The companies have been collaborating for five years on multiple projects with increasing levels of success culminating in this initial supply agreement.
The agreement covers the first of Solazyme and Unilever’s jointly developed tailored oils with an initial supply of at least 10,000 metric tonnes.
The oil will be produced at the Solazyme Bunge Renewable Oils facility, a joint venture of Solazyme and Bunge located at Bunge’s Moema sugar mill in Brazil. Supply delivery is planned to begin in early 2014 and Unilever expects to purchase the full volume within 12-18 months. Customary product validation trials are scheduled to take place in Q4 2013.
Source: Solazyme
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