Inter Parfums’ wholly-owned subsidiary Inter Parfums USA entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of the fragrance division of Oscar de la Renta, the international fashion house. Terms were not disclosed. Simultaneously, the firms entered into a worldwide and exclusive licensing agreement to create, produce and distribute perfumes and cosmetics under the Oscar de … Read more

Induchem was praised for the second time by the entire cosmetic industry for its new ingredient Neodermyl during the SEPAWA congress last week in Germany. With over 1,500 members, SEPAWA e.V. is the largest European professional association for the cosmetics, detergents/cleansers and the perfume industries. The decision on this award has been made by an … Read more

For its 2013 fiscal year, ended June 30, 2013, Firmenich posted sales of CHF 2.89 billion, an increase of +7.0% in local currencies and +10.0% in Swiss Francs, its reporting currency. The company recorded increases in all geographic regions. Firmenich opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its Flavor encapsulated … Read more

From October 9th to 11th in Fulda (Germany), the 60th SEPAWA e.V. congress is going to take place. The conference program of this year’s SEPAWA Congress and EDC Conference comprises again all aspects of the home, personal care and fragrance industries. Key speakers from universities, institutes and research companies present the latest developments and explain … Read more

The Scent & Care division expanded its business in every region and boosted its sales to € 490.3 million. Compared to the prior year period, this corresponds to a sales increase of 10.3 % (12.5 % at local currency). The production capacities for menthol, which were expanded in 2012, have been well utilized. Scent & … Read more

The Scent & Care division expanded its business in every region and boosted its sales to € 490.3 million. Compared to the prior year period, this corresponds to a sales increase of 10.3 % (12.5 % at local currency). The production capacities for menthol, which were expanded in 2012, have been well utilized. Scent & … Read more

Inter Parfums USA Hong Kong Limited, the newly created Hong Kong subsidiary of Inter Parfums, has entered into a 12-year exclusive worldwide license to create, produce and distribute perfumes and related products under China’s luxury brand, Shanghai Tang. The Company plans to launch its first fragrance under the Shanghai Tang brand in Spring 2014. Founded … Read more

To focus on its Fragrance Business Unit, Eurofragance sold its flavours division to the company Aromas y Fragancias Europeos S.L.U, part of the English group European Flavours & Fragrances PLC (EFF). The transaction is to guarantee the continuity of the flavours division and stimulate growth in years to come. With a history spanning 30 years, … Read more

Givaudan laid the foundation stone for a new, state of the art, Fragrance Creative Centre and Compounding Facility in Singapore. The Centre is planned to open in 2014, when it will set a new industry standard in Asia Pacific for creative collaboration, fragrance development, consumer testing and fragrance compounding. The new Singapore Centre will host … Read more

Givaudan has partnered with JWT Singapore to create bespoke “Smell a Memory” kits that harness the power of scent to evoke emotional memories among Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The kits are personalized and custom-created for individual patients based on each patient’s family history, ethnicity, age and personal stories. Givaudan’s perfumers, in consultation with therapists and … Read more

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, intends to close its Fragrances Ingredients manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia by July 2014 and to consolidate production into existing IFF Ingredients facilities. The closing of the Augusta plant will improve efficiencies within the Ingredients manufacturing network, thereby supporting the … Read more

In March 2013, Patrick Firmenich, CEO, Firmenich visited the region of Les Cayes in the South of Haiti to further validate the Company’s commitment to support local farming communities there, building on the launch of its program three years ago. Creating inspiring fragrances and flavors with natural ingredients Each year Firmenich purchases and transforms over … Read more

Amyris, a renewable chemicals company, and Firmenich, a global flavors and fragrances company, have expanded their collaboration to develop and commercialize renewable ingredients for the Flavors and Fragrances (F&F) market. Outside existing Amyris relationships, the new collaboration agreement provides Firmenich with exclusive access to the Amyris technology platform for the F&F market in exchange for … Read more

With sales of € 883 million (2011: € 801 million) the Scent & Care division exceeded its previous year’s figure by 10 %. At local currency, this corresponds to a growth of 7 %. The division posted positive developments in demand for every business unit, with the application areas Fragrances, Oral Care and Life Essentials … Read more

Symrise has acquired the global fragrance business of the Belmay Group, an international developer and manufacturer of fragrances and perfume oils in order to grow in the fine fragrance, personal care and air care segment. Both Belmay’s product and customer portfolios complement the existing activities of Symrise’s Scent & Care division and support its plans … Read more

The Fragrance Division recorded sales of CHF 2,021 million, an increase of 8.4% in local currencies and of 10.3% in Swiss francs as the strong performance in the first six months continued into the second half of the year. Total sales for Fragrance compounds (Fine Fragrances and Consumer Products combined) increased by 10.3% in local … Read more

Studies have found that certain clothes can affect visual perception of a person’s weight, but few if any have investigated the effect of other senses on weight perception. Dr. Hirsch and his team initiated a test to see if perception of body weight could be affected by scent. Among the men tested, neither odor 1 … Read more

ScentWorld, LLC announced two diamond sponsors and three gold sponsors in support of the ScentWorld 2013 annual conference. The global scent and sensory marketing event takes place February 6-8, 2013, at the Marriott Downtown in the heart of New York City’s Financial District. The ScentWorld 2013 diamond sponsors include ScentAir and Prolitec. ScentAir is a … Read more

Givaudan partners with France Lavande + fragrant plants research organisation Lavender; its fresh, herbal fragrance is a familiar and reassuring pleasure that pervades every aspect of life, from prestige perfumery through personal care routines to home and fabric care products across the world. But in France, the blue-gold of Provence is threatened by bacteria known … Read more