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Indonesia September 2016September 20, 2016

Currency Influence How is a local tax amnesty in Indonesia impacting on your essential oil prices? Well it’s quiet simple. By attracting local business and residents to return monies invested overseas at a reduced tax rate, the Indonesian government is hopeful that the increased tax revenues will stimulate further growth in the economy, which in turn will ...

Lemon OilBoliviaCitrus limon (L.)

Lemon Oil
Lemon oil from all corners of the world is one of Ultra’s core products and is obtained by cold expression or steam distillation of lemon’s peel.  Lemon has a place in many culinary uses from soft drinks and cocktails to marmalade. However, it can also be used and found in household cleaning products since it can disinfect, deodorise, remove grease and dissolve wax and grime to name but ...

Ultra Interview with Indo-GermanApril 26, 2015

Ultra recently contributed to an interview undertaken by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. The IGCC support German companies wishing to do business in India on maters like taxation, legal services and recruitment. Over the last 7 years they have supported more than 170 ...

DOES FRAGRANCE HAVE A SOUL?May 19, 2018

...it provides fragrances with unusual depth. Florie Tanquerel appreciates its cinnamon and clove notes because they illuminate her compositions. She associates it divinely with the smooth warm notes of cocoa. Finally, vanilla is also a spice comprising hundreds of ...

Mark SewellMay 31, 2022

...products and aroma chemicals which saw substantial year on year growth within the Ungerer Group of companies. A portfolio that started with trading saw constant upskilling with production, quality control, customer satisfaction, strategy and managerial responsibilities. Fascinated by the Ultra Group’s rich ...

Indonesian Nutmeg PlantationsJuly 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 the markets appear to be in a state of confusion. Why is this? The most likely reason is that there is never just one individual, investor or

The Future of Fragrance FarmingJuly 29, 2019

...been pushed further and further down the supply chain, apexing in new brands such as London-based Ostens who showcase ‘Préparations’ – single oil compositions marked with the country of origin, supplier and concentration on each bottle. With cynicism towards institutional knowledge only ...

Crimea & Ukraine: Turbulent timesOctober 14, 2014

...or indirectly, financing or financial assistance as well as insurance and reinsurance related to the import of the goods (from Crimea)? We have just mentioned that all banks in the area have disappeared and the ones entering Crimea are not prepared to lend money, as there is no credit history. So it would help if Crimean business can reach out to overseas banks ...