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Natural Infusions for Spirits March 9, 2023
Is your glass searching for a spiced-up version of your preferred, but monotonous drink? The world craved magic in a glass and distillers went on to sprucing up good old, trusted gin. Evolving ...
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Organic Essential Oil Market Report – Spring 2021 April 9, 2021
Why Organic? Organics are a growing market, and they form a trend that is expected to witness a further upward curve. Click on the below to view the complete E-book Organic Essential Oils Market ...
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Ultra Amazonia March 15, 2021
We are pleased to present our new range of natural products straight from the Amazon.
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Organic Essential Oil Compendium November 5, 2020
We are pleased to present the Ibook version of our Organic Essential oil Compendium. The continuous quest to find genuine organic oils with low pesticide content while being sustainable enabled ...
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Organic Essential Oil Market Report October 12, 2020
The continuous quest to find genuine organic oils with low pesticide content while being sustainable enabled us to launch Ultra Organics. The growing demand for organic pure and natural essential ...
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Market Report Autumn 2020 Ibook is live! October 6, 2020
We are pleased to present the Ibook version of our latest Ultra Market Report-Autumn 2020. Over 98 products from more than 25 countries analysed with in- depth analysis included for many ...
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Market Report Spring 2019 Ibook is live! April 12, 2019
Browse and discover all the latest on over 110 key essential oils from 25 growing regions around the world. In addition, our download version is packed full of additional articles including: The ...
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Market Report Winter 2018 Ibook is live! December 24, 2018
Winter Market Report 2018 Ibook version is packed full of additional articles including: In Captain Cook’s footsteps: The travel journal of his descendant, Certified Organic Essential Oils : Myth ...
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Market Report Autumn 2018 Ibook is live! September 7, 2018
Autumn Market Report 2018 Ibook version is packed full of additional articles including The IFEAT Spanish Study Tour 2018, the growing citrus industry, an expert opinion on Cannabis Oil and the ...
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Market Report Spring 2018 Ibook is live! March 30, 2018
Spring Market Report 2018 Ibook version is packed full of additional articles including Vanilla from Madagascar, Hinoki Oil and nature’s aromatic treasures from Indonesia.
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Vanilla, A Complex Ingredient March 7, 2018
Containing over 250 flavour compounds, natural vanilla is by far one of the most popular flavouring agents. It is estimated that 18,000 global products are flavoured with vanilla. Naturally, it ...
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Van Aroma New Isolates November 24, 2017
Following Van Aroma’s 2016 expansion, we are now pleased to be offering a selection of new naturals and derivatives from their growing portfolio. EX CITRONELLA OIL Natural Citronellal | ...
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Golden Grove Product Guide November 16, 2017
We’ve consolidated what we’ve already shared with you into a simple to understand leaflet which outlines the key essential oils from Australia for both the perfumery and aromatherapy ...
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Global Orange Market Post Irma October 23, 2017
How Irma will hurt the Global Orange recovery? Let’s first gain some perspective, as there is a lot of rhetoric surrounding the impact of Hurricane Irma in Florida in September, not helped by ...
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Florida Citrus Updates October 16, 2017
The USDA has released its latest figures for the new Florida citrus season, which includes the current fruit droppage assessment following Hurricane Irma. Depending on the region, many had ...
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Global Clove Markets 2017 July 19, 2017
“World Cloves Market Would Remain Firm and Speculative During 2017” Indonesia Indonesia was producing consecutive 2 years of good crops during 2015 / 2016. During 2015 Indonesia ...
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Van Aroma Introduce Vetiveryl Acetate July 4, 2017
Van Aroma have introduced yet another fantastic derivative to their growing portfolio, this time from the Vetiver family, Vetiveryl Acetate. This derivative takes all the best features from the ...
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Spain takes advice on HLB (Citrus Greening) April 24, 2017
Experts warn that HLB could kill in just a few years! It is known as greening and is a lethal bacterium for citrus. It is transmitted by an insect whose presence has already been detected in ...
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Australian Blue Cypress Oil March 20, 2017
It’s as easy as ABC! Australian Blue Cypress INTRODUCTION Most essential oils have a history – generations of traditional uses, cult stories and modern day successes but here’s an oil which ...
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Patchouli Terpenes January 22, 2017
Over the years the process of obtaining patchouli oil has gone further than a simple steam distillation. The quality of raw materials, in particular from Sulawesi has meant that to obtain the ...
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Botanical Extracts from Van Aroma December 1, 2016
Over the course of 2016 Van Aroma have brought to the market many new naturals and natural derivatives and are pleased to be now introducing the first in a series of botanical extracts. As part ...
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Frankincense – Different Chemotypes November 18, 2016
We are pleased to be bringing you the first of a number of new articles from the Essential Oil University, by our guest writer, Dr. Robert S. Pappas. This article highlights the ongoing confusion ...
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Patchouli Haz Class October 24, 2016
There has been some recent confusion over the transportation classification of patchouli essential oil with many clients challenging our shipping documents. Internet searches will bring up many ...
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Lavandin Grosso – 2016 Harvest Video September 19, 2016
Are you interested to see how we get your lavandin grosso essential oil? Well check out this video showing the harvest and distillation from this year’s crop in France!! Working with ...
