Cosmax NBT

What Cosmax NBT does

Cosmax NBT is a South Korea-based B2B contract manufacturer specializing in ODM and OEM services for health functional foods and dietary supplements. Founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of the COSMAX Group, the company produces tablets, capsules, sachets, sticks, and other dosage forms for brand owners and distribution partners globally, with 27+ dosage form capabilities and a reported portfolio of over 600 global partners. It monetizes via per-project and per-volume contract manufacturing fees that bundle formulation development, ingredient sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, and quality control into a vertically integrated service.

The company's technical foundation rests on 16+ patents related to functional ingredients and nine proprietary ingredients with individual Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) functional health claim recognition, including branded compounds such as Cereport for cognitive function. Quality infrastructure comprises 50+ QC experts and 33 analysis equipment units, anchored by NSF GMP certification (the first Korean health functional food manufacturer to obtain it, in 2007), U.S. FDA registration, and Australian TGA certification. In 2014 the group established COSMAX NS, a natural-bio R&D subsidiary, to vertically integrate upstream ingredient discovery into the manufacturing pipeline.

Cosmax NBT operates a four-country production footprint: Pangyo headquarters and Icheon plant in Korea, a Texas plant in the United States opened in 2015, a Melbourne plant in Australia operational by 2017, and a Shanghai subsidiary established in 2013 to serve China. The company participated in a Personalized Health Functional Food demonstration project in 2020, signaling a strategic intent toward customized nutrition, and is targeting Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia as additional Southeast Asian expansion markets.

Name

Cosmax NBT

Legal name

COSMAX NBT, INC.

Website

https://eng.cosmaxnbt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cosmax NBT is a South Korea-based B2B contract manufacturer specializing in ODM/OEM services for health functional foods and dietary supplements, operating four global production facilities in Korea, the United States, Australia, and China, and serving over 600 brand and distribution partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Manufacturing of Health Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements

NAICS

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412), Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3254), Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (32541)

SIC

Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)

akta.pro primary industry

Generic Finished Dosage Form (FDF) Manufacturing (HLAIABAH)

Keywords

• Health functional foods
• Dietary supplement manufacturing
• ODM OEM services
• Contract manufacturing supplements
• Proprietary functional ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

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. ODM/OEM Contract Manufacturing: Original Design Manufacturing and Original Equipment Manufacturing services for health functional foods and dietary supplements. Covers product design, R&D, manufacturing, and quality control. Provides one-stop process from new product development to finished goods release.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cosmax NBT is a B2B ODM/OEM contract manufacturer of health functional foods and dietary supplements, providing a one-stop service from new product development and proprietary ingredient research through formulation, manufacturing, packaging, and quality control. The company operates four global production facilities (Korea, USA, Australia, China) supporting more than 27 dosage forms and serving brand owners, distributors, and healthcare companies worldwide.

