What Plantus does

Plantus Industria e Comercio de Oleos Extratos e San. Ltda, founded on August 27, 2010, by researcher Zelita Maria Santos Rocha, is a privately held Brazilian biotechnology and natural ingredients manufacturer headquartered in Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte. The company produces essential oils, fixed oils, organic butters, plant extracts, biocapsules, vegetable enzymes, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and standardized pharmaceutical extracts for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, and perfumery industries. Manufacturing is vertically integrated with company-owned farms across four biomes (Touros in the Atlantic Forest/Caatinga, Pará in the Amazon, Serra de São Bento for adapted lavender, and Becket, Massachusetts) supplying certified organic raw material inputs.

The core technology stack centers on a proprietary biotechnological fermentative process using selected microorganisms (Rhodotorula and lactobacilli), without genetic modification, to produce functional bioactives and enzymes and to transform carotenoids into retinol. Complementary process IP includes Tesla turbine ionization of vegetable oils for enhanced skin permeation, ozonated oil production for therapeutic applications, and artisanal enfleurage extraction. Plantus holds seven major organic and quality certifications (IBD, IFOAM, Demeter, USDA/NOP, FDA, ISO/IEC 17065, and SISORG), giving it access to premium-priced organic ingredient markets in Brazil, the United States, and Europe. Sub-brands include Prolab Aromatique (finished cosmetics and sanitizers), Symbiomic (microbiome cosmetics), Mycellium (fungal-based ingredients), and the Pre/Pro/Post-biotic line.

Revenue is generated through B2B ingredient sales on a quote-based pricing model across cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, and nutrition industry buyers, alongside export sales (including ton-scale Moringa shipments to US buyers such as Kuli Kuli, for which Plantus is the certified Official Moringa Oleifera Provider since January 2022), and finished products via the Prolab Aromatique subsidiary. Customer base is anchored on a small set of named enterprise relationships (Kuli Kuli, Moringa Source historically, Costa Brazil for premium cosmetics), with a 5-person leadership team overseeing 11-50 total employees; no private equity or venture capital is disclosed, with the only external funding being a 2017 FINEP/BNDES government grant for biotechnological product development.

Name

Plantus

Legal name

Plantus Industria e Comercio de Oleos Extratos e San. Ltda

Website

https://plantus.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plantus is a Brazilian biotechnology manufacturer founded in 2010 that produces certified organic essential oils, fixed oils, plant extracts, biocapsules, and APIs for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, and nutrition industry buyers, using proprietary non-GMO fermentation and vertical farm-to-ingredient operations with multi-jurisdictional organic certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Botanical Raw Materials for Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Botanical Biopesticides & Plant Extracts (Essential Oils, Neem, Pyrethrins) (AFABAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicinal Plant Farming (Botanical/Pharmaceutical Crops) (AFAGAGAE), Organic Herb, Spice & Medicinal/Aromatic Plant Farming (AFAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Organic raw materials
• Biotechnology ingredients
• Essential oils manufacturing
• Plant extracts supplier
• Cosmetic raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Nísia Floresta

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Ingredient Sales: Sale of essential oils, fixed oils, butters, plant extracts, and biotechnological products to cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, and nutrition industries. Products include organic certified ingredients, standardized extracts, and bioactive compounds.
2. Export Sales: International export of organic raw materials and products to global markets including USA. Direct sales to international buyers such as Kuli Kuli and previously Moringa Source.
3. Cosmetics Manufacturing (Prolab Aromatique): Production and sale of finished cosmetic products including natural soaps, alcohol in gel, and hydrated ethyl products under the Prolab Aromatique brand.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Plantus is a Brazilian biotechnology manufacturer that produces organic certified essential oils, fixed oils, butters, plant extracts, biocapsules, and biotechnologically processed ingredients (including ionized, ozonated, and fermented products) for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, and perfumery industries. The company applies proprietary biotechnological fermentation and Tesla turbine ionization processes to develop bioactives from over 300 Brazilian plant species cultivated on company-owned farms.

