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PARTNERSHIP

Indena and DSM-Firmenich join up to drive innova-

tions in botanical nutraceuticals

Indena, the Italian company offer- advanced botanical extracts and in-
ing bioactive ingredients for the pharma- gredients from both companies. But
ceutical and health food industries, and above all, we want to launch a medi-
DSM-Firmenich, have announced a um- and long-term planning process to
new strategic partnership. The collabo- build solutions that are not yet existing:
ration will pioneer the development of solutions devised to respond to the in-
novel scientific evidence to support the creasingly sophisticated demands of a
effectiveness of natural solutions in the public wishing to take care of their own
human health arena. “This partnership has come about wellbeing with products that are scienti-
from a vision shared by Indena and fically studied, clinically tested and
With promising research on the DSM-Firmenich: to identify and deve- technologically ground-breaking, for
positive benefits of botanicals, the part- lop innovative solution s for human proven effectiveness,” he added. Mr.
nership is dedicated to specific health health, combining a deeply-rooted Martin Dos Ramos, Global Vice Presi-
areas and selected ingredients, includ- scientific background with the visionary dent Dietary Supplements at DSM-Fir-
ing those to support immunity, vision, capacity to imagine the future menich, added, “As consumer demand
brain health, women’s health, healthy challenges of nutraceuticals,” said for botanicals continues to gain traction
ageing and gut health. Through this Mr. Daniele Giavini, Managing Director globally, this purpose-led partnership
science-based approach, the two partners at Indena. directly addresses the market need for
aim to lead innovation in the global effective, science-backed products that
nutritional botanical market. The coope- “Today’s savvy consumer requires are aligned to the most relevant health
ration will seek to bring market-ready increasingly smarter products in terms needs.”
solutions to the market, as well as, in of ingredients as well as formulation.
the medium- and long-term, products Already in the next few months, our For all business areas, other than the
that will be new in terms of their origin, collaboration will bring products onto solutions selected for the partnership,
ingredient combination and formula- the market that combine and enhance the two companies will proceed fully
tion, the companies said. the effectiveness of technologically independently.

AkzoNobel supplies bio-based interior coating

to KIA Motors

Dutch paints & coatings major, requirements for both
AkzoNobel, is supplying bio-based chemical and physical
paint to South Korean automobile resistance (against
maker, KIA Motors, for the inside of suncream, air freshener,
its new ‘EV9’ electric SUV. It’s the heat and scratches, for
first time the vehicle manufacturer example).
has specified an interior bio-based
coating. AkzoNobel said
the new agreement
Two kinds of bio-rosin have been is currently limited
used to create the product, one extrac- to EV9 models pro-
ted from rapeseed, the other from pine for the rest of the interior. As well as ob- duced in South Korea, but expects
rosin. The paint can be found on the taining 100% colour master approval, it to be extended to several of the
EV9’s interior door switch panels, with the bio-based paint being used on the vehicle manufacturer’s upcoming
AkzoNobel also supplying coatings EV9 also meets all of KIA Motors’ EV models.

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