For almost 100 years Esperis has represented innovation and excellence in the research and production of ingredients for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
We’re proud to be producers and not just retailers, and since 1922 we’ve been making our own little mark on the history of this sector and the economy of our much-loved city Milan.
We aspire to be a go-to partner for our customers and not just their suppliers. We work beside them on their most important projects, coming up with tailor-made ingredients and blends according to their needs.
MANAGEMENT AND OUR TEAM
The Esperis family are passionate believers in the idea that production of raw materials should be outstanding. Since the business was first founded we’ve worked hard to ensure the company continues to grow and that our customers can rely on our professionalism.
We’ve been through a world war, a post-war period, an economic boom, economic crises, austerity and lock-down and today we’re proud to say that our fourth generation is about to celebrate our 100th anniversary and that some of the sector’s leading names choose us each day as their go-to partner.
A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEAM
We have always produced our ingredients directly here in Italy, without limiting ourselves to marketing alone. We have been pioneers in the study of natural extracts and medicinal plants and advocates of research into ingredients for natural cosmetics since the 1940s.
For this reason, our entire team – from technicians to workers – is extremely competent and highly specialised in our products.
This enables us to support our customers with comprehensive, specific advice and create ingredients tailored to their needs.
OUR HISTORY
Esperis S.p.A. was founded in 1922 by Dr. Adriano Fayaud.
After completing a degree in pharmacy at the Sorbonne in Paris, at a young age he moved from France, where he was born, to Italy.
He was unceasing in his study of natural ingredients and he made full use of the rich biodiversity of Italy’s different regions, which he explored in a bid to discover new plant varieties. From the 1950s he started to open numerous distilleries across Italy for extracting essential oils found locally (Avola in Sicily, Briga Marittima in Piedmont, and San Lorenzo al Mare in Liguria).
As a result of his insight, Esperis was one of the first companies to carry out research into natural raw materials of plant origin and their industrial application and today we are able to offer a wide variety of the very finest plant oils, extracts, essential oils, and concentrated juices which we produce ourselves.
In addition to his research into raw materials, Adriano would also contribute significantly to the innovative processes used to turn these raw materials into ingredients that can be used by the industry.
Esperis boasts one of the earliest sulphation plants in Italy and research into high-pressure and high-temperature hydrogenation carried out on a pilot plant meant it was possible to use lanolin in the cosmetics industry and in detergents. The company obtained an international patent for Lanocerina in 1955.
In the years immediately after the war Esperis S.p.A. was a key player in the rebirth and rebuilding of Milan.
After the founder passed away in 1970, business continued under his granddaughter Antoinette Rossi, and in 2004 she then passed the baton to grandson Pierre Rossi, who is current President.
The fourth generation of the company is now represented by Pierre Rossi’s daughters, Laura and Antonella Rossi, as Managing Directors.
In 2021, Andrea Mangiacavalli joined the management team as General Manager.
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Dr. Adriano Fayaud
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UNTIL TODAY
Product quality, technical expertise and close attention to customer needs have enabled us to develop strong relationships with leading companies in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. To respond to new market demands, we offer raw materials purchased from established suppliers abroad, which we subject to rigorous checks.
In June 2015, Esperis received a medal and certificate from the Milan Chamber of Commerce, at a ceremony held at La Scala Theatre, ‘for 76 years of commendable activity’ and in 2009, an award from Confindustria.
Currently, our Customer Service team is constantly working to respond to the requests of our customers, whom we meet periodically at trade fairs.
We take the same care in responding to large orders for industrial production as we do to requests for small quantities, and we are happy to contribute our know-how to the development of new products: this is the best way to keep alive the pioneering spirit of our founder!
This has enabled us to achieve the following recognitions:
November 2009: Esperis received a certificate of seniority from Confindustria for its membership of the Confindustria System and Federchimica since 1945.
June 2015: the Milan Chamber of Commerce awarded us a medal and certificate “for 76 years of commendable activity” at a ceremony at La Scala Theatre.
A NEW CHAPTER
After 86 years spent in its historic headquarters at Via Binda 29, in Barona, Esperis is moving house and opening the doors to a new era in a more innovative facility in the Milanese hinterland, in Trezzano sul Naviglio.
This change represents a real turning point in the long and rich history of Esperis Sp.A. The new headquarters has been designed to offer more spacious and modern facilities, which will allow us to better manage our business and adopt cutting-edge technologies to improve the efficiency and quality of our services.
OUR CUSTOMERS
