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NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE • SEPTEMBER 2016 2016 IFEAT CONFERENCE 25-29 SEPTEMBER, DUBAI WELCOME TO DUBAI! Dear Friends, learn more about these unique products. Delegates will nonetheless dispose of ample precious time to catch up Marhaba fi Dubai! with their meetings and networking over the last two days solely dedicated to an Exhibition and networking in the I am very pleased and honoured to Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre where some 50 welcome you to Dubai for the 2016 companies will be exhibiting their latest products IFEAT Conference. This year's (Wednesday and Thursday) and 50 additional companies will conference title – “The Middle East: welcome you in their Meeting Rooms (Monday through to Hussein A Fakhry Challenges at the historical Thursday). crossroads of the F&F industry” – proved to be quite fitting for the city of superlatives: registrations had Before you leave for Dubai, do consider making use of the exceeded 1200 by 1st September. This makes it by far our Marhaba Services to scoot you through passport control largest conference ever, and is a sign that our industry is with its meet & greet service from the aircraft’s door upon growing. IFEAT plays a central role in allowing producers, arrival. Check the IFEAT website for more information traders and users to simply meet and interact in one place, on this. unencumbered. From my side, in looking forward to This year’s conference is innovating in more ways than one. meeting you all in Dubai, I would like to thank from the It is meeting for the first time in peninsular Arabia covering bottom of my heart my mates (sailor’s accent, please!) products from this region or used locally which had never aboard the Dubai Organising Committee (whether IFEAT been reported on previously in their very context (e.g. Staff, Service Suppliers, or Directors) for having been frankincense, myrrh, opoponax, oudh (agarwood), oriental tirelessly present by my side in organizing this Conference: perfumery, …), with reports on sourcing and sustainability. ana’ mutashaker leekom lil abad! (yes! you got it right: I am This will be articulated through a shorter, more eternally thankful to you!) concentrated lecture program over the first two days only of the Conference. That way, delegates will be allowed to Hussein A. Fakhry dedicate some of their time away from their business Chairman of the 2016 Dubai Conference Committee meetings to attend these exceptional presentations and IFEAT Study Tour to USA Another very successful IFEAT Study Tour took place in the USA from 13th to 21st August visiting Texas, the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. Some 47 IFEAT members from 20 countries participated, visiting six IFEAT member companies as well as several other companies. A report on the Tour will be presented in Dubai and in the next edition of IFEATWORLD.

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IFEATIFEAT CONFERENCE EDUCATION NEWS

IFEAT EDUCATION IFEAT sponsors two educational courses run separately through the UK universities of Reading and Plymouth. The Flavourist Course is run by the University of Reading and the distance learning programme, in which participants study for the IFEAT Diploma (Fragrance or Flavour), is run by the International Centre for Aroma Trades Studies (ICATS) based at the University of Plymouth. Each year a Best Student is nominated from each course, and we shall be pleased to welcome both of the 2016 Best Students to Dubai in September. Flavourist Course IFEAT/ICATS Distance Another highly successful Flavourist Training Course was Learning Course held from 3rd to 20th May 2016, It has been another eventful year with thirteen participants from for ICATS, with numerous events eleven countries. They were an and a steady flow of new enthusiastic and highly motivated students signing up to its courses. group who returned home with They are an international cohort, increased knowledge and skills that Nicole Pabi employed across the value chain. will greatly benefit their careers in the A range of companies are flavouring industry. The course aims to provide represented: aroma producers, an understanding of the flavour characteristics of a wide range of aroma compounders, end-users and academia; Zohra Khaliq compounds and essential oils and teaches how they can be whilst students’ roles include evaluation, incorporated into food flavourings. The emphasis is on practical creative flavourists and perfumers, technicians, sales and management. participation in flavour creation and the success of the course lies in the This year saw the uptake for the Flavour Pathway overtake Perfumes for tutoring given by four highly experienced flavourists. the first time since its introduction. Some excellent dissertations have been received this year on a diverse range of subjects, show-casing a Since this IFEAT-sponsored course started in 2002, over 140 young bright industry future for our students in expertise and innovation. flavourists and food scientists from all over the world have participated. It is primarily designed for graduates working in the flavour or food Following an active year, attending as many events as possible, including industries seeking to upgrade their skills. It is unique, with no other the 2015 IFEAT Conference in Sri Lanka, ICATS reports that a number course like it being offered anywhere else in the world, which accounts of new additions to the course are underway. These include a Critical for its international appeal and increasing popularity. Thinking module, whilst Perfume Applications has been updated and Regulatory Affairs is under revision. This year, the IFEAT award for Best Student was given to Nicole Pabi from Red Bull GmbH in Austria. Nicole studied Chemistry at the Graz Zohra Khaliq, who works as a Development Chemist for the University of Technology where she was working on the development Aromatherapy Associates Group in the UK, has been nominated as the of analytical measurement techniques. Since 2014 she has worked for IFEAT/ICATS Diploma (Perfumery) Student of the year for 2016. Red Bull GmbH in the product development department and is in Zohra’s current responsibilities range from technical new product charge of the development of new methods and products. development through to the operational delivery.

