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10 2013

How select right Ginseng and Ginseng Extract

Howselect right Ginseng and Ginseng Extract Ginseng,one of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, has been considered asone of best herb around the word since thousands years ago. Types ofGinseng Asthe different grow area, the ginseng has been seperated into American ginseng,panax ginseng, and Korean ginseng. The ginseng is available in different forms.White ginseng, for instance, is Panax ginseng that has been dried and peeled.Red ginseng, on the other hand, is unpeeled Panax ginseng that is steamedbefore drying. White and red ginseng are available in tinctures, liquidextracts, powders and capsules. The American Ginseng tea is sales hot aroundthe world. The functionof different Ginseng. TraditionalChinese medicine about Ginseng IntraditionalChinese medicine, red ginseng is play to promote "yang"energy, howerver white ginseng is working to balence the body health. As aresult, red ginseng may b

09

24 2010

Frutarom Buys Natural Plant Extract Producer

Frutarom Industries (Haifa, Israel) says it has acquired natural plant extract maker RAD Natural Technologies (Petah Tikva, Israel) for $4.1 million in cash. RAD produces natural plant extracts with anti-oxidant properties for use in food, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products. The deal includes fixed assets, inventory, agreements, orders, goodwill intellectual property, and expenses, Frutarom says. RAD will be entitled to an additional unspecified payment if the accumulated sales for its products in 2008 and 2009 are more than $4 million, Frutarom says. RAD will receive an additional $4.9 million if the accumulated revenues for its products in 2008 and 2009 exceed $11.1 million, Frutarom says. RAD's sales totaled $1.2 million in 2006, and $900,000 for the first half of 2007. RAD will be merged into Frutarom's existing Israeli flavors operations, the company says. The deal is Frutarom's seventh this year. The company most recently bought flavors and fragrances producer Gewurzm

09

24 2010

BASF Studies Producing Specialty Chemicals From Algae

Solix Biofuels (Ft. Collins, CO), a developer of algae cultivation technology systems, will "investigate" the use of algae to produce specialty chemicals for BASF. Solix says it will test multiple algae species in its proprietary growth system for BASF. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. BASF did not specify which specialty chemicals it plans to produce using algae by press time. Solix produces oil from algae at its Coyote Gulch, CO plant. The site uses carbon dioxide produced by an undisclosed amine plant. The site uses carbon dioxide produced by an undisclosed amine plant and waste water produced by coal-bed methane production. Algae consumes carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of their growth cycle, and can potentially provide a way to produce certain chemicals from a renewable source. "This collaboration with Solix Biofuels demonstrates BASF's commitment to generate growth from industrial biotechnology," says Harald Lauke, president of the specialty chemicals r

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