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Nestlé invests in low-carbon logistics for Polysciences launches
international water brands new bioprocessing brand

olysciences, a Pennsylvania-
Pbased manufacturer of chemi-
cals for research, IVD and medical
device applications, has announced
its plan to create a new brand, Ky-
fora Bio, representing its product
estlé is to invest over CHF100m “Transportation options like these can offerings to the bioprocessing mar-
N(US$108m) by 2030 in low-car- be a game-changer for the logistics ket.
bon logistics for its three international industry, as up to now, electric solu- Building on Polysciences' experi-
water brands – S. Pellegrino, Acqua tions have been confined for use in ence in developing and manufac-
turing monomers, polymers, mi-
Panna and Perrier. smaller vehicles,” said Svante Palebo, crospheres, and specialty reagents
The investments will be centred on the head of supply chain for Nestlé’s for the medical device, diagnostic,
optimising logistics routes and accel- water category in Europe. “Through and pharmaceutical industries, Ky-
erating the rate at which the compa- investments in innovations that bring fora Bio will focus on the synthe-
ny uses trains to transport the three together businesses across the value sis of cationic polymers, lipids, and
brands, the food and beverage manu- chain, we will help the whole sector other materials used in nucleic acid
facturer said. Nestlé also wants to in- drive the systemic change needed to delivery for cell and gene therapies.
crease its use of alternative fuels. significantly reduce emissions in the Based in Horsham, PA, Kyfora Bio
As part of the Swiss giant’s drive to- future.” will occupy a 45,000 square foot
cGMP facility outfitted with admin-
wards its 2050 net zero commitment, The investment comes after a life- istrative offices, R&D laboratories,
the S. Pellegrino brand owner is pi- cycle assessment peer-reviewed by manufacturing suites, and QC labo-
loting the use of fully electric trucks Quantis, an environmental sustain- ratories for chemical and biological
in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, as ability consultancy. performance testing. The new site
well as working with local with part- As a result, Nestlé said it was prioritis- is a short drive from Polysciences'
ners to roll out a hydrogen-powered ing further emissions reductions for 250,000 square foot Warrington,
train route in France by 2025. The its water brands, rather than the pre- PA campus which serves as the
company's headquarters and hous-
group’s waters unit will also scale up viously set target of achieving carbon es manufacturing, R&D, QA/QC,
its use of biofuels in trucks and ocean neutrality for the brands by the end and product storage facilities.
freight logistics to North America. of 2022. The group did not disclose Scott Knorr, President, Kyfora Bio
Nestlé estimates the hydrogen-pow- whether that original target was set to said: "Kyfora Bio reflects Poly-
ered train route will help reduce be met. In October, Nestlé set out its sciences' latest commitment to be
CO2e by 10,000 tonnes per year – a latest efforts to make its coffee busi- the partner of choice in supplying
reduction of 90% of its current emis- ness more sustainable. key cGMP compliant materials to
sions. the cell and gene therapy market.

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