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Citrus – GOOD for obesity? September 4, 2016
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news for orange recently with global demand declining amidst health warnings that too much natural sugar (fructose) is bad for us. Well thanks to another ...
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Buddawood July 18, 2016
Mysterious & Curious If the name doesn’t capture your attention, then the product itself should as its unique woody note has got many in the fragrance world excited! WHAT’S IN A NAME? ...
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Orange Crisis – Citrus Greening July 4, 2016
The global orange market is in crisis, with the average annual growth rates over the last 2 years at -7.0%. As a result, market volume decreased to 61.1 million tons in 2015. One of the main ...
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Van Aroma New Product Updates June 30, 2016
Following Van Aroma’s recent expansion, we are now pleased to be offering a selection of new naturals and derivatives from their growing portfolio. Benzoin Crystals Our benzoin is the gum is ...
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New Product Lists June 14, 2016
We are pleased to share with you our new Ultra International B.V. and our new P.T. Van Aroma product lists. Click on the below previews to open and download!
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King Kunzea May 16, 2016
Is this just another one of those mystical, conceptual, fantasy essential oils from Australia or is it something real? Well we can tell you this one is 100% real!!! Why is that you ask, then read ...
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Tea Tree – A Personal View April 27, 2016
WRITTEN FOR IFEAT WORLD’S ‘My Favourite’ April 2016 Growing up in the United Kingdom in the 1980’s there wasn’t the tradition or growing awareness like there is today, for the uses of ...
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Van Aroma New Products March 16, 2016
Further to Van Aroma’s recent expansion, we are now pleased to be offering a selection of new naturals and derivatives from their growing portfolio. Benzoin Resinoid SumatraBenzoin is the ...
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The Australian Tea Tree Oil Story January 8, 2016
In modern history tea tree oil (TTO) has around 70 years of recognised antiseptic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties and its reputation keeps on growing. ...
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Indonesia – El Niño & Currency October 23, 2015
El Niño You may have heard about this on the news and forgot to think about the possible EFFECTS ON OUR MARKETS but there is almost no doubt that during this particular event we will see some ...
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Indonesia – Current & Future Market Dynamics October 14, 2015
Will Indonesia continue to be a major supplier of essential oils, such as cloves, nutmeg, patchouli, citronella, vetiver and other natural ingredients to the global F&F industry? This ...
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The ‘Special’ One – Manuka Oil October 8, 2015
Ultra are pleased to have added a very special oil to our catalog in Manuka Oil. Originating from New Zealand’s East Cape, Manuka Oil (also known as Leptospermum scoparium), is unique in ...
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More from ‘Down Under’! September 23, 2015
If you’ve recently read our new Elementary Essential Oil Report ‘Aussie Road Trip‘ you will know that we’ve been spending more time in Australia and New Zealand. We ...
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Australian Road Trip September 17, 2015
I need to know more about these ‘other’ essential oils emerging from Australia, don’t you? We all know about Tea Tree and Sandalwood. Both have a fantastic history and a story that you feel is ...
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New Essential Oils August 23, 2015
We have been working on bringing even more new products to our website and are pleased to have recently published several new essential oil profiles for your reference. Over the coming months we ...
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Australian Sandalwood Plantations August 7, 2015
How can plantations—or longer-term investments—change the dynamics of the aromatic ingredient market? Some crops take longer than others to materialise, but whenever there’s a change in the air ...
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Indonesian Nutmeg Plantations July 20, 2015
How can plantations—or longer-term investments—change the dynamics of the aromatic ingredient market? Some crops take longer than others to materialise, but whenever there’s a change in the air ...
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Patchouli Oil Supply Migration March 29, 2015
Why is the patchouli market symbolic of the unusual cyclical trends in pricing we face in our industry? It appears that there’s never a dull moment when it comes to this product. As a key raw ...
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Lavender Oil | Lavandin Oil February 24, 2015
I’m confused as to why when I ask for lavender oil I get so many possible options? Everyone tells me it’s pure and natural but they have different names, different botanicals and of course hugely ...
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Vanilla Markets 2014/15 January 22, 2015
Vanilla is produced in Madagascar, Indonesia and various South Pacific islands and it is a vital ingredient in many flavours and fragrances, particularly in the beverage industry. Although ...
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Orange Markets 2014/15 December 6, 2014
ORANGE OIL Citrus sinensis We should remember that orange oil is a by-product of the juice industry. Oil is cold pressed from the peel of the fruit, after the juice extraction and is widely used ...
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Tea Tree Oil November 1, 2014
For many of us in the flavour and fragrance industry little may be known about Tea Tree Oil as it is not produced for its odour profile or flavour characteristics but it is likely you have seen ...
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Crimea & Ukraine: Turbulent times October 14, 2014
(Paper presented at IFEAT Rome Conference by Jonpaul Howarth, September 23rd 2014) Introduction Let’s be honest, when we were back in San Francisco last year how many of us knew exactly where ...
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Sandalwood September 25, 2014
Sandalwood has a fascinating history, full of religious symbolisms and it is used as a vital ingredient in many fine fragrances but in modern history it appears more full of challenges than ...
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