IFF announces strategic partnership with Grupo Drul for the distribution of FermaSure® XL in the Brazilian market

March 03, 2023

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IFF announces strategic partnership with Grupo Drul for the distribution of FermaSure® XL in the Brazilian market
IFF announces strategic partnership with Grupo Drul for the distribution of FermaSure® XL in the Brazilian market

SÃO PAULO, SÃO PAULO – March 03, 2023 – IFF (NYSE:IFF), leader in solutions for food, beverages, health, biosciences and fragrances, announces a new strategic partnership for the distribution of FermaSure® XL in the Brazilian sugar and alcohol market. As of February 2023, Grupo Drul is the distributor of the brand in Brazil throughout the national territory.

FermaSure® XL is an antimicrobial fermentation additive that rapidly attacks and kills harmful bacteria, allowing sugarcane ethanol producers to increase processing rates and efficiency. Aqueous solution of sodium chlorite, FermaSure® XL is suitable for the production of ethanol from sugar or grain substrates, controlling bacterial contamination producing lactic and acetic acid.

“With the new partnership, we reinforce IFF’s strategic commitment to provide an even greater level of customer service, serving with efficiency, quality and agility the Brazilian sugar and alcohol sector, which is the largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane in the world. With FermaSure® XL the producer finds a solution that meets multiple demands: it prevents bacterial contamination in fermentation, which helps to optimize the production process and increase the ethanol yield; and contributes to antibiotic-free co-products, a strategy increasingly adopted by the industry to complement the profitability of the plants”, says Mario Cacho, Director of Grain Processing for Latin America at IFF. “At the same time, the alliance with Drul will help us to improve services in the country and provide even more integrated support to customers.”

Since 2018, Drul has progressively advanced in the Brazilian sucroenergetic market, with the proposal to deliver effective and high-performance solutions. In addition to the production and distribution of chemical solutions, Drul group now has an agroscience and nanotechnology company, focused on plant nutrition, BioRhiza, a logistics and cargo transport company, Decoli Cargo, and Kleek, which works with diagnostics and operational advice involving the production processes of sugar cane mills.

“Optimizing distribution logistics, FermaSure® XL will be distributed through the Drul unit located in the city of Sertãozinho, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, one of the largest centers of the sugar-energy sector in the country. In addition to this, Drul also has the Drul Nordeste unit, located in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco – which ensures even more efficient logistics for supplying the cities in the North-Northeast of the country”, says Guilherme Moroço, CEO and founder of Grupo Drul.

To learn more about IFF’s complete portfolio for the Grain Processing industry, please visit this page.

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About Drul

With the aim of delivering innovative, effective and profitable solutions to the market, Drul is a young organization with the thinking and know-how of a company that has been in the market for decades. With a team comprised of nationally recognized professionals, we offer chemical solutions that meet the sugar and alcohol production process from end to end, in addition to serving many other areas, from industry to commerce.

In addition to the distribution of nationally and internationally known brands, Drul has an R&D department focused on creating new solutions to old problems, always with the aim of being a pioneer in its creations.

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