BASF strengthens its enzyme technology footprint

BASF further invests in growth field enzymes with three transactions

17-May-2013 - Germany

With three separate transactions, BASF has strengthened its technology footprint in industrial enzymes, one of BASF’s identified growth fields: BASF has completed the acquisition of Henkel’s detergents enzyme technology.

Additionally, BASF has entered into a research and license agreement with the biotechnology company Dyadic International, Inc., Jupiter, Florida, which provides access to a new production host technology.

Furthermore, BASF has signed a R&D collaboration agreement with Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH, Cologne, Germany, to develop a highly efficient feed enzyme for animal nutrition. All transactions will provide BASF with know-how in strategic industries including animal and human nutrition, detergents and cleaners.

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