“The Flavourist Training Course provided a huge input for new ideas and “The IFEAT programme has allowed me to combine my day to day work helped me to further expand my fundamental knowledge about chemistry challenges and further understand standard industry practices,” said Zohra. and flavours,” Nicole told IFEATWORLD. “It also gave detailed insights “Working within a relatively small organisation allowed me to expand my into topics such as legislation, reaction flavours and flavour degradation. In knowledge and consolidate my industry learnings to date. Although a highly the first week, we received a lot of theoretical lectures and we had many challenging experience I am grateful for the knowledge I have gained within practical sessions which covered the sensory evaluation of a huge set of this specialist field. The course allows you to gain an overall understanding substances. The following week contained legislation aspects, reaction of the aroma trades industry, and all elements proved to be highly valuable flavours and their chemistry behind it, as well as the importance and the to myself. Working within the field requires a personality of ongoing enormous variety of essential oils. In the last week the acquired knowledge dedication to continue learning, paying special reference to both analytical was applied to flavour creations and formulations. Besides the acquired and creative techniques. I feel truly privileged to work within this field, due to knowledge, it is above all the wonderful people I have met on this course its unique ‘two tone’ outlook, combining both scientific and artistic principles who made these three weeks quite special.” in the work environment.”

The 2017 Flavourist Course will be held on 2-19 May. Most of Further information on the IFEAT/ICATS course can be the places on this course have already been taken so early obtained from the ICATS website, application for the remaining places is essential. The course www.icatsaromaeducation.com, or by email will be run again in May 2018. More information can be found at: ([email protected]). www.reading.ac.uk/food/shortcourses/foodbio-flavourist.aspx

