DSM and METEX NØØVISTA join forces to market bio-PDO
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Royal DSM and METEX NØØVISTA (industrial subsidiary of METabolic
EXplorer, a biological chemistry company that develops and industrializes
competitive and sustainable fermentation processes) have announced an exclusive
global strategic collaboration to deliver the first made-in-Europe cosmetic
grade of PDO (1,3-propanediol), 100% biobased and sourced from non-GMO
feedstocks under the DSM TILAMAR® brand (TILAMAR® PDO with NØØVISTA).
Press release: “METabolic EXplorer ensures future
sales of its subsidiary METEX NØØVISTA through a strategic partnership with DSM
for the marketing of 1,3 propanediol (PDO) to the cosmetic ingredients market.”, 3/12/2019.
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- METEX plans to build a PDO/BA
production facility,
22/5/2017.
Figure 1. DSM and METEX NØØVISTA join forces to
market bio-PDO
This exclusive strategic collaboration combines
DSM’s scientific expertise in personal care applications and its global reach
with METEX NØØVISTA’s expertise in production of biobased functional
ingredients by fermentation.
TILAMAR® PDO with NØØVISTA is a multifunctional
ingredient with proven performance and benefits such as solvent, humectant and
preservative booster suitable for all cosmetic applications. It will be
produced at a facility in Carling Saint Avold (France) that will have an initial
capacity of 5 ktons to cover the growing global demand for cosmetic grade of
PDO. The production of this first European plant is planned to start at the end
of 2020.