# Metex Nøøvista signs exclusive PDO supply agreement with DSM

Metex Nøøvista signed an exclusive strategic agreement with DSM's Personal Care & Aroma division for the supply of PDO (propanediol) for the cosmetics industry, up to 5,000 tonnes per year. The PDO will be produced at Metex's new plant in Carling Saint-Avold, France, starting end of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-12-16
- Where: Carling Saint-Avold, Moselle, France
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 tonnes per year
- Products: PDO (propanediol), natural cosmetic ingredient
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [METabolic EXplorer](https://endata.com/companies/19466.md) (investor)
- [METEX NØØVISTA](https://endata.com/companies/19467.md) (supplier)
- [DSM](https://endata.com/companies/25138.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [lesechos.fr](https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/innovateurs/pdo-lingredient-dorigine-vegetale-qui-seduit-la-cosmetique-1156670), 2019-12-16: "Le partenariat entre DSM et Metex Nøøvista porte sur la totalité du PDO destiné à l'industrie cosmétique, soit jusqu'à 5.000 tonnes par an."

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