OptiCept Technologies AB (publ) expands the collaboration with Aperam BioEnergia LTDA (Aperam) in Brazil through industrial treatment of approx. 250,000 cuttings for an order value of EUR 8,750. OptiCept has already an ongoing pilot project with the customer.

In autu million 2022, OptiCept entered into an agreement with Aperam in Brazil and started a pilot project, regarding OptiBoost for the treatment of Eucalyptus cuttings. The goal is to achieve improved rooting and survival in the propagation and production of commercial plants. Despite the fact that the test period still is ongoing, Aperam now chooses to expand the collaboration.

The collaboration expands to the industrial treatment of 250,000 Eucalyptus cuttings with OptiBoost. In this phase, they will treat a variety of high-yielding cuttings that have a low survival rate without treatment.