Doehler and Afriplex joint venture

Doehler (Döhler), global producer, marketer and provider of technology-based natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food and beverage industry has founded a joint venture with the food & beverage division of Afriplex. Located in Paarl, South Africa, Afriplex is one of the market leaders in natural extracts in Africa. Alongside its core competence in the field of botanical extracts, Afriplex also provides emulsions and compound solutions for national and international customers in the food & beverage industry. Their common goal is to deliver integrated ingredient solutions that are tailored to the needs of Southern African markets in terms of taste preferences and technological and regulatory requirements.

Thanks to an own application centre in Paarl, the newly established company Doehler South Africa (Pty) Ltd is now able to develop region-specific solutions and deliver customised product samples within a minimum time. Afriplex produces more than 100 different plant extracts. Backed by its own cultivation and latest technology, the company produces a variety of indigenous plant extracts, with a focus on rooibos, honeybush, hoodia, pelargonium, buchu, baobab and a selection of African aloe species. Making use of the Doehler Group’s supply chain network and distribution channels, customers of the food and beverage industry all around the globe will have preferential access to this extraordinary extract portfolio.

Further steps have already been planned, for instance an expansion ofthe new Doehler South Africa (Pty) Ltd site, besides an investment in state-of-the-art technologies like solvent extraction and fractionation and in R&D capabilities.