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IFEAT 2015 Sri Lanka Conference ReportNovember 01, 2015

...Conference seems to have been successful. In addition, two innovative sessions were introduced this year, in line with developments in the essential oils industry and the overall theme of the 2015 IFEAT Conference. The first session, chaired by Dr. Devapriya Nugawela, was on “Asia: Innovative Supplier of Ingredients” and there were three presentations ...

Vanilla Markets 2014/15January 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 overshadowed in volume by synthetic alternatives it still remains an important ingredient in today’s markets. Madagascar and ...

SRI LANKA THE SPICE ISLANDMay 26, 2018

...years but there was a substantial growth in 2017 to reach 38 MT (see Table). Some oil is consumed domestically in the soap industry. Citronella still The recent very dry weather has had a major impact on the availability of grasses for distillation. Also lower Indonesian prices have limited demand for Sri Lankan ...

Patchouli Oil Supply MigrationMarch 29, 2015

...where will be the next region of Indonesia to provide us with this wonderful plant? Who is investigating and investing in this? Will time allow plantations to move back to Java and Sumatra – maybe? As you can see this process never changes and as such will always create times of difficulty and other periods of ...

Ultra Report in January Perfumer & FlavoristJanuary 08, 2015

Ultra’s team were pleased to contribute this month to an interesting article for the industry’s Perfumer & Flavorist magazine. It features reports on how different conditions can affect our markets with this month’s featuring Indonesian Patchouli Oil, the Crimean Annex and Mexican Lime Oil. We will ...

Soulful Sandalwood StoriesJanuary 30, 2020

...Indian Sandalwood Santalum album Santalum album is native to India, Indonesia, and the Malay Archipelago. It is also grown in Australia. Height of the tree ranges from 4-9 metres. The tree can grow to one hundred years of age. Sandalwood is considered sacred in parts of Asia and India and is used in religious ...

IFEAT CARTAGENA 2018October 03, 2018

IFEAT’s recently concluded gathering at Cartagena, Colombia witnessed a flurry of bustling activity at our meeting room. The enthusiastic team of the Ultra Group of Companies, Van Aroma and Golden Grove Naturals, was kept busy with visitors keen to explore products and partnerships. It gave us an opportune platform to showcase our enhanced strengths in ...

Bringing the Industry TogetherMay 21, 2021

...adapt, innovate and quickly adopt new production, processing, logistical and marketing practices whether it be a rapid increase in e-commerce or home working and virtual meetings. Similarly, future IFEAT conferences should be able to benefit from the experience of its first VC. This could be in terms of creating “hybrid” conferences which combine both ...

A Heaven ”Scent” ProfessionNovember 28, 2020

...my roots being strongly entrenched here. I interned with Azur Fragrances, Mouans Sartoux and Robertet in Grasse. Tinkering and dabbling with redolent essences and spirits, I was only 14 when I had a memorable experience to formulate fragrance and flavour blends. One summer, working as an operator, I learnt the intricacies of amalgamation that go into crafting ...

Van Aroma Invest in Sualwesi CloveOctober 14, 2017

...our Jakarta facility. That’s said, the potential was clear – the raw material source was in abundance and there is surplus leaf product left over from other industries. However we couldn’t do this from Jakarta so we decided to make a major investment in Sulawesi, and further strengthen our footprint on the island. We accomplished this by ...