DSM and Amyris Close Transactions for Brazilian Production Facility


HEERLEN, the Netherlands and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royal DSM (AEX:DSM.AS), a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials and Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), the industrial bioscience company, today announced that they have closed the transaction for the sale of Amyris Brasil Ltda to DSM and the establishment of a long-term manufacturing partnership for Amyris’s high-volume products. 

The announcement of the intended transaction was made on November 17, 2017, and the details can be found here.

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Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously. DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about €10 billion with approximately 25,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.

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About Amyris
Amyris is the integrated renewable products company that is enabling the world’s leading brands to achieve sustainable growth. Amyris applies its innovative bioscience solutions to convert plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules and produce specialty ingredients and consumer products. The company is delivering its No Compromise® products across a number of markets, including specialty and performance chemicals, flavors and fragrances, cosmetics ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. More information about the company is available at www.amyris.com.

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For more information:

DSM Corporate Communications
Herman Betten
tel. +31 (0) 45 578 2017 
e-mail media.contacts@dsm.com
    Amyris, Inc.
Peter DeNardo
tel.: +1 (510) 740-7481
e-mail: investor@amyris.com
            pr@amyris.com

 
 
DSM Investor Relations
Dave Huizing
tel.: +31 (0) 45 578 2864
e-mail: dave.huizing@dsm.com