Compagnie Financière et de Participations Roullier

Groupe Roullier is an industrial group with activities in soil, plant and animal nutrition (TIMAC AGRO), macro-mineral solutions for animal feed (Phosphea), animal nutrition and plant production, refractory, industrial and environmental applications (Terresis), traditional pastries (PATICEO), and packaging and recycled plastic production (Plasturgie). The group was founded in 1959 with the acquisition of a maërl grinding plant. It has a global presence and emphasizes innovation.

The group was born in 1959 with the acquisition of a maërl grinding plant. In 1963, maërl was associated with Gafsa phosphate. In 1971, the first granulation plant was built on the port of Saint-Malo. In 1976, the food phosphates activity (Phosphea) was born, and the Magnesia activity (Terresis) was launched in animal nutrition applications. In 1979, the group reached 12 international plants. In 1984, the first research laboratory was opened in Spain. In 1988, the plastics activity began, and in 1989, the food industry activity started. In 1997, the group established in Brazil. In 2000, it opened to refractory applications for the steel industry by acquiring 60% of Magnesitas Navarras (Spain). In 2003, a Phosphea plant was established in Tunisia and a calcium carbonate quarry was acquired in Billy (France). In 2005, a research center for industrial processes was created. In 2015, the Roullier World Innovation Center opened in Saint-Malo. In 2016, food phosphates became Phosphea.

1. 1Groupe Roullier | Innovation, nutrition végétale et animaleroullier.com
2. 2Histoire du Groupe Roullier | Origine, développement et innovationroullier.com
3. 3Ressources marines et agriculture : une exposition au CMI Roullierroullier.com