3 WWhere Art & Scieience Meet IFEAT ACTIVITIES IFEAT at 40 By Peter Greenhalgh, Consultant to IFEAT

Next year will be IFEAT’s 40th birthday. The next four issues of IFEATWORLD will have articles on various aspects of IFEAT’s history, culminating in the publication of a book. IFEAT was international from the very beginning. The causal factor was the shipment to Europe and the USA of substantial quantities of drums filled with water rather than Indonesian essential oils. There quickly the first conference in followed a series of steering committee meetings in London involving Bangalore in 1979, at which traders, brokers and users of essential oils from around the world. This approximately 50 non- led to IFEAT’s birth in Kyoto, Japan in October 1977 at the 7th Indian delegates International Congress on Essential Oils, where the presidents and participated, the annual members of American, French, Japanese and other associations gave IFEAT Conference has their support to the London Steering Committee’s idea. A "World grown into one of the Council" was established to govern IFEAT on which there were major events on the F&F members from 18 countries. calendar, now attended by over 1,000 delegates from over The aims of the new Association were: 50 countries. This is a unique a. To promote international trade achievement and no other organisation b. To agree terms of business worldwide for the settlement of disputes in our industry can boast such an active Ron Neal, who passed away c. To liaise with the appropriate governmental and other official bodies role in organising annual conferences in 2013, was the Founder of worldwide spanning the globe over four decades. IFEAT in 1977 d. To authorise and/or organise international meetings Since 1979 some 28 countries have hosted IFEAT Conferences, some “The annual IFEAT Conference has grown into one of more than once. From Bangalore to Bulgaria to Beijing to Buenos Aires to Barcelona – from Sicily to Seville to Sydney to Shanghai to Singapore the major events on the F&F calendar” to San Francisco. These are just a few of the IFEAT Conference The objective of organising meetings where producers and users of locations! This represents major progress since 1977, when there was F&F raw materials could meet regularly and exchange views and review only one opportunity to meet every three years at the International new developments in trade has been its most successful activity. From Essential Oil Congress where scientific papers dominated proceedings. “The Middle East is establishing itself as a global hub of trendsetting perfume creations” Aslan Gülçiçek aromatic raw materials Aslan Gülçiçek of MG Gülçiçek International Fragrance Company, Turkey, will be presenting Natural in Dubai on market dynamics in the Arabian Organic Peninsula. As Euromonitor figures show, fragrance sales are increasing in the Middle East and North Africa, especially in the two leading regional markets of Saudi Arabia and UAE. The exciting outlook for Aslan Gülçiçek the Middle East region will be expanded on by Mr Gülçiçek and discussed by many during the conference week.

Aroma Chemicals Fragrance sales Annual % share of beauty Flavour & Fragrance Ingredients (USD) growth (%) and wellness market

2014 2018(f) 2014 2018(f) • Representation of major international producers Saudi Arabia 1.4 bn 2.0 bn 9.4 31.0 40.4 (Firmenich Natural, Takasago ingredients, Cilione Srl, Wanxiang International, Mount Romance, Indesso) UAE 401 mn 485.5 mn 5.0 28.0 33.0 • Internal quality control laboratory Middle East/N Africa5 bn 6.4 bn 6.3 19.6 25.9 • Worldwide sourcing

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Route de Grasse, ZA de la Festre Sud - 558 Allée des Parfums - 06530 Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne - France Email : [email protected] - Tél. (+33) 4 93 60 82 82 5 IFEAT SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

This report on eucalyptus citriodora oil is the ninth in a series of reports AN OVERVIEW OF SOME IMPORTANT ESSENTI being produced by the IFEAT Socio- Economic Sub-Committee on the importance of specific naturals to the livelihoods of those involved in their production. This report, along with all EUCALYPTUS CI the previous socio-economic reports, can be found on the IFEAT website, (Eucalyptus citriodora) under the tab “Publications”. INTRODUCTION remaining oil, used mainly for manufacturing household cleaning products. Eucalyptus citriodora is one of the top twenty essential oils by volume with total In China the main production areas are consumption of 1 000 tonnes per year. Its Guangxi (80%), Guangdong (15%) and Fujian main application is in fragrances, especially (5%) (Yeung, 2005). The annual production for household products. It has a very of E. citriodora oil is about 200 to 300 important role in modern fragrances for its tonnes, of which 50% is exported and 50% fresh citrus-floral-aldehydic note. It is also is used within China (Lawrence, 2009; Yeung, very popular in cosmetics, toileteries (bath 2005). The growing consumption by the products) and household applications (eg aroma chemicals industry in China has dishwashing products). It has strong reduced the volume of oil available for Photo reproduced courtesy of EssenceFlora antimicrobial properties and is used in export. This has stimulated Brazil to increase pharmaceuticals and aromatherapy. It is very its production of E. citriodora oil. Moreover, efficient for treatment of skin infections, the Brazilian prices are cheaper than the mycosis and acne. It is also used in insect Chinese prices on the international market. repellent formulations. Both Brazilian and Chinese oils have The two main producing countries of aldehyde content from 73% to 82% E. citriodora are Brazil and China. depending on many factors including age. E. citriodora is originally from Australia and In Brazil, of the 55,000 ha planted with E. has adapted very well in Brazil. Its main citriodora, about 12,000 ha are used to constituent is citronellal, widely used in produce oil; another 20,000 ha are used perfume and household cleaning products. exclusively to produce wood for furniture,

