… are merging to become a new entity

Nexira is the new identity of the Iranex Group and is built on the foundation of 115 years of family owned and managed business success. World leader on the market of acacia gum (gum Arabic), it is a premier supplier of innovative ingredients and actives sustainably sourced from nature.

Value Drivers

Today this private company continues to reinvent and evolve the business to new heights of performance with innovative products, customer partnerships and global supply assurance. Nexira is an agri-industrial group composed of three complementary businesses: Food, Health and Technology. The three divisions offer a global expertise from raw materials sourcing and proprietary processing technologies to formulation support.

• Research and innovation enhancing the natural properties of ingredients and supporting products with science to demonstrate health benefits (in vivo, in vitro and clinical studies)

Historically, the company made its reputation as the global leader in acacia gum. Today, Nexira’s proprietary portfolio includes

• Commitment to sustainable development through economic, social and environmental actions including partnership with NGO SOS Sahel and construction of water wells in Chad.

emulsifiers, texturizers and actives for weight-management, anti-stress, antioxidants along with other specialty hydrocolloids and a large number of highly functional botanical extracts. This wide scope of innovative ingredients includes many branded products like Fibregum™ Bio organic prebiotic soluble fiber, NeOpuntia® and Cacti-Nea™ cactus fruit extracts. Nexira’s technical expertise also encompasses proven experience in manufacturing technologies such as spray drying, granulation and micro-encapsulation. Nexira has business operations on 5 continents, leveraging a wide network of collaborative partners.

• Global expertise in hydrocolloids and natural ingredients • Quality, consistency and reliability of products and raw materials

• Exceptional scientific, regulatory, technical and marketing support • Global network of sales, distribution and supply chain partners

Three complementary businesses focused on innovative natural ingredients and unique processing technologies, to deliver nutrition, health & wellness.

FOOD

HEALTH

TECHNOLOGY

Expert in innovative natural ingredients:

Active botanical extracts with multiple health benefits:

Extensive expertise in manufacturing technologies including:

• World leader of acacia gum

• Wide portfolio of natural extracts including a range of ingredients for weight management, anti-stress, antioxidant, digestive comfort…

• Spray drying and co-drying

• High value-added range of ingredients: emulsifiers, texturizers, encapsulation and coating agents • Patented natural ingredients for the nutrition and health markets • Excellent understanding of customer needs • Personalized technical assistance Fibregum™, Equacia™, Eficacia™, Encapcia™, Instantgum™…

Creation of Etablissements Charles Dondain, specialized in import/export of food from the Middle East and Africa (dried fruits, spices and acacia gum).

1895

The acacia gum business enters into its industrial phase. To back up its international growth, the company invests in a technical and commercial structure and becomes known as Iranex.

1945

• Strong scientific background (in vivo, in vitro and clinical studies available) • Constant search for innovations to answer the needs of the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical markets

• Encapsulation and micro-encapsulation • Manufacturing and quality assurance systems ISO 9001 and BRC compliant • Organic certifications are also available

NeOpuntia®, Cacti-Nea™, Serenzo™, ViNitrox™…

Initiation of sustainable development in Africa with the creation of the NGO Aidgum.

1974

Creation of Colloïdes Naturels International (CNI), in order to expend the group globally.

1987

Nexira: Evolution of Growth Continues

Creation of NutriProcess, specialized in industrial spray-drying, coating and encapsulation of powders.

2001

Integration of Bio Serae Laboratories for the development and marketing of nutraceutical ingredients.

2008

Iranex becomes Nexira. CNI, Bio Serae and NutriProcess are reorganized into Nexira Food, Nexira Health and Nexira Technology.

2011

Nexira has business operations on 5 continents

8

production units

10

subsidiaries

50

distributors & agents

80

countries covered

Strong worldwide network of partners, provides global expertise with local service

Why a name change ? The name Nexira and its logo were carefully selected to embody our culture of excellence and the international dimension of the company, as well as our desire to evolve and expand our portfolio of products, our health platforms and our service levels. Nexira is the natural evolution of three companies based on a rich heritage of sourcing from nature to deliver unique benefits for health and performance. The name “Nexira” along with the creative logo implies something new: a new identity representing the next generation, with a promise of delivering new products and new technologies. The three leaves in the logo reflect the three new divisions of Nexira: Food, Heath and Technology. They also symbolize the link to nature and a continuing commitment to sustainability. The new tagline, Innovation Inspired by Nature, captures the essence of our spirit and the source of our business philosophy.

The next generation of natural ingredients to better serve your ingredient needs, now and for the future.

What is the new strategy ?

How will you benefit…?

The creation of Nexira gives you access to a broader range of products & services for the Food, Health & Wellness markets.

Nexira can now leverage the multiple capabilities of the three original companies to broaden our scope of products and services. Synergistic benefits will emerge from combined research efforts to deliver new innovative products with additional benefits for both health and technical performance.

The merging of the 3 companies reinforces our growth and investments strategy in order to fulfill our customer’s expectations. Nexira will maintain its commitment to supply natural ingredients and actives with the highest level of quality, reliability and consistency to the food and nutrition industries worldwide. More than ever, Nexira willl be your best partner for your next innovation.

Thanks to a worldwide network of partners, Nexira can deploy its expertise and its technical assistance throughout the world. Nexira can offer customers truly global understanding while delivering local service and support.

GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS

Learn more about Nexira at:

129 chemin de Croisset - BP 4151 76723 Rouen cedex 3 - FRANCE Tel. : +33 (0)2 32 83 18 18 [email protected]

Serqueux facilities Route de Neufchatel 76440 Serqueux - FRANCE

Bram facilities

Avenue de la Preuilhe 11150 Bram - FRANCE

Brasil

Rua Monte Alegre 212 cj 12, Perdizes CEP 05014-000 São Paulo

Germany

Walter-Kolb-Str. 9-11 D-60594 Frankfurt am Main

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www.nexira.com

China

2nd Floor, Mayfair Tower, 83 Fu Min Road Shanghai 200040 706, 7/F Talent Center 45 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District Canton 510075

Japan

SVAX TT Bldg 2F 3-11-15 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo 150-0001

Russia

Profsoyuznaya Street, 57 Office 521 117420 Moscow

U.S.A.

Mexico

20, Calle Magdalena Col. del Valle C.P. 03100 Mexico D.F.

15 Somerset St., Somerville, NJ 08876

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