
Natura signs sales agreement for Solazyme’s microalgae oil
One of Brazil’s largest cosmetics and personal care companies, Natura, has signed a purchasing agreement with ingredients supplier Solazyme for a proprietary microalgae oil. The agreement is the culmination of a two-year collaboration to develop new formulations using...

Symrise unveils new production facility in Brazilian Amazon region
Symrise has opened its new production plant, Symrise Amazon Ecoparque, in Belém, Parà. The ingredients supplier invested over €5m to build the new 2,000m2 facility, establishing the location in the north of the Amazon region in close collaboration with its long-term...

Brazilian government relaxes regulations on R&D into biodiversity
Personal care companies seeking to invest in research and development into natural ingredients in Brazil will now be able to do so more freely thanks to new government regulations. On May 20, the Brazilian government adopted a new legal framework for...
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