At the end of September, Evonik celebrated the opening of the new site for its Evonik Advanced Botanicals subsidiary in Tours (France).
Now part of the Personal Care Business Line, the new subsidiary was created in 2016 when Evonik acquired experts in biotechnological production of plant-based active ingredients, French startup, Alkion Biopharma SAS. As a result, Evonik now includes one of the world’s leading technologies for plant-based cosmetic active ingredients.
At the opening ceremony in Tours, Evonik announced its plans to develop the site into a centre for plant-based active ingredients. The Tours region is located in what is known as ‘Cosmetic Valley’, the world’s largest cluster of cosmetic companies. This closeness to customers along with the possibilities for scientific collaboration with the University of Tours with its plant biotechnology department, will help to promote future growth.
“Our impressive portfolio of cosmetic active ingredient specialties already includes ceramides, sphingolipids, and peptides, so we are pleased to complement these with this very attractive technology,” said Dr Tammo Boinowitz, head of Evonik’s Personal Care Business Line.
The new site in Tours is designed to produce commercial quantities of these plant extracts, and many customer projects for tailored products are already at an advanced stage. Evonik also plans to offer its own products developed and created at its new facility in Tours from 2018.
