Corbion NV engages in the development, production, sale, and distribution of ingredients for food and biochemicals. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland and currently employs 2,399 full-time employees. The company operates through two segments: Biobased Ingredients and Biobased Innovations. The Biobased Ingredients segment comprises the Food business division and the Biochemicals business division. The Food business division develops preservation ingredients and microbial spoilage prevention products for the baking, meat, dairy, confectionery and beverage industries, and the Biochemicals business division produces bio-based chemicals derived from renewable resources such as sugar or starch. The Biobased Innovations segment creates new biotechnology business platforms, such aspoly lactic acid (PLA). The firm operates production sites in the United States, Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands and Thailand, and markets its products through a global network of retail offices.
