KDC and Botaneco to Collaborate to Address Needs of the USDA Organic Personal Care Market

KDC and Botaneco to Collaborate to Address Needs of the USDA Organic Personal Care Market

Quebec City, Quebec - Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Advitech Inc. is pleased to announce a formal partnership between Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC), a leading contract manufacturer serving North America’s most recognized personal care brands, and Advitech’s subsidiary, Botaneco Specialty Ingredients Inc. Resulting from investment by KDC and Botaneco, Botaneco is launching Hydresia® O - a USDA National Organic Program (NOP) certified emulsifier based on Botaneco’s proprietary Oleosome technology. As a Quality Assurance International (QAI) certified processor and handler of USDA Organic personal care products, KDC will be the exclusive manufacturer of Hydresia® O formulations in this category as pertaining to their strategic customer base of national brand owners.

KDC to Build Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Central Ohio

KDC to Build Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Central Ohio

Knowlton, Québec - Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Announcement will create up to 200 new jobs

Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC) today announced plans to build a new manufacturing, research and development facility in Central Ohio to support the continued growth of KDC’s personal care and consumer products contract manufacturing business.

The facility will create a total of 200 new jobs when fully staffed, including between 100 and 150 new jobs when it opens in 2012. Construction is expected to begin in early 2011.

Knowlton Development Corporation and Easypack Solutions strike partnership on innovative

Knowlton Development Corporation and Easypack Solutions strike partnership on innovative

Knowlton, Québec - Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Single-dose and trial-size packaging used in the health and beauty industry is about to become significantly more functional and convenient through the combined efforts of Knowlton Development Corporation and Easypack Solutions.

Under the partnership, LEKinc, a KDC subsidiary in Knowlton, Quebec, will become the first facility in North America to manufacture and fill the Butterfly, a revolutionary uni-dose package designed and produced by the Bologna, Italy-based Easypack Solutions. The innovative packaging offers leading personal care brands worldwide with a new and cutting-edge technology, givingconsumers the most efficient and practical single-dose packaging on the market today.

Growth in Production Capacity, Diversification and Improved Continental

Growth in Production Capacity, Diversification and Improved Continental

Knowlton, Québec - Thursday, February 7, 2008

COVERAGE MARK AN ACTIVE 2007 FOR KNOWLTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (KDC)

Knowlton, Québec, Tuesday, February 7, 2008 -- Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC), the fastest-growing independent personal care contract manufacturer in North America, is pleased to report it ended 2007 with production-capacity increase of more than 63%, enabling the company to generate additional business opportunities in this high potential industry. KDC also announced today the official launch of its website, www.kdc-companies.com

The company positioned itself to gain industry-leading status with its acquisition, earlier in the year, of Virginia-based Tri Tech Laboratories. The transaction greatly enhanced KDC’s manufacturing capacity, adding significant liquid-filling capacity to KDC’s affiliate companies LEKinc and Body Blue 2006, already North American leaders in antiperspirant and deodorant production.