December 22/Avignon, France/Press Release (Naturex) -- Naturex has reached an agreement with the Polish Industrial Development Agency to acquire 100% of the capital of Zpow Pektowin SA (Pektowin), a Polish company based in Jaslo (in the southeast of the country), specialized in the production of apple and citrus pectins, fruit and vegetable juice concentrates and, for a smaller proportion, the preparation of processed food products.
The full completion of this acquisition is subject to the final agreement of the Polish Ministry of the Treasury which should confirm the privatization of Pektowin by the end of January 2012.