Doehler is expanding in South Africa via a joint venture with the food and 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 manifold high-quality botanical extracts, Afriplex also provides emulsions and compound solutions for national and international customers in the food and beverage industry. The companies said that 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.
Doehler has been active in South Africa with its own sales office since 2009.
“The newly established company Doehler South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a milestone and an important step in growing the business in South Africa and the adjoining countries,” said Hubert Defert, managing director of Doehler South Africa. “Thanks to an own application centre in Paarl, we are 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.
“In the next few years we will enlarge the new Doehler South Africa site,” said Danie Nel, managing director of Afriplex. “Besides the investment in state-of-the-art technologies like solvent extraction and fractionation we will further invest in our R&D capabilities to offer best-in-class solutions for our customers.”
