India Pharma Outlook Team | Thursday, 11 May 2023
Evonik has partnered with specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan to bring nutraceuticals to a broader customer base. The collaboration began on May 1, 2023, and allows Evonik nutraceutical products such as AvailOm, IN VIVO BIOTICS, and Healthberry® to be distributed to customers in Europe, Turkey, and Egypt. Evonik can reach more customers through a network of local sales offices by partnering with Safic-Alcan, expanding its portfolio to address consumer needs in a variety of areas such as brain, eye, and heart health.
“We are excited to work with Safic-Alcan to extend our network in this fast-moving growth industry. Our partnership benefits our customers, who gain access to tailored combinations of nutraceutical ingredients and formulations,” said Maximillian Yeh, head of Health Solutions at Evonik’s Health Care business. Safic-Alcan, founded in 1847, is a dynamic global supplier of active ingredients and specialty chemicals. "Evonik's portfolio of advanced food ingredients provides much-needed performance and innovation to the rapidly changing food supplement market." We are committed to providing superior solutions for new product development with our team of nutraceutical experts to meet our customers' evolving needs. As an innovative company, we are encouraged by Evonik's advanced food ingredient portfolio's promising prospects in key market segments such as immunity, nutricosmetics, and brain and cardiovascular health.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer this to our European, Turkish, and Egyptian customers," said Philippe Villequey, business director Development Group for Home, Personal Care, and Nutraceuticals at Safic-Alcan. Evonik has a portfolio of advanced health ingredients, formulation services, and finished dosage forms for nutraceuticals. Evonik's Health Care division is part of the company's Nutrition & Care life sciences division, which aims to increase its share of System Solutions from 20% today to more than 50% by 2030. System Solutions are multicomponent systems that are tailored to a specific customer need.