AMSilk Announces Successful Partnership Negotiation with Ajinomoto for Industrial Fermentation
Neuried, Germany, 16 October 2024: AMSilk GmbH (“AMSilk”/ the Company), a frontrunner in advanced biomaterials made from spider silk-based proteins, today announces that the Company and Ajinomoto Foods Europe, a company with over 50 years of experience in industrial fermentation and the affiliate of the globally established Ajinomoto Group, have expressed mutual interest to step into a long-term partnership to biomanufacture silk proteins at Ajinomoto Food Europe’s manufacturing facility in Nesle, France.
AMSilk is forming a strategic collaboration with Ajinomoto, leveraging Ajinomoto’s extensive industrial expertise in precision fermentation and its strategically located site in France. The facility, in the vicinity of AMSilk’s key customers in the premium textile and consumer goods industries, is backwardly integrated with local raw materials and renewable energy, aligning perfectly with AMSilk’s commitment to sustainable business practices.
