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EASE OF HANDLING CONSOLIDATION
Croda’s new Singapore unit to meet demand for ADM boosts fl avour business with two acquisitions

pastille-format alkoxylates and ester ADM, the US-based human and fl avour formulations for multiple appli- leader in nutrition,” said Mr. Calvin

UK-based Croda has announced the animal nutrition specialist, said it is cations, from snacks and frozen meals McEvoy, ADM’s President of global
ramping up its fl avours capabilities to sauces, dressings, soups, seasonings fl avours.
inauguration of a new pastillator at its with an agreement to acquire Revela and desserts. Revela operates three pro-
Seraya site, on Jurong Island, Singapore. Foods, a Wisconsin-based manufactur- duction facilities in the US Midwest. Since acquiring Wild Flavors in
er of dairy fl avour ingredients and UK- 2014, ADM has added multiple new
The ‘pastillator 4 (PS04)’ unit will based FDL, a producer of premium fl a- FDL, with projected 2023 sales of offerings to its fl avour’s portfolio through
help Croda to meet the growing global vour and functional ingredient systems. approximately $120-mn, operates three acquisitions, including savoury via
demand for pastille-format (small pel- production facilities and two customer Eatem Foods; citrus via Florida Chemi-
let format) alkoxylates and ester, ena- Revela, with projected sales of innovation centres, all in the UK. The cal Company and Erich Ziegler Citrus;
bling easier and safer handling across almost $240-mn in 2023, is expected to company has created more than 10,000 and vanilla via Rodelle. The company
consumer care, life sciences and indus- add new capabilities to ADM’s global proprietary fl avour formulations that has also expanded its fl avours capabi-
trial markets. fl avours portfolio in the $1.8-bn global enable accelerated speed to market. FDL’s lities globally with acquisitions like
dairy fl avours segment, as well as the customers span channels, and include Flavor Infusion South America; organic
The S$22-mn ($16.4-mn) invest- $3.2-bn savoury fl avours segment. a signifi cant presence in the $900-bn investments like its Pinghu, China, fl a-
ment will expand the production capa- has consistently invested in the Seraya Mr. Babu Alagappan. “Our investment Revela, a portfolio company of New European food service segment. vour production facility and the expan-
city by an additional 4,600-tpa of pastille site to ensure safe operations. Manu- allows us to fulfi l growing demand for Heritage Capital since 2019, has deli- sion of its Berlin fl avour facility; and its
products. In total, the site has a produc- facturing quality, sustainable ingre- pastilles. This adds to Croda’s innova- vered rapid growth, driven by its innova- “Our ongoing investments to add to growing network of innovation centres
tion capacity of 15,000-tpa. dients based on our customers’ needs tive range of speciality chemicals that tive enzyme technology, which pow- our fl avours portfolio are helping power spanning Europe, Asia, Latin America
is our competitive advantage,” said also supports our sustainability tar- ers a broad range of clean-label dairy our strategic work to build a global and North America.
“Since inception, Croda Singapore Croda Singapore’s Managing Director, gets,” he added.
PERSONAL CARE INGREDIENTS
BANKING ON RESEARCH Univar inks distribution deal with ImDerma Laboratories
L’Oréal boosts microbiome expertise with Lactobio

US-based Univar Solutions has tive functional ingredients and solutions solutions,” said Mr. James Peterson,
acquisition announced an exclusive distribution using an exclusive green extraction tech- global vice president of beauty and
agreement with ImDerma Laboratories nology with high purity and no irritants. personal care for Univar.
French cosmetics major, L’Oréal, bacteria, taking inspiration from nature in the US.
has announced the completion of the to impart numerous benefi ts to skin and “The addition of the ImDerma pro- The agreement will support applica-
acquisition of Lactobio, a probiotic and hair. Using dermal and analytic science duct line to our portfolio will allow tions in skin care, sun care, and colour
microbiome research company based in to support ingredient development, beauty brands to access novel techno- cosmetics, as well as offer sustainably
Copenhagen, Denmark. “The integration of Lactobio into our ImDerma offers a range of unique botani- logies while simultaneously accelerating sourced botanicals using green extraction
Advanced Research is highly complemen- cal cosmetic actives and other innova- the industry’s shift toward sustainable technology.
“The strategic acquisition builds tary: L’Oréal’s strong scientifi c knowledge
on 20 years of advanced research by and technological advancements coupled
L’Oréal into the microbiome scientifi c with Lactobio’s best-in-class formulations Sika raises concrete admixture capacity in Switzerland
territory, deepening its knowledge using living organisms will signifi cantly
of the microorganisms that live on said in a statement. Lactobio was foun- strengthen and accelerate our microbiome Swiss speciality chemicals fi rm, lisation. “Thanks to its new technology, construction projects to be delivered in
the skin’s surface and reinforcing the ded in 2017 by Dr. Søren Kjærulff, and research dedicated to beauty. In joining Sika, has put into operation new pro- now also manufactured in Switzerland, a more sustainable way.
Group’s leadership in this fi eld. Dr. Charlotte Vedel, who developed a forces, we aim to develop a new genera- duction lines for the concrete admix- major infrastructure projects, such as
proprietary microbiome discovery plat- tion of cosmetics that will use cutting-edge ture, Sigunit, in Kirchberg, Switzer- the second Gotthard road tunnel and According to Sika, its Sigunit branded
The acquisition also opens up new form and screening method to select the innovations in the formulation process to land, thereby investing in the expansion important tunnel projects in neighbour- liquid accelerator for shotcrete satis-
scientifi c opportunities, including leve- most effective and safe strains. These provide science-based, precision probiotic of manufacturing capacities in its home ing countries, will be supplied with fi es the most stringent requirements in
raging Lactobio’s microbiome ex- precision probiotics, created from a and postbiotic products with new perfor- market. the product even more effi ciently,” the tunnelling. Alongside short application
pertise and signifi cant IP portfolio to large bio-bank of lactobacillus bacte- mance levels,” said Ms. Anne Colonna, company informed. The technology and times and rapid strength development,
develop safe and effective new cosmetic ria, will be used in the development Global Head of Advanced Research of The shotcrete accelerator is mainly the shorter transportation routes will the technology is characterised by high
solutions using live bacteria,” L’Oréal of topical formulations containing live L’Oréal. used in tunnelling and excavation stabi- also reduce CO emissions, allowing reliability and durability.
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