Novozymes opens new R&D facilities in Brazil

In Brazil, Novozymes has built additional R&D laboratories and customer solutions facilities at an existing site near Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, increasing its Brazilian workforce by 10 percent.

The new Novozymes R&D laboratory will focus on bioenergy with additional research into household care, agriculture and baking industries. The company hopes to advance the commercialization of advanced biofuels in Brazil by expanding the R&D competencies of its current workforce, which traditionally focused on production, administration, sales and sustainability. The company is creating a Latin American stronghold through strategic relationships with Dedini, Cetrel, CTC and Petrobras, the largest company in Latin America, according to Novozymes.