11.01.06
Mannatech, Lonza Enter Into Agreement
Mannatech, Inc., Coppell, TX, has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Switzerland-based Lonza to purchase and market worldwide a beneficial dietary fiber harvested from the American larch tree. The agreement stipulates that Mannatech will be the only company allowed to purchase the fiber, arabinogalactan, from Lonza when it is to be used in nutritional supplements containing any two of the following ingredients: naturally derived gums and resins, aloe extract, algal extract or glucosamine. All these ingredients are found in Mannatech’s flagship Ambrotose complex, the company’s proprietary nutritional supplement containing a patented blend of plant sachharides, including arabinogalactan.
Mannatech, Inc., Coppell, TX, has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Switzerland-based Lonza to purchase and market worldwide a beneficial dietary fiber harvested from the American larch tree. The agreement stipulates that Mannatech will be the only company allowed to purchase the fiber, arabinogalactan, from Lonza when it is to be used in nutritional supplements containing any two of the following ingredients: naturally derived gums and resins, aloe extract, algal extract or glucosamine. All these ingredients are found in Mannatech’s flagship Ambrotose complex, the company’s proprietary nutritional supplement containing a patented blend of plant sachharides, including arabinogalactan.