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  • IOTO Expands Into Hemp Sheets

    IOTO Expands Into Hemp Sheets

    IOTO will leverage its experience in tobacco to serve the hemp industry.
    (Photo courtesy of IOTO)

    IOTO International, a U.S. and Brazil-based manufacturer of homogenized wrapper, cut filler and binder, has expanded its Yerba Mate, Chamomile and other herbal homogenized sheet offerings to include premium reconstituted hemp sheet.

    Utilizing qualified and tested hemp flower, leaf or stem supplied by customers (or directly sourced locally by IOTO), the company is now able to offer customized manufacture of hemp sheet to the specific herbal content requirements of its clients.

    “Demand for hemp smoking wrappers in the USA has increased exponentially over the last two years as brand developers have brought novel hemp cigarettes, cigars, hemp wrappers and hemp cones to the market,” said Helder Tullio, director of operations at IOTO, in a statement.

    “Unfortunately, the majority of the hemp wrap available today is generic and not crafted to meet the specific smoking qualities required by brand owners.

    At IOTO, we are set up to run both small-scale and high-volume production, and we are able to meet the specific formulation needs of the client.

    We can help make smaller brands more viable and give them real points of differentiation.

    Helder Tullio, director of operations, IOTO

    “Given our scaled manufacturing approach, we can work with smaller initial production runs and ultimately grow with brand owners as sales volumes expand. In effect, we can help make smaller brands more viable and give them real points of differentiation from the generic hemp wrapper offerings that are in the market today.

    “The IOTO hemp wrapper is a highly durable hemp sheet, and we believe our manufacturing process gives us a distinct edge over competitors and delivers a superior quality hemp sheet for clients. In addition, IOTO’s capabilities in flavor development also help our customers meet their targeted taste profile requirements when making flavored hemp sheet.”

  • AOI and Ioto join forces in e-liquids

    Alliance One International and Ioto International have completed the formation of a joint venture, Ioto E-Liquids America. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, USA, Ioto-ELA will produce flavored liquids for electronic vapor products.

    AOI’s strength in the global leaf market and Ioto’s worldwide market position in flavors establishes a solid base to grow the new company, according to Ioto founders Bianca Iodice and Gilson Torrens.

    “Our [joint venture] with Ioto delivers enhanced value to our customers by leveraging both partners’ unique strengths and establishing a strong position in e-liquid flavor formulations, manufacturing processes and distribution,” says Anthony Dillon, AOI’s director of global strategic projects. “Our products are well received by the market, and we see significant growth potential for this business segment based on increasing industry opportunities and our strengthening competitive position.”

    “Ioto is among world leaders in developing and producing unique proprietary flavorings and other specialty products,” says Pieter Sikkel, AOI’s president and CEO. “As such, we are very pleased to be partnering with them to produce e-liquids for our customers serving the e-vapor market.

    “Aligned with our goals of measured growth in this industry segment, Ioto-ELA immediately strengthens the value we bring to customers by delivering dynamically innovative, high-quality, sustainably produced, compliant products that are manufactured to strict standards and should provide enhanced value to our stakeholders.”