional powders designed for improved pollutant capture and environmental remediation.
  • Biostimulants, biofertilisers and biological crop protection products – stabilisation of microorganisms and natural extracts to enhance plant health through sustainable agricultural practices.
  • Cleaning and detergent formulations – protection of sensitive enzymes combined with long-lasting fragrance release.
  • Construction materials – incorporation of technical additives that improve the mechanical performance and durability of concrete and mortar.
  • Self-healing and phase-change materials – smart microcapsules capable of storing thermal energy or sealing microcracks within advanced materials.
  • Automotive applications – improved performance, durability and lightweight properties of engineering plastics and composite materials.
  • Paints and surface coatings – protected pigments and corrosion inhibitors for enhanced appearance and long-term protection.

Why choose INNOV’IA as your technical formulation partner?

Creating a specialty ingredient requires a unique combination of two key capabilities: scientific innovation and industrial excellence. This is what we call our integrated co-development approach.

From laboratory scale to industrial production

Scaling up from small-scale development to mass production involves technical challenges and risks. We secure this transition through a three-step approach: custom formulation, validation on pilot-scale equipment, and contract manufacturing at industrial scale.

Unique capabilities in Europe

  • Advanced research capabilities: Our R&I center in La Rochelle brings together more than 35 researchers and experts dedicated to encapsulation technologies.
  • A large-scale industrial platform: We rely on 4 production sites equipped with 13 fluidized bed units, 9 spray drying towers and 2 prilling units. This industrial synergy enables us to manufacture ingredients with high responsiveness and flexibility.
  • A strong commitment to quality: Our certifications (FSSC 22000, GMP, FAMIqs) ensure uncompromising traceability, safety and quality standards across all your target markets.

Address your industrial challenges today

Do not let regulatory constraints or stability issues limit the performance of your industrial products. By choosing INNOV’IA, you benefit from tailor-made technological support to design the specialty ingredients of tomorrow.

  • Let’s bring your projects to life: Contact our team in La Rochelle today at +33 (0)546 454 511 or by email at customers@]innov-ia.com.
  • Online form: Submit your project through our website to receive a feasibility assessment from our R&I experts.

Advanced FAQ

CapsuCaps™ is a proprietary encapsulation solution developed by our subsidiary Capsulæ. It enables the replacement of traditional synthetic polymers with bio-based and biodegradable materials, providing fully microplastic-free formulations in full compliance with European regulations.

Microorganisms (such as beneficial bacteria or fungi) are sensitive to heat. For these biological powders, we finely adjust the parameters of our fluidized bed processes or use low-temperature prilling technology, allowing moisture removal while preserving the viability and effectiveness of the active ingredients.

Yes, this is one of the key advantages of our tailor-made expertise. We can design multilayer particles (through successive coating steps) to, for example, protect an active ingredient from external moisture while providing ultra-fast dissolution properties once dispersed in water.

After formulation and industrial contract manufacturing of your functional ingredients, we package your optimized powders in highly secure industrial containers (bags, cartons, big bags or drums). Transportation of your powders is managed either by you with your usual transport partners, or by our teams.

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