UNIWAX was created in 1968 from the establishment agreement entered into between the Ivorian Government and the partners GAMMA HOLDING and UNILEVER. The purpose of that agreement was to produce the real WAX, aimed at satisfying the local market as a priority, then exporting and providing optimal added value to local cotton.

To that effect, UNIWAX took advantage of technical assistance from the Dutch Company VLISCO. The wonderful growth UNIWAX experienced after it launched its production in 1970 led to two extensions: a first one in 1975 and a second extension in 1981.

Since then, UNIWAX has established itself as one of the leaders in the textile sector for Wax cloth manufacturing with a permanent presence on all the sub-regional markets.

Since 2002, the company has experienced tough times due not only to the socio-political crisis the country went through as from the early 2000s, but also because of the growing fraud and counterfeiting issue. UNIWAX has therefore defined a new strategy focused on creativity, innovation and communication to efficiently fight against counterfeiting. It is in this context that on May 2009, the purple base was initiated.

In September 2010, Actis, the private equity fund specialized in emerging markets took over Vlisco Group. By that acquisition, it intends to contribute to the development of Vlisco Group and its four brands Vlisco, Woodin, UNIWAX and GTP.