Goldschmidt To Distribute Sabinsa Botanical Extracts

Sabinsa Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sami Labs Ltd., India, has established an exclusive marketing partnership with Goldschmidt Personal Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Degussa GmbH, in which Goldschmidt will distribute select specialized, standardized botanical extracts from Sabinsa, all specifically developed for cosmeceutical use, to the personal care industry worldwide. According to the companies, this agreement allows Sabinsa to get its innovative and efficacious active ingredients into the hands of cosmetic and personal care companies by tapping into Goldschmidt’s extensive customer base.  

“This agreement essentially allows us to offer novel nature-derived active ingredients to our broad customer base and reinforce our position as a preferred partner for the development of innovative products and new applications,” said Willy Klipp, senior vice president & general manager of Degussa’s business line Goldschmidt Personal Care.

Sami Labs Ltd., at its national award winning research center in Bangalore, India, developed these cosmeceutical products which have been tested for safety and efficacy in their biological research laboratory by advanced in vitro systems like cell lines and bioassays.

“Working with Degussa Goldschmidt Personal Care not only allows for deeper and more broad market penetration for our line of cosmeceuticals, but permits us to focus on our core competency of developing safe and effective ingredients for the global market,” stated Madhu Subramanian, executive vice president of global operations. 

This partnership is seen as the initial and first step of a closer collaborative venture between Goldschmidt and Sabinsa.

“It is a perfect fit as Sabinsa’s strength lies in the identification of bio-active compounds from Indian habitats and testing them for their safety and efficacy at their state of the art biological research lab whereas we bring additional competence in the field of modern cosmetic claim substantiation and extensive formulation know-how to the table.” comments Dr. Peter Lersch, head of R&D care ingredients/biotechnology.

Initial products developed through the partnership are expected to be launched in the second half of 2007. They will complete Degussa’s well-known product portfolio consisting of a unique range of organic and silicone-based specialties and active ingredients especially designed as raw materials for personal care products.