DSM-Firmenich ramps up production at its bio-based resins site in Landes
In a press release published on November 9, 2026, the Swiss group announced the ramp-up of production at its Vielle-Saint-Girons plant in southwestern France. Commissioned during the first half of 2026, the facility manufactures bio-based hydrogenated resins intended in particular for adhesives, coatings and chewing gum.
Resins derived from pine rosin, intended for three continents
The new plant produces hydrogenated resins and their derivatives under the DRT Industry Ingredients brand, the group's division dedicated to ingredients for industry. Their outlets cover adhesives (electronics, automotive, road signage), coatings, paints and chewing gum.
According to Amaury Roquette, Executive Vice President Ingredients, Perfumery & Beauty, these resins are produced from pine rosin and help customers reduce their carbon emissions. He added that they will make it possible to “meet the growing demand for high-technology ingredients of natural origin for industrial markets in the years to come.”
The plant is intended to enable DRT Industry Ingredients to serve its markets on a global scale, notably in Europe, North America and Asia. Loïc Mourey, Vice President of Sales for the brand, indicated that the group would “significantly expand the commercialization” of its DRT Foral and Staybelite hydrogenated rosin resins.
A fully automated site within a network of five plants in the Southwest
The Vielle-Saint-Girons site is fully automated. More than 50 companies, 90% of them local, as well as 120 equipment suppliers, contributed to the construction of this extension.
The site is certified ISO 50001, as well as FSSC 22000 for the production of resins intended for chewing gum, and recovers more than 90% of its co-products. This extension strengthens DSM-Firmenich's industrial presence in southwestern France, where the group operates five plants and employs 900 people.
