In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 8 is celebrated in a festive spirit: parties and church services are organized, and women receive pagne fabrics as gifts from their husbands and employers—a tradition that COPAK, a subsidiary of Envirium Life Sciences,wished to honor for its female employees and workers.

At COPAK, gender equality and respect for everyone’s rights have always been part of the company’s culture: “Since COPAK’s early days, women have been strongly represented—whether in leadership roles, or among our employees, our logistics staff, our agronomists, as well as our daily workers. In our hiring process, gender has never been a ...

On the night of February 10–11, 2026, the intense tropical cyclone Gezani struck the city of Tamatave (Toamasina) on the east coast of Madagascar. Violent winds (over 300 km/h) and torrential rains destroyed or severely damaged around 75% of the city, causing major destruction to homes and infrastructure. The disaster left thousands of residents homeless and plunged the region into a humanitarian emergency.

Nearly a month after this tragedy, our thoughts remain with the entire local community, which continues to face the daily consequences of the cyclone.

• At Sopral, Envirium Life Sciences' subsidiary in Madagascar, we are fortunate that none of our employees — whether ...

COPAK, subsidiary of Envirium Life Sciences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officially handed over the Mwenda–Loselose road to the local authorities of the Ruwenzori sector in Beni.

This strategic road connects two major agricultural hubs. The rehabilitation was jointly financed by COPAK and the PURATOS Foundation as part of the Cacao-Trace programme, which aims to sustainably improve the livelihood of local communities through the annual Chocolate Bonus ...

SOPRAL, Malagasy subsidiary of Envirium Life Sciences has started the 2026 campaign for our organic and Fair Trade certified pineapples — a demanding, meaningful, and value-driven niche market.

A DIFFERENT PATH: While global pineapple consumption continues to grow, the sector is facing major challenges —crop intensification, increasing pressure on producers, standardization of taste and quality, and ever-lower prices— we produce a premium pineapple, renowned for its exceptional flavor and unique taste, grown in the terroirs of Madagascar.

A QUALITY-DRIVEN FARMING MODEL: • 621 smallholder farmers • long-term partnerships with cooperatives on the East Coast • ...

2025 has brought meaningful developments for @Envirium Life Sciences. Building on its long-standing #vanilla production activities,@Kamapim, our subsidiary in Papua New Guinea, has taken a new step forward by launching #cocoa production.

“Developing a second cocoa sourcing, alongside our operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a key milestone for our Group,”says @Christian Van Osselaer, ...

COPAK and Virunga Enzymes celebrate their 10th anniversary in Beni, North Kivu. Founded in 2015, COPAK has grown into an international reference in the cultivation, processing, and export of high-value Congolese agricultural products. VIRUNGA ENZYMES — a partnership between the Virunga Foundation, papain collectors, and Natix (Floridienne) — has become the world’s largest producer of raw papain.

“In 2015,” recalls Dimitri Moreels, ...

Envirium Life Sciences is pleased to welcome Varun Kumar Rai as new General Manager of Kamapim Ltd, our subsidiary in Papua New Guinea.

Since its creation in 2018, Kamapim has built long-term relationships with local communities, improving vanilla quality and leading impactful projects.

“Today,” says Christian Van Osselaer, CEO of Envirium Life Sciences, “Kamapim is growing from a start-up to a scale-up, expanding into cocoa while strengthening its vanilla business. Varun has already made his mark by successfully launching the company’s new cocoa activity and overseeing the export of Kamapim’s first containers. With this leadership transition, ...

At Sopral, the Malagasy subsidiary of Envirium Life Sciences, our 2025 vanilla campaign is drawing to a close after several weeks of intense production. These moments have been filled with passion, dedication, and meaningful collaborations with hundreds of local #smallholders.

We’re excited to share a few glimpses of this journey — though sadly, pictures cannot capture the unforgettable fragrance of ...

Exciting milestone! The partnering farmers of COPAK, subsidiary of Envirium Life Sciences based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, received their first grafted cocoa trees. This step is the outcome of a close collaboration with Puratos, our trusted and valued client and partner, to provide smallholders with more resilient and productive cocoa crops.

Back in March, a dozen agronomists from COPAK received a grafting training ...

Congratulations to Sopral, Envirium Life Sciences subsidiary based in Tamatave, Madagascar on passing the IFS Food Version 8 certification at the Higher Level with a score of 95,40%.

As the very first company in Madagascar to achieve compliance with the IFS Food Standard in 2011, Sopral continues to demonstrate its daily commitment to internationally recognized standards of food safety, quality, and traceability throughout its supply chain.

“Version 8 represents the latest and most rigorous update to the standard. This certification rewards our continuous work to delivering sustainable, traceable, safe and high-quality exotic products that meet the ...

Envirium Life Sciences is pleased to announce the arrival of Stéphanie Lapaille as the new General Manager of Sopral, our subsidiary located in Tamatave, Madagascar.

Stéphanie, bioengineer, brings 14 years of international experience in operational management across various sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry, international education, and construction materials.

“It's with great motivation and enthusiasm that I'm joining the Sopral team,” says Stéphanie Lapaille. “Madagascar, with its unique assets and challenges, offers an exciting opportunity to innovate, strengthen internal processes and develop sustainable, high-performance ...

Are you visiting the Sirha Lyon? Don't forget to stop by the Envirium Life Sciences’booth!

Lise Laurent is there to present the high quality and sustainable products coming from our 7 subsidiaries based on 3 continents:

➡ Our Quick Processed vanilla beans from Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo

➡ Our green peppercorns from Madagascar

➡ Our cacao produced in the DCR

➡ Our organic canned pineapple and lychee from Madagascar

➡ Our chia seeds harvested in the DCR

➡ Our trendy and tasteful hibiscus from Madagascar!

❇ Meet Lise Laurent in the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) pavilion, ...