Martek, Fonterra Sign Supply Agreement

COLUMBIA, Md.Martek Biosciences Corporation announced it has entered into a multi-year, sole-source supply agreement with Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited for the use of Martek's products in Fonterra's infant formulas and milk-based Anmum Materna products for pregnant and nursing mothers.
Fonterra's infant formulas, featuring life'sDHA and life'sARA, will be available in Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Fonterra's Anmum Materna products for pregnant and nursing mothers, featuring life'sDHA, will be available in Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and China.
"Our sole-source supply arrangement with Fonterra further demonstrates that companies worldwide understand the importance of adding Martek's DHA and ARA to infant formula and perinatal products for infant health and development," said Ethan Leonard, vice president of pediatric nutrition for Martek.