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    Novozymes is the world's leading biotech company focused on industrial enzymes and microorganisms. Headquartered in Denmark, Novozymes has production facilities and affiliates in over 30 countries. Founded in 2000 through a spin-off from Novo Nordisk, Novozymes develops enzymes found in nature and optimizes them for use in over 40 industries, including laundry detergents, food and beverages, biofuels, agriculture, and more. Novozymes' mission is to balance business success with environmental and social impact through its bioinnovations.

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    Novozymes is the world's leading biotech company focused on industrial enzymes and microorganisms. Headquartered in Denmark, Novozymes has production facilities and affiliates in over 30 countries. Founded in 2000 through a spin-off from Novo Nordisk, Novozymes develops enzymes found in nature and optimizes them for use in over 40 industries, including laundry detergents, food and beverages, biofuels, agriculture, and more. Novozymes' mission is to balance business success with environmental and social impact through its bioinnovations.

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    Novozymes fact sheet

    Company profile Headquarters and affiliates


    Novozymes is the world leader in bioinnovation. Our business is • Novozymes’ headquarters are located in Bagsvaerd just
    industrial enzymes and microorganisms. outside of Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark,
    Enzymes are proteins, and in nature they initiate biochemical India and the United States.
    reactions in all living organisms. It is enzymes that convert the • Affiliates and sales offices in more than 30 countries
    food in our stomachs to energy and turn the falling leaves in the
    forest to compost. History
    Novozymes was founded in 2000 in a demerger from
    Novozymes finds enzymes in nature and optimize them for use in pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Novozymes’ roots date
    industry. In industry, enzymes replace chemicals and accelerate back to the 1920s when Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium and
    production processes. They help our customers make more from Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium were established in Copenhagen,
    less, while saving energy and generating less waste. Denmark. Enzyme production began in 1941.

    Enzymes are widely used in laundry and dishwashing detergents Executive leadership team
    where they remove stains and enable low-temperature washing • President & CEO: Peder Holk Nielsen
    and concentrated detergents. • Finance, IT & Legal: EVP & CFO Prisca Havranek-Kosicek
    • Research, Innovation & Supply: EVP & COO Thomas Videbæk
    Other enzymes improve the quality of bread, beer and wine, or • Agriculture & Bioenergy division: EVP Tina Sejersgård Fanø
    increase the nutritional value of animal feed. Enzymes are also • Food & Beverages division: EVP Andrew Fordyce
    used in the production of biofuels where they turn starch or • Household Care & Technical division: EVP Anders Lund
    cellulose from biomass into sugars which can be fermented to
    ethanol. Sustainability
    Together, we find biological answers for better lives in a growing
    These are just a few examples as we sell enzymes to more than 40 world. Let’s Rethink Tomorrow. This is Novozymes’ purpose
    different industries. statement. Novozymes strives to have great impact by balancing
    good business for our customers and our company, while
    Like enzymes, microorganisms have natural properties that can spearheading environmental and social change.
    be put to use in a variety of processes. Novozymes supplies a
    range of microorganisms for use in agriculture, animal health and In 2017, the worldwide application of our products helped our
    nutrition, industrial cleaning and wastewater treatment. customers reduce their CO2 emissions by an estimated 76 million
    tons. It is our ambition to enable a 100 million ton reduction in
    Novozymes is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (NZYM B). CO2 emissions in 2020.

    Key figures
    • Sales: DKK 14.531 billion (2017)
    Sales by Sales by
    • EBIT margin: 27.9% (2017) geography industry
    • Market share in industrial enzymes: 48% (2017) 2017 2017
    • R&D: We invest ~13% of our revenue in research and
    development. Novozymes holds over 6,500 granted or
    pending patents
    Europe/MEA 36% Household Care 32%
    • Workforce: 6,245 employees. Denmark (2,631), North North America 34% Food & Beverages 28%
    America (1,277), Asia Pacific (1,815), Europe (173), Asia Pacific 20% Bioenergy 18%
    Latin America (349) (December 2017) Latin America 10% Agriculture & Feed 15%
    Technical Industries 7%

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