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We operate in more than 15 countries, close to the needs of our customers.

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locations worldwide

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industrial sites in France

Speichim Processing Saint Vulbas

As the leading provider in Europe of chemical distillation services, Speichim Processing develops circular economies by recovering chemical from its clients operating in numerous industries
Speichim Processing site in Saint-Vulbas © Séché Environnement.

An expert in distillation driving the environmental transition

Experts in distilling chemicals, the 70 people working at our Speichim Processing facility in Saint Vulbas follow complex processes to recover the chemicals of our industrial clients.
Short Path pilot test. Speichim Processing Saint-Vulbas. © Séché Environnement. Photo: Cécile Rosset.
Short Path pilot test. Speichim Processing Saint-Vulbas.

Our specialist expertise has positioned us as a leading European provider in the market for:

  • regeneration of exhausted industrial solvents (and trading in virgin and recycled solvents)
  • purification of intermediaries and complex mixtures
  • synthesis of essential molecules used in many industrial processes (chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics…)

Always attentive to your needs, we also carry out custom work to design treatment solutions that perfectly suit the characteristics of the chemical you entrust us with and the chemical you wish to obtain.

We develop circular economies to help our clients cut their carbon footprint and preserve resources that are often fossil, rare or extracted in remote regions. As such, we support companies using chemicals to bring about their environmental transition in France and around the world.

We implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at our facility to guarantee we can provide clients in the pharmaceutical industry with chemicals that comply with regulatory standards in force for use in human or animal healthcare products.

The head office and core activities of Speichim Processing, which was set up in 1953, have been based in Saint Vulbas, south-east France, since 1989. Speichim Processing, which became a subsidiary of Séché Environnement in 2002, boasts four other sites: Valls Quimica (in Spain), Speichim Processing Montluçon (central France), Speichim Processing Beaufort (eastern France) and Speichim Processing Mourenx (south-west France), to ensure geographic proximity with its clients.

An expert in distillation driving the environmental transition

Go behind the scenes of Speichim Processing, subsidiary of the Séché Environnement Group specializing in the regeneration of solvents and purification of chemicals. Watch this short video to understand the four steps to recover and treat chemicals.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Speichim Processing, a subsidiary of Groupe Séché Environnement, specializing in solvent regeneration and chemical purification. Here's a 4-step summary of the recovery and treatment process for the products entrusted to us.

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Energies pour l'industrie

Le 13 février 2024, le Centre des Congrès de Lyon accueillera la 5ème édition d’Energies pour l’industrie, un événement gratuit et incontournable pour les acteurs de la transition énergétique, de la décarbonation et de la compétitivité des entreprises régionales.
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Séché Environnement embarks on its project to build a new low-carbon industrial heating system in Plaine de l'Ain

Séché Environnement annonce le lancement d’un ambitieux projet de réseau de chaleur industrielle pour les entreprises du Parc Industriel de la Plaine de l’Ain, permettant de produire 160 000 MWh de vapeur par an et d’éviter l’émission de 14 000 tonnes d’équivalent CO2. Cette démarche s’inscrit dans la stratégie de décarbonation de Séché Environnement, portant aussi bien sur la réduction des émissions du Groupe que sur l’augmentation des émissions évitées pour ses clients.
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Contact

Allée des Pins
01150 Saint Vulbas, France

Map

Tel: +33474 465 555

Business Development Director
Arnaud Del Giudice
@a.delgiudice

Communications and PR Manager
Cécile Rosset Jarroux
@c.rosset

Opening hours

Monday: 8am – 12:50pm and 1:10pm – 5pm
Tuesday: 8am – 12:50pm and 1:10pm – 5pm
Wednesday: 8am – 12:50pm and 1:10pm – 5pm
Thursday: 8am – 12:50pm and 1:10pm – 5pm
Friday: 8am – 12:50pm and 1:10pm – 5pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Speichim Processsing Saint Vulbas in figures

Figures that prove we stand by our pledges
Circular Economy
80% less CO2
The carbon footprint of regenerated solvents is well below that of virgin solvents
WASTE RECOVERY 
16,400 tons
of chemicals purified each year
PEOPLE
70
employees
Expertise
70 years
experience recovering industrial chemicals

Our equipment

Atmospheric pressure distillation columns for solvent regeneration. Speichim Processing Saint-Vulbas. © Séché Environnement. Photo : Olivier Guerrin.

Regeneration: Atmospheric Distillation Unit

We regenrate industrial solvents for the pharmaceutical, chemical, perfume and fine chemical industries.
High-vacuum distillation column. Speichim Processing Saint-Vulbas. © Séché Environnement. Photo: Avec joie.

Purification: Vacuum Distillation Unit

This unit enables us to purify intermediates for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and perfume industries.
Speichim Processing laboratory in Saint-Vulbas (01). © Séché Environnement. Photo: Olivier Guerrin.

Laboratory

Our scientists carry out analyis (production, quality, environmental monitoring), tests and R&D projects.

Certifications

We have always sought to improve our practices, measure our impact on the environment and achieve the highest standards with respect to energy and environmental performance.
Good Manufacturing Practice

Good Manufacturing Practices

France Relance Plan

Winner France Relance recovery plan

Our commitment to the community

To help tackle the many emergencies facing society with respect to the climate, public health, biodiversity and natural resources, we are stepping up our efforts and objectives. Our local, circular, low-carbon solutions help bring about the essential transition toward a more responsible economy.
Find out more about the Group's commitments

Fostering a circular economy to combat climate change and preserve resources

Regenerating industrial solvents helps to preserve the fossil resources used to make them. Moreover, the process to distill exhausted solvents generates 5 times less greenhouse gas than producing virgin solvents. Speichim Processing develops innovative circular economy loops to help industry move toward a lower carbon model.

Guaranteeing medicine supply

The pandemic highlighted the need to bring industrial production back into the domestic market. Winner of the France Relance recovery plan, Speichim Processing recovers and recycles essential chemicals in France, in particular for the pharmaceutical industry, and positions itself as a reliable, long-term partner to safeguard the capacity of French companies to produce medicine.

To guarantee the quality of our products, which are used to make medicines, we have put in place Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), in force in the pharmaceutical industry.

Supporting education

We organize site visits upon request, take part in local events with schools (Mondial des Métiers, Fête de la science), and facilitate meetings with the teaching community in the region.

Maintaining a longstanding presence in the local economy

Having been based in the Parc Industriel de la Plaine de l’Ain (PIPA) since 1989, Speichim Processing has laid down deep roots and plays an active role in the region. We sit on the board of the Club des Entreprises du Parc and are involved in several inter-company commissions.

Taking action to preserve biodiversity

Beehive in the Plaine de l'Ain Industrial Park. © Séché Environnement. Photo : Cécile Rosset.
Beehive in the Plaine de l'Ain Industrial Park

Since 2014, we have actively been taking steps to preserve wildlife, working in collaboration with an independent naturalist and the Syndicat Mixte du Parc Industriel de la Plaine de l’Ain on projects to improve local habitats, implement sustainable gardening practices, and raise awareness among employees.

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