Product overview

Plantus is a Brazilian biotechnology company that manufactures and commercializes essential oils, fixed oils, butters, and plant extracts for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, and perfumery markets. The product portfolio includes core offerings (Essential Oils, Fixed Oils, Plant Extracts, Organic Butters, Biocaps capsules) and proprietary product lines (Plantus 360 and Plantus 480 excipients, Oil Blends, Ionized Oil via Tesla Turbine technology, Ozonated Oil, Vegetable Enzymes, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Standardized Pharmaceutical Extracts, Orthomolecular Nutrition Products, Biodefensives, Biopolymers, Natural Pigments, and New Molecules by Natural Synthesis). The company also offers specialized lines including Symbiomic Line, Mycellium Line, and Pre/Pro/Post-biotic Oils and Extracts for microbiome-based cosmetics. Through its sub-brand Prolab Aromatique, Plantus produces finished cosmetic and sanitizing products. Products are marketed under various formulations including organic certified lines, customized oil blends, and biotechnologically processed fermentative products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prolab Aromatique: Manufacturing unit for cosmetics and sanitizing products including natural soaps with Plantus products, alcohol in gel, and hydrated ethyl
• BIOTECH PRODUCT + ENZYME-RICH
• Symbiomic line
• Mycellium line
• Pre, Pro and Post-biotic oils and extracts line

Products and services

• Essential Oils Essential oils extracted by steam distillation of leaves and cold pressing of citric fruits, supplied to perfumery and cosmetics manufacturers as fragrances and fixatives.
• Fixed Oils Fixed vegetable oils including linseed, cotton, sesame, sunflower, coconut, and safflower oils supplied for cosmetic and personal care formulations.
• Plant Extracts Plant extracts including standardized pharmaceutical extracts, fluid extracts, and mother tinctures supplied to cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food manufacturers.
• Organic Butters Organic certified butters derived from plant sources for cosmetic and food applications.
• Biocaps Cellulose-based capsules containing organic ingredients such as Immunity, Energy, and Stimulating formulations supplied to pharmaceutical and nutrition markets.
• Ionized Oils Vegetable oils processed through proprietary Tesla Turbine ionization for greater hydration power and faster skin cell permeation, supplied to cosmetics manufacturers.
• Ozonated Oils Therapeutic vegetable oils preserved with medicinal ozone through specialized filters and generators, providing fungicide and bactericide effects for skin condition treatments.
• Vegetable Enzymes Natural fermentation products including Hidrolases, lipases, crisina, bromelina, papaina, and telomerase supplied to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Standardized extracts and concentrated fractions including rutin, quercetin, Vitamin E, thymol, carvacrol concentrate, spirulina, espilantol, retinol, and chlorogenic acid for pharmaceutical applications.
• Standardized Pharmaceutical Extracts Organic standardized extracts including Pomegranate, Guaco AF, Ginger, Watercress, Eucalyptus, Sage, Malva, Plantain, and Licorice for Finished Pharmaceutical Products.
• Excipients and Vectorized Vehicles Proprietary high permeability delivery systems including Plantus 360, Plantus 480, Plantus base, Alkaline water, and Bioactive water for cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations.
• Orthomolecular Nutrition Products Nutrient concentrates including Vitamins A, D, E, K, D-pantenol, Tocopherol, B complex 1-12, Hydro Soluble vitamins, and Vitamin C for microbiome nutrition applications.
• Biodefensives Naturally occurring pest-controlling substances, pest-controlling microorganisms, and pesticidal substances for agricultural protection.
• Biopolymers Polymers produced by microbiota, plants, or obtained from renewable raw materials via cellular structure or synthesis.
• Natural Pigments Organic colorants supplied as alternatives to inorganic pigments containing heavy metals and harmful substances.
• New Molecules by Natural Synthesis Bioactive compounds obtained through chemical synthesis of natural products including flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, terpenes, vitamins, enzymes, coumarins, and phenols.
• Custom Oil Blends Customized oil blends formulated with specific ratios of vegetable oils and enzyme solutions for skin and hair care applications.
• Moringa Products Moringa oleifera oils, aqueous extracts, ethanolic extracts, and powder supplied as nutritional and cosmetic ingredients.
• Guaraná Products Guaraná (Paullinia cupana) extracts with high caffeine content for energy, stimulant, and antioxidant applications.
• Kaya Products Lecythis pisonis oil and extracts with high antioxidant activity for collagen stimulation and skin care, supplied for luxury cosmetic formulations.
• Prolab Aromatique Cosmetics and Sanitizing Products Finished cosmetic and sanitizing products including natural soaps, alcohol in gel, and hydrated ethyl manufactured from Plantus organic ingredients.
• Symbiomic Line Microbiome-based product line featuring ingredients for skin nutrition and wellness in cosmetic applications.
• Mycellium Line Fungal mycelium-based product line supplying ingredients for cosmetic and biotechnology applications.
• Pre, Pro and Post-biotic Oils and Extracts Microbiome support product line with prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic formulations in oil and extract formats for cosmetics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest number of certified organic plants in Brazil

