About Us

Over 100 years
of experience

Laviosa is the Holding Company that controls the industrial activities of Laviosa Industrial, which consist of research and processing of bentonites and other clay minerals into high value-added products and solutions, while Laviosa Maritime focuses on logistics activities, acting as a shipping agency, forwarding agent and terminal operator

Our main expertise and strengths lie in the control of raw materials, process technology, production around the world, and product application, in addition to logistics services and a customer-oriented approach.

To create responsible solutions that help to improve people’s quality of life.

Promoting shared development while respecting the needs of current and future generations.

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Our Story

1922

Foundation of the first shipping agency in Livorno to market coal imported from England.

1933

Construction of a plant in Livorno for micronised coal production.

1950

Production of bentonite for foundries.

1968

Production of new bentonite and coal products at the new plant in Via Galvani in Livorno.

1984

Acquisition of the Via Da Vinci plant in Livorno for the production of cat litter and the installation of the GCL system.

1992

Consolidation of litter production in Minersarda and foundation of Laviosa Promasa for the processing of foundry bentonite.

1994

Transfer of the organoclay plant to Livorno from Switzerland.

2008

Foundation of Laviosa Sanayi ve Ticaret and start of industrial bentonite production.

2009

Launch of Laviosa Trimex for the production of industrial bentonite at the Pundi plant.

2010

Acquisition of MPC, which became Laviosa MPC, specialising in the production of bentonite additives for tunnelling & drilling.

2013

Acquisition of 5% of Chinese organoclay supplier Zhejiang Hongyu New Materials to strengthen Laviosa’s global market presence.

2016

Acquisition of all shares of the Indian company that would change its name to Laviosa India Pvt Ltd.

2017

Increase to an 100% stake in the French company that would change its name to Laviosa France.

2018

Acquisition of 100% of French cat litter specialist Damolin Etrechy.

2020

Acquisition of 100% of France Litiere, a French cat litter manufacturer.

2024

Acquisition of 100% of PFP Pedrini, representing a major expansion in the drilling industry for hydro and geothermal research.

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