Photo reproduced courtesy of EssenceFlora In Brazil, E. citriodora oil production 10,000 ha for the production of light poles, originated in the state of Sao Paulo. This and 10,000 ha have been abandoned. The state was the most important area for Brazilian forest sector is planting annually essential oil production and in the 1970s around 1,500 ha of E. citriodora, which could Brazil became the principal producer of E. be assigned to oil production (Cury, 2001). citriodora oil in the world. Over the years In China, meanwhile, E. citriodora trees have and along with the gradual increase of been cut and replaced by fruit trees and production, the industries spread faster growing eucalyptus trees to supply northwards to the states of Minas Gerais, pulping material for the paper industry. Goias and Bahia and westwards to the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Cury, 2001). The production volume of E. citriodora oil in PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

Photo reproduced courtesy of Destillaria Tres Barras Ltda Tres Photo reproduced courtesy of Destillaria Brazil is estimated at 580 tonnes per year CHARACTERISTICS from the states of São Paulo (35%), Minas At most distillers the oil is extracted from Gerais (45%), Mato Grosso (15%) and Bahia the leaves through the drag water vapour (5%). This production is supported by method at atmospheric pressure. During the 11,600 ha of E. citriodora plantations, dry season the highest level of citronellal and distributed as above. oil production volume (obtained volume x In 2015, Brazil exported about 330 tonnes volume of raw materials) are obtained. In of E. citriodora oil. Europe had the largest the case of Brazil, the dry season is from share (65%), followed by the USA (25%), April to September and the rainy season Asia (5%) and Latin America (5%). The from October to March. domestic market accounted for the Photo reproduced courtesy of Destillaria Tres Barras Ltda Tres Photo reproduced courtesy of Destillaria

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AL OILS AND OTHER NATURALS TRIODORA

Photo reproduced courtesy of Destillaria Tres Barras Ltda

After 12 months of planting, the tree becomes 2 to 4 metres high. crops. Furthermore, the wood is harvested 4 or 5 years after planting The harvest process comes down to harvesting two-thirds of the the trees and is used for furniture, construction, sawmills, fencing and total leaves (lower part of the plant). This process is repeated at charcoal. These practices allow carbon sequestration, thus