Product overview

Cosmax NBT is a global health functional foods company offering ODM (Original Development Manufacturing) and OBM (Original Brand Manufacturing) contract manufacturing services. The company provides a comprehensive one-stop service from new product development to finished goods release, encompassing R&D for functional ingredients (including proprietary branded ingredients like Agatri®, Tabetri®, Respecta®, Shoden®, TWK10®, Naticol®, AGEs Blocker®, Gastro-AD®, and Ceramosides™), advanced formulation technology (EPP probiotic lines, micro emulsion technology, oral disintegrating tablets, ultra-mini tablets), and production across four global facilities (Korea, USA, Australia, China). The product portfolio includes more than 27 dosage forms (tablets, capsules, gummies, jelly, powder, liquid) and diverse packaging solutions (PTP, pouches, bottles, drops, spray).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ODM (Original Development Manufacturing) Contract manufacturing service covering new product development, formulation, production, and quality control for health functional foods and dietary supplements; offered to brands and distributors worldwide.
• OBM (Original Brand Manufacturing) Full-service brand manufacturing including brand design, sales network development, and marketing solution support for health functional food brands.
• Dosage Form Portfolio More than 27 types of various dosage forms including tablet, 2-layered tablet, chewable tablet, quick dissolve tablet, gummy (sugar-free), hard capsule, soft capsule (animal/vegetable/chewable), powder, jelly, and liquid.
• Packaging Solutions Diverse customized packaging including PTP, multi-pack, pouches, powder stick (1.5~47g), powder pouch (16~800g), bottles (60~1,000g), drops, dropper, spray, liquid stick/pouch, and bottles (30~1,000ml).
• Agatri® (Agastache rugosa extract) Raw ingredient extracted from Korean native Agastache rugosa plants with proven efficacy for skin moisturizing and maintaining skin health from UV damage; Individual Recognition No. 10-2401239(KR).
• Tabetri® (Taheebo extract) Natural ingredient from Amazon rainforest inner bark proven for inflammatory and pain-suppressing effects to help improve joint and cartilage health; Individual Recognition No. 10-2183735(KR), 2017423540(AU), 10722548(US).
• Respecta® Probiotics Complex Premium probiotics blend consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus GLA-14, Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001, and lactoferrin to help women's vaginal health; Patent Registration No. 2019-26.
• Shoden® (Ashwagandha extract) Indian ginseng extract recognized by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as an individual recognized ingredient that helps sleep health; Patent Registration No. 2022-27.
• TWK10® (Lactobacillus plantarum) First individual recognized ingredient approved by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to improve exercise performance with intestinal management capability; Patent Registration No. 2022-32.
• Naticol® BPMG (Fish Collagen Peptide) Premium French fish collagen peptide obtained by enzymatic proteolysis of fish skin; helps decrease skin wrinkles and improve skin hydration and elasticity; Patent Registration No. 2023-24.
• AGEs Blocker® Complex extract blending Korean mint, Goji Berry, and Fig that protects skin from UV-induced damage and inhibits formation of advanced glycation end products; Patent Registration No. 2024-24.
• Gastro-AD® (Probiotic Fermented Soybean Powder) Danish plant-based probiotic fermented ingredient with 75-year tradition for supporting stomach health; Patent Registration No. 2024-39.
• Ceramosides™ (Wheat Germ Extract) Premium non-GMO wheat germ extract from France; plant-based ceramide demonstrating improvements in skin hydration, wrinkles, elasticity, smoothness, and roughness; Patent Registration No. 2025-10.
• Korea Icheon Plant Manufacturing Icheon, Gyeonggi-do facility (since 2007) producing the largest types of dosage forms among single plants in domestic industry; Lot area 52,926㎡, Gross floor area 25,428㎡ with QA/QC Center and EPP lines.
• USA Texas Plant Manufacturing Texas facility (since 2015) as global leader in dietary supplement contract manufacturing; Lot area 1,986,685 sq ft, Building area 97,998 sq ft.
• Australia Melbourne Plant Manufacturing Melbourne facility (2016~) with thorough quality control system; Plant size 26,434㎡, Gross floor area 12,249㎡ with R&D Center and EPP lines.
• China Shanghai Subsidiary Manufacturing Shanghai subsidiary (since 2013) for targeting China's health functional food market with export support, Chinese law review, customs clearance, and distribution channels including on/off-line and MLM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 expensive analysis equipment and 50+ quality control experts for differentiated quality control
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• COSMAX NS, INC.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSMAX NS was founded in 2014 (Feb 3, 2014) targeting development of medical food materials and new natural medicine beyond functional foods. A technical holding company affiliated with COSMAX NBT and connected to Yonsei University's bio-engineering department. CEO: KIM SANG WOO. Conducts R&D on natural biologically active substances to enhance health and prevent diseases.
• Yonsei University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for R&D on functional ingredients. Joint patent holders on NSC031 (muscle function) composition with COSMAX NBT and COSMAX NS. Bio-engineering department partnership through COSMAX NS for natural material research.
• Global Partners (600+)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCOSMAX NBT has more than 600 global partners including distributors, brands, and hospitals. Collaborations create opportunities for market expansion and new business development. More than 10 product lines through various distribution channels including on/off-line, MLM, etc.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Blackmores: Australian-headquartered supplement company with contract manufacturing exposure. Regional peer reflecting similar Australia health functional food market access and TGA regulatory environment that NBT serves from Melbourne.

Direct peers

• Sirio Pharma: Asia-based CDMO specialized in dietary supplements, gummies, and functional health products. Highly comparable as a geographically adjacent competitor targeting similar brand customers across Asia and globally.
• Aenova Group: European CDMO with strong solid dosage form and nutraceutical contract manufacturing. Comparable in offering one-stop formulation-to-finished-goods services for health and supplement brands.
• Best Formulations: US-based contract manufacturer of dietary supplements in capsules, tablets, softgels, and powders. Direct peer offering multi-dosage form contract manufacturing to supplement brands.
• Catalent: Global leading CDMO (now under Novo Holdings) with significant consumer health and dietary supplement contract manufacturing capabilities. Closest functional peer as a large-scale, multi-dosage form contract manufacturer serving global brand customers.
• Vitakem: US-based nutraceutical contract manufacturer producing capsules, tablets, powders and liquid supplements. Direct peer offering multi-dosage form contract manufacturing to supplement brands.
• Nutralliance: US contract manufacturer focused on nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. Direct peer competing for similar brand-side supplement contract manufacturing business.

Broad incumbents

• Lonza Group: Swiss-headquartered global CDMO with a consumer health and nutrition segment. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent offering overlapping supplement/nutraceutical manufacturing services as part of a wider life sciences portfolio.
• Kolmar Korea: Korean ODM leader in health/beauty products and a peer within the domestic contract manufacturing landscape. Adjacent peer given overlapping Korean ODM market and similar customer types to COSMAX NBT.
• Recipharm: European CDMO with consumer health and supplement contract manufacturing capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent CDMO offering similar ODM/OEM services for health products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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