7:25 AM, 12th February 2021 BASF formally opened the Isobionics® new distillation plant at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, Netherlands. GELEEN, NETHERLANDS: Toine Janssen, CEO of Isobionics® formally opened the new Isobionics distillation plant at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, Netherlands. Steffen Gotz, head of BASF's Aroma Ingredients business, Jurgen Hoekstra, managing director BASF Nederland and Bert Kip, CEO of Brightlands Chemelot Campus, joined the event virtually. The Isobionics approach to producing natural fragrance and flavor ingredients is unique around the world. The company´s proprietary technology is based on fermentation, a traditional technique well known from processes such as brewing beer and baking bread. In this method, a substance is converted into a target product with the help of microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi. This process is based on renewable raw materials. Distillation is the last production step, yielding natural ingredients.