12-month intervals for a period of 4 to 5 years, when clearcutting of contributing to the reduction in CO2 emissions. the tree is done due to the difficulty of collecting the leaves. After clearcutting, the sprouting process occurs, restarting the cycle. The distilleries are usually located within a reasonable distance of CONCLUSION where the trees are growing and foliage from the harvesting E. citriodora has been used widely as a natural insect repellent. operation is distilled either the same day or the following day Apart from medicinal applications many other industrial (FAO, 1995). applications include the cosmetics, fragrance and perfumery industries. Brazil and China are the major producing countries of E. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS citriodora essential oil for its global usage. Overall production of In Brazil, there are at least three companies today that produce and the essential oil is around 1,000 tonnes per year. The production of export E. citriodora oil. All the others supply the domestic market this oil has a socio-economic impact by directly supporting 12,000- and, in some cases, sell to intermediary traders who in turn export it. 13,000 families in Brazil and China. In Brazil, around 11,000 families are directly involved in the production of Eucalyptus citriodora and they derive income of REFERENCES: USD 8 million per year from this oil. - Cury, F. S., 2001. The Eucalyptus Oil Industry in Brazil. In: IFEAT International Conference 2001. Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 – 15 November 2001. London: IFEAT. In China, there were around 30 distilleries and factories in 2015 and - FAO, 1995. Flavours and Fragrances of Plant Origin. Chapter 5: Eucalyptus oil. Rome: FAO. total involved labour amounted to 2,000-3,000 people. - ISO 770:2002. Crude or rectified oils of Eucalyptus globulus (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) The main producers are improving the quality, increasing the planted - ISO 3044:1997. Oil of eucalyptus citriodora Hook. - ISO 4720:2009. Essential oils. Nomenclature. area, renovating the existing areas and engaging in forest - Lawrence, B. M., 2009. A Preliminary Report on the World Production of Some Selected management. This is being done with an aim to ensure sufficient Essential Oils and Countries. Perfumer & Flavorist, January 2009, 34, pp.38-44. - Le Li, 2009. The Outlook for Chinese Essential Oils. In: IFEAT International Conference supplies to the market and give the oil and its derivatives the 2009. Shanghai, China18 – 22 October 2009. London: IFEAT. characteristics of an environmentally friendly product. - Ni Bo, 2005. Trends in the Essential Oils Industry of Yunnan Province, PRC. In: IFEAT International Conference 2005. Cochin, India 16 – 20 October 2005. London: IFEAT. The exporting distillers tend to better utilise water and the biomass - Yeung, W., 2005. An Overview of Trends in China’s Essential Oil Industry. In: IFEAT remaining after the distillation. A quarter of the biomass is used as International Conference 2005. Cochin, India 16 – 20 October 2005. London: IFEAT. biofuel for boiler feed and three-quarters as organic fertiliser for - J.J.W.Coppen,”Flavours and Fragrances of Plant Origin” FAO, Rome 1995.

7 www.ultranl.com | [email protected] 6 INTERVIEW Talking oudh with John Bailey

IFEATWORLD caught up with John Bailey always cultivated an intense relationship with FRSA in London recently, as he prepares his the sense of smell. The Egyptians burned forthcoming presentation in Dubai on incense in honour of the gods, a sacred ritual “Liquid gold – a global success story”. from which perfumery gets its name (per John is an independent fragrance consultant, fumum: by smoke). The aromatic bouquet of Honorary Ambassador for the British oudh-based perfumes enhances a sense of Society of Perfumers and the spirituality with its unique lingering scent, but Founder/Artisan Perfumer of the Perfumers until recent years was unknown to Western Fragrance Guild Limited, established in 1981. buyers of fragrances. John will discuss the Foundation Arabia was trend and growth of oudh-inspired fine John Bailey It is a fascinating experience to engage with fragrances, which are documented in the founded in 2008 John John on an interactive scent trail of 2016 edition of the annual guidebook, was present at the formal event, enabling a firm partnership with the Chairman, Shahzad discovery, especially in view of the olfactory “Fragrances of the World”, and present the trend of oriental woody notes incorporating latest statistics from the third quarter update Haider. The mission of the Foundation is to the centuries old and most expensive to this publication. enhance the image of the fragrance industry aromatic raw material, oudh. With his and expand the appreciation and use of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of Interestingly, John’s expertise was sought by fragrance in all its forms across all the fragrance industry distilled from a Sheikh Al Jasser, the Founder of Riyadh- distribution channels globally. lifetime’s professional career, John will no doubt based Arabian Oudh Group in the early enlighten and engage his audience in Dubai. 2000s when they expanded from the Gulf Every year the respective Fragrance to the European market, opening flagship Foundations in New York, London, Paris and As John explained, the Middle East has perfumeries in London and Paris. When the Dubai organise the prestigious FiFi Awards, the Oscars of the fragrance industry. The Middle East inaugural FiFi Awards in 2010 were held in Dubai and John was honoured to have been appointed the Chairman of the Jury panel.

