JGDE. Since 1995, OLMIX presents itself as the specialist of natural algo-sourced solutions for the hygiene, nutrition and health of plants, animals and humans. Could you introduce your group, its story, and come back to your hobby: ‘’Do better with less’’?

Hervé Balusson. Today, Olmix Group is a group that will achieve more than 150 M € turnover in 2017 with about 800 employees. The group relies on technological expertise developed since 1995 and natural solutions, without recourse to chemical processes, and uses the power of algae and algal molecules to offer innovative products with high added value focused on 3 activity areas of expertise:

• Animal Care: ranges for well-being, nutrition and animal health with technologies significantly reducing the use of antibiotics
• Plant Care: ranges that improve the functionalities that condition the development of the soil and the plant by limiting the use of fertilizers and pesticides, and with foliar biostimulants
• Human Care: nutraceutical and agri-food ranges to limit the use of chemical additives

We are only at the beginning of the possibilities brought by the algal molecules to answer the stakes of food safety in the respect of the Man, the animal and the environment.

JGDE. From 3 resources (clays, trace elements and algae), you put on the market of efficient and profitable products; what are your qualities to ensure such innovations and especially to realise the production?

HB. Already, we chose from the start to settle in the heart of the Bretagne region and near the Atlantic coast, which enjoys the best conditions to obtain algae of an exceptional quality level on the world level, with an unpolluted raw material. and abundant. Our clays also come from careers reputed for the quality and the regularity of the supplies. In addition, our lands in Bretagne are also known for being farmed and cultivated lands.

Our know-how is based on our ability to mix the natural elements, such as algae extracts, clays, to value both dry and liquid materials and to test in real time with our ecosystem, in connection with the centers. (such as CNRS Roscoff, INRA, …) and to be able to constantly improve our «revenue» expected by the market.
We have always had the concern of equipping ourselves with our own research and development teams and our own industrial teams to design our production lines and master all our manufacturing steps by integrating strong demands into the quality of our products and services.

JGDE. The OLMIX group is today very active internationally and operates a rather active skills transfer policy. Could you come back to these two strategic aspects of your development?

HB. Our technologies are at the service of animals, plants and humans and are by definition developed to adapt to all continents without any restrictions.
It is from the beginning, in 1995, that we always reason as if the Earth were one and we have built a network all over the world. We are now established in 27 countries with coverage in more than 100 countries.

We are in strong growth and are able to offer our employees to support our growth and to propose to them to bring loud and clear the colors and values of «Olmix Group» on all continents. In most cases, our subsidiaries are managed by executives who have joined the group in Bréhan.

We have also created the Breizh Algae School to bring and return our customers, our partners as well as the collaborators as often as possible to exchange and share on the new products of the group and the needs of the market and thus always cultivate and spread the DNA and the philosophy of Olmix Group.

Finally, the group has developed digital tools at the cutting edge of communication, which allows our teams to always be «connected» to the changes expected by farmers, farmers and especially consumers of the whole world.

Live Pesticide-free, Antibiotic-free and Chemical-free with Algae for our future generations.