High-functional cosmetics ingredient R&D and ODM specialist BIOFT announced on the 8th that it has signed a strategic partnership with TER Chemicals Distribution Group, a global chemical distribution company.
Founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1908, TER Chemicals, based on more than 100 years of history, recorded sales of approximately EUR 920 million as of 2024 and employs more than 1,100 staff members.
Through this agreement, BIOFT has established a foundation to more effectively supply its differentiated bio-based materials to the global market by leveraging TER Chemicals’ solid, Europe-centered distribution network.
The two companies are focusing on the rapidly spreading clean beauty and sustainability trends in the European market and plan to expand cooperation around BIOFT’s core material, “Vegan PDRN.” Vegan PDRN is a next-generation bio ingredient that combines plant-derived bioactive components (such as phenols and polyphenols) with the skin regeneration and elasticity improvement functions of PDRN.
The companies recently formalized their partnership by making a joint presentation at in-cosmetics Paris 2026, held in France, and further strengthened their strategic collaboration on this occasion.
A BIOFT representative stated, “As global interest in K-beauty continues to expand, demand for salmon-derived PDRN is also on the rise,” adding, “In response, we are also actively pursuing discussions to expand the global supply of high-purity salmon PDRN.”
Choi Yong-seok
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