“Atina exists to develop the potential of Brazilian biodiversity in a responsible and traceable way, offering innovative advanced ingredients for the global cosmetics industry”
Atina is one of only two larger manufacturers of Natural and Organic Alpha-Bisabolol in the world and has 18 years of experience as a leading manufacturer of innovative cosmetic ingredients obtained from the biodiversity of Latin American tropical biomes. Over this span of time, we have served more than 130 different clients in Latin America, Europe, US and Asia selling more than 35 innovative and sustainably sourced active ingredients. Our approach to sustainable sourcing of raw materials guarantees the reliability of our final products and establishes fair trade conditions for all parties involved in the process.
Today, most of our production is exported to the US, Europe and Asia. We work across the globe in partnership with local distributors. We currently have a portfolio of 20 products which are available for direct distribution. We also have developed products in partnership with or for selected clients, which we manufacture and supply with exclusivity.
team
We are a diverse group of chemist and pharmacists, environmental professionals, production and maintenance professionals, field workers, admin and sales people that, together, dare to find potential for cosmetic performance ingredients in the vast Brazilian biodiversity landscape, develop and manage sustainable supply chains and production routes and finally market it to a global market. You’ll find our team across Brazil, from Sao Paulo, to Minas Gerais, to remote regions where we source natural materials.
Atina’s Production Infrastructure
Atina’s Quality Policy and Certifications
• Meet our customers’ expectations as well as legal quality and safety requirements;
• Complying with good manufacturing practices with a view to product quality;
• Ensure good working conditions, a safe and healthy environment, fair pay, training and continuous improvement as well as an inclusive human environment free from any form of discrimination, harassment or exploitation of adult or child labour;
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements for access to biodiversity, good environmental production practices and fair trade through environmental management processes, ethical and sustainable sourcing of plant raw materials, especially those from Brazilian biodiversity;
• Ensuring the monitoring and continuous improvement of the quality management system and internal processes;
• Ensuring a vision that is constantly challenged, emphasizing technological updating and management focused on the high performance of people and processes, as well as greater integration between quality and other areas of the business.
Ecocert Organic Certification
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) – Forest Management Certification and Chain of Custody
NOP/USDA Standards
ISO 9001 / 2015
European Federation of Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) – Good Manufacturing Practices
ANVISA Health Licence (for both API and cosmetic ingredients)
Generally Recognised as Safe (GRA) safety status
Compliance with the Chinese list for several products in the portfolio
Halal certification
• Complying with Good Manufacturing Practices and Halal requirements from the time the raw materials are obtained, to storage, production and dispatch of the product to the customer;
• Ensuring good working conditions, free from any form of discrimination, harassment or exploitation of adult or child labour, as well as respecting the tenets of the Islamic religion;
• Ensure continuous training and improvement involving HALAL requirements;
• Ensure the monitoring and continuous improvement of the Halal quality management system and internal processes.
We are always happy to discuss our certifications and Quality Policy with our current clients and partners as well as any potentially interested parties. Do get in touch with us if you would like to receive any additional information regarding this theme.
Anonymous channel: Finally, in accordance with our commitment towards transparency and continuous improvement, Atina has set an anonymous channel which we monitor regularly and seek to investigate all claims.