IFF Expands Latin American Footprint With Brazil Application Lab

IFF is enhancing regional production capabilities to better support the continued growth of its Health & Biosciences (H&B) business in Latin America, one of the fastest-growing markets for the company.

The effort includes the transformation of the Arroyito site in Argentina into IFF’s first full fermentation‑based enzyme production hub in the region and the opening of a household care application laboratory at IFF’s Innovation Center in Brazil.

According to the supplier, these enhancements expand IFF’s regional footprint and are expected to improve speed, reliability and locally relevant solutions for assorted markets.

The company also made recent updates at its location in Spain, as reported in Happi.

“This is about turning science into impact where it matters most,” said Letícia Gonçalves, president of IFF H&B. “By bringing world‑class fermentation and application capabilities to Latin America, we are accelerating innovation for our customers and translating that into better food, more effective cleaning solutions and everyday products that improve quality of life for millions of consumers across the region.”

IFF’s expertise in fermentation technology is at the heart of the Arroyito expansion, enabling the production of enzymes through controlled biological processes that deliver consistent results under real‑world manufacturing conditions while reducing environmental impact, it contends.

With the enhancements, IFF will now produce enzymes locally from the initial biological stage rather than relying solely on final processing and packaging steps, improving performance reliability, increasing processing efficiency and enabling faster adjustments as customer needs evolve across applications including brewing, animal nutrition, biofuels and home care.

Household & Personal Care Applications

Complementing the Arroyito plant transformation, IFF’s new household care application laboratory in Brazil is designed to help customers evaluate and optimize enzyme performance under real regional conditions. The laboratory supports laundry and dishwashing applications, enabling faster testing, improved formulation accuracy and closer collaboration with customers developing next‑generation cleaning products.

“Latin America is a dynamic growth market for bioscience‑enabled solutions,” said Deia Vilela, vice president of Latin America for IFF H&B. “What’s most exciting is how this momentum is being shaped through deeper partnerships with customers and teams across the region, creating a strong foundation for sustained innovation and shared growth in the years ahead.”