In response to growing consumer preferences for nature-derived and sustainably sourced ingredients, Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Floratech, a global provider of natural emollients and derivatives for beauty and personal care applications. Pending regulatory approval and closing conditions, Cargill said the acquisition demonstrates its ambition to grow its beauty business and would offer beauty and skin care customers around the world access to the broadest portfolio of sustainable, nature-derived ingredients. A purchase price was not disclosed.
 
“This acquisition will mark an important milestone in Cargill’s effort to expand its beauty business and will strengthen both companies’ shared vision to unleash beauty sustainably,” said Colleen May, president of Cargill Bioindustrial, which includes the beauty business. “This partnership will accelerate our combined growth, maximize value for customers by building industry-leading capabilities focused on nature-derived solutions, and help those customers shift their portfolio from synthetic chemicals to more sustainable ingredients.”
 
Based in Arizona, Floratech brings 45 years of market-leading expertise in natural emollients and jojoba derivatives. Its product development experience in specialty beauty ingredients aligns closely with Cargill’s growth strategy and advances the capabilities of its global beauty business. 
 
“We are thrilled to join the Cargill team,” said Steve Brown, president of Floratech. “This partnership will bring even more sustainable value to cosmetics and personal care formulations around the world. Floratech has a long history of developing plant-based sustainable ingredients at levels of quality and functionality superior to the synthetic products they replace. Cargill’s long-established position as an agricultural powerhouse will not only sustain but accelerate that success.”
 
Cargill has been producing ingredients for the beauty industry for more than 40 years, building a world-class global beauty organization focused on delivering a broad portfolio of nature-derived ingredients. The addition of Floratech and its industry-leading capabilities in specialty emollients and derivatives will fit squarely within its portfolio.
 
“This is an exciting step for our beauty business,” said Bente Korsgaard Andersen, managing director for Cargill’s beauty business. “Floratech is a key player in the beauty industry, and their expertise in specialty beauty ingredients is particularly impressive. Our combined capabilities will be essential to delivering new and innovative beauty solutions to customers that want nature-derived, sustainable ingredients.”