Northvale, NJ, January 13, 2009 - TRI-K Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce its recent appointment as the exclusive US distributor for Val de Vire Bioactives. Located in France, Val de Vire specializes in the production of raw materials from cider apples.

France is the number one grower of cider apples in the world, producing approximately 250,000 tons per year. While most commonly used for cider production, research has shown that the cider apple has many nutritional, health and cosmetic properties.

Dedicated solely to cider apple extracts, Val de Vire is the second largest cider producer in France. Their careful extraction process preserves the native, active properties of cider apples, and allows total traceability from orchard to finished product. For the cosmetic industry, Val de Vire takes great care to product extracts with a high microbiological quality.

Capturing the distinctive properties of cider apples, which are high in polyphenols, Val de Vire has created a unique and effective product line of active ingredients that enhance skin health and appearance: Pomaceo WAP, Pomaceo CQR, Pomaceo WLA and Pomaceo Apple Seed Oil.

The Pomaceo ingredients are 100% natural apple extracts, containing no preservatives. Made up of highly-concentrated apple antioxidants, the Pomaceo product range provides benefits such as anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, skin firming and smoothing, slimming and UV protection. Additionally, the polyphenols found in cider apples are known to act as a natural hair loss remedy.

The Pomaceo range is available in the US only through TRI-K Industries.

TRI-K Industries is a leading supplier of specialty raw materials to the global personal care and cosmetics industry. For over 30 years, TRI-K has been partnering with quality companies to source, distribute, and manufacture innovative raw materials and technologies for all major segments of the personal care industry. TRI-K Industries is a subsidiary of Sachtleben GmbH.