The Margarinerie et Savonerie du Cosmetiques, MARSAVCO in initials, is an industrial and commercial company. It was part of Unilever group and was born from the merger of ‘Margarinerie Rotterdam’ in Holland and ‘Lever Brother’ in London. Created in the colonial era, January 1922, under the name SAVCO (‘Savonnerie Congolaise’), Marsavco concentrated its efforts on the manufacturing of soap from palm oil and palm kernel oil.
Following the installation of new equipment for the manufacturing of margarine, it changed its name and became Marsavco, ‘Margarinerie Savonnerie du Congo’ in 1929. Further to the setting-up new manufacturing facilities of margarines, the company officially changed its name to become MARSAVCO in 1953.
In 1956, the company began to market edible oils made by the known “COCHVILLE,” presently under the name NECO.