“The acquisition of the cosmetics business of AMSilk fits very well our long-term strategy for Active Beauty,” says Maurizio Volpi, President of Givaudan’s Fragrance Division. “It offers an expanded portfolio of natural and biosourced products supported by a strong research and development biotechnology platform to drive future development and innovation in the active cosmetic ingredients space. Their expertise in biotechnology is fully aligned with ours; it will reinforce Givaudan’s capabilities in cosmetic ingredients to support our customers in developing sustainable, performant and safe products.”
Other applications for AMSilk’s biopolymers include textiles and medical devices.