Chemical additives, ingredients, and processing aids for the food and beverage industry.
chemXplore tracks 91 projects in food, of which 18 are active.
12 new construction, 4 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.
3 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: BASF SE (2), Astarta (1), Bayer (1), Bunge Limited (1), Bunge Loders Croklaan (1), Dangote Industries Limited (1)
Investors: European Investment Bank (1), Scottish Enterprise (1)
Contractors and licensors are recorded on 3 of these 18 projects For subscribers
Targeting: 3-Nitrooxypropanol (1), Ammonium nitrate (1), Polystyrene (1), Potassium chloride (1), Protein hydrolyzates, vegetable (1), Urea (1)
New production site connects sourcing, transformation, innovation and production, links with Floral Concept and extends local naturals know‑how into Symrise’s global perfumery network.
Selective growth in electronics, healthcare and mobility; €300–€400m annual investment; PACE to save >€300m/year from 2028; Net Zero by 2045.
New Jakarta Creative Center consolidates labs and co-creation spaces; Karawang expansion adds drying and blending capabilities and reduces CO₂ via electrification and heat recovery.
Capacity reservation secures prospective access to plant-based PEF (releaf®) for thermoformed trays and high-barrier packaging while technical and regulatory evaluations continue.
Boltz foundation models will be applied to ingredient discovery to predict and design scent and flavor molecules using dsm-firmenich’s receptor data, with platform access and embedded researchers.
Divestment narrows Symrise focus under ONE Symrise; AmeriTerpenes to remain a US-based supplier of renewable terpene ingredients with continued commercial links and confidential financial terms.
Transaction yields roughly $152 million cash; seller retains 11% and will operate a diketene unit in transition; expected close in Q4.
Two nanofiltration elements launched in July 2026: one chemically durable for industrial wastewater and MLD/ZLD, the other low‑pressure with high PFAS removal and high permeate flow.
Board chair Thomas Leysen will retire; shareholders will vote on Richard Ridinger at an Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 Oct 2026.
EU approval allows plant‑based, fermented L‑cysteine/L‑cystine as sensory additives for all animal species; products suit multiple dosage forms and are supplied from Europe.
By country, the most active first. active / all projects
The 8 with the most active projects, of 29 countries.