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kuli KulicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Kuli Kuli is one of the largest fractionators and producers of Moringa in the world, present in major supermarket chains including the largest organic supermarket chain in the USA. Certified Plantus as Official Moringa Oleifera Provider in January 2022. Purchased Moringa powder products for nutritional supplement manufacturing.
• Federal Universities and Science and Technology InstitutescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with Science and Technology Institutes including Federal Universities for development of innovation projects. Collaborative R&D efforts in biotechnology and natural product development.
• Fitovida NGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFitovida is the NGO from which Plantus originated. NGO's objective was to train and support Brazilian communities to produce and commercialize natural products sustainably. Plantus continues this production chain in partnership with communities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MartinBauer Group: German-headquartered global supplier of botanical extracts, tea, and plant-based ingredients for beverages, nutrition and personal care, with a comparable technology and certification-heavy specialty ingredient model.
• Döhler: German-headquartered global supplier of natural ingredients, botanical extracts, flavors and colors for food, beverage and nutrition markets - directly overlaps with Plantus's extracts, enzymes, and natural ingredient portfolio.
• Kalsec: US-based producer of natural extracts, colors, flavors and hop extracts for food and beverage - a focused specialty-ingredient supplier comparable to Plantus's standardized extracts and natural pigment lines.
• Beraca Ingredients: Brazil-based supplier of natural and organic Amazon-sourced ingredients for cosmetics, personal care, and food industries with proprietary extraction and sustainable sourcing from Brazilian biodiversity, the most directly comparable peer to Plantus.
• doTERRA: Vertically integrated essential oils company sourcing botanical material globally for aromatherapy, cosmetics and wellness - direct peer to Plantus in essential oils and oil blends sold to cosmetics and personal-care brands.

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: Global flavors, fragrances and natural ingredients major with a Diana division covering natural extracts, fermentation and botanical sourcing for cosmetics and nutraceuticals - a broad incumbent operating in the same ingredient categories as Plantus.
• Natura &Co: Brazilian multinational cosmetics group whose direct-sourcing program and Avon/Bioderma brands buy large volumes of natural Brazilian botanicals - a downstream customer-side comparable ecosystem participant for Plantus in Brazilian biodiversity.
• Givaudan: World's largest flavors and fragrances company with a significant natural ingredients and active beauty portfolio that competes directly with cosmetic and personal-care botanical ingredients produced by companies like Plantus.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Global F&F and ingredients major offering natural product solutions, biotech-derived actives and fermentation-based ingredients through its Health & Biosciences and Scent divisions, overlapping with Plantus's fermentation and extract portfolio.

Regional players

• Citrosuco: Brazilian-based global citrus oil and juice producer exporting to F&F and personal care - comparable as a Brazilian agricultural extract producer with international export operations serving personal care customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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