Globally, the fragrance market is forecast to grow to US$ 45.6 billion by 2018 according to market research company Mintel. While the Middle East and North Africa region accounts for about 10% of the global market, the growing demand for premium products, particularly oudh-based and oudh-inspired, is a topic which encouraged the IFEAT Conference organisers to invite John Bailey as a guest speaker in Dubai in Oudh-based fragrances are accounting for an increasing share of the perfumery market September.

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MEMBERSHIP

NEW IFEAT MEMBERS Below is a list of new IFEAT members who had joined by 4th July 2016

Eternis Fine Pina Foods Riverside Aromatics Rivera Balsam Chemicals Limited 138 Churchill Ave 16-18 Slader Business 4a Avenida Sur 10th Floor, Peninsula Towers Toronto Park 3-2 Santa Tecla Peninsula Corporate Park ON M2N 1Z4 Witney Road El Salvador, C.A. GK Marg, Lower Parel CANADA Poole, Dorset DT11 8RU PERU Mumbai MH 400013 Email: [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM Email: rrivera@ INDIA Contact: Mr Eric Gousseinov Email: peter.cannon@ riverabalsam.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.pinafoods.com riversidearomatics.com Contact: Mr Jose Roberto Rivera Website: www.eternis.com Contact: Mr Peter Cannon Website: www.riverabalsam.com Contact: Ms Salomi Samuel Labdassence Website: www.riverside Calle Antonio Gómez aromatics.com doTERRA Saraogi Shellac & Millán nº 29 International Aromatics- Parque Tecnológico Citec P.T. Indo Aneka 389 S. 1300 W., Ambrettolide Gelves, SV 41120 Atsiri Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 78, Canal Street East West SPAIN Jln. Raya USA Apartment, Ground Floor Email: labdassence@ Surabaya-Malang KM 43 Email: tvalentiner@ Kolkata WB 700048 labdassence.com Summer Rejo, Pandaan doterra.com INDIA Contact: Mr Alejandro Garcia 67156 Contact: Mr Tim Valentiner Email: dinesh@ Website: www.labdassence.com INDONESIA Website: www.doterra.com saraogishellac.com Email: Soesanto.p@ Contact: Mr Dinesh Saraogi Natural Resources indoanekaatsiri.com Hello Paints Pvt Ltd Website: www.lacenshellac.com Stewardship Circle Contact: Mr Soesanto Prajogo (Aromatic Division) 57 Avenue Pierre Website: www.simaarome. E-20, Udyog Kunj Courrin Jean & Fils Semard, 06130 Grasse com/en Industrial Area 81 Chemin de L'Orme FRANCE Ghaziabad 201009 Grasse 06130 Email: catherine.peyreaud@ Nefer Botanica U.P. FRANCE nrsc.fr 70 W. Madison Street INDIA Email: [email protected] Contact: Mrs Catherine Peyreaud Chicago, IL 60602 Email: export@ Contact: Mr Olivier Courrin Website: www.nrsc.fr USA hellothymol.com Email: info@ Contact: Mr Ratinder Singh Denita Ltd F and F Sourcing SL neferbotanica.com Website: www.hellothymol.com bul. Dragan Tsankov C.Buigas, 31-33 bl. 59-63, vh.V, ap.2 08017 Barcelona B L H BOS Natural Flavors Sofia 1172 SPAIN ZAC du Pilon (P) Ltd BULGARIA Email: paulschmutz@ Saint VALLIER de THIEY 06460 Asian House, PP Road Email: [email protected] fandfsourcing.com FRANCE Allapra P.O., Cochin, KL 683556 Contact: Ms Kalina Popova Contact: Mr Paul Schmutz Email: [email protected] INDIA Website: www.denita-bg.com/ Website: www.fandfsourcing.com Website: www.blhsas.com Email: [email protected] (under construction) Contact: Mr Vigil Varghese SEIKODO Ishida Sarita Industries Website: www.bosnatural.com Co. Ltd Sagar Aromatics 105/682 Chandrika 1-15-9 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku Samta Nagar 27/162 Devi Crossing Deputy Ka Padav Jiangxi East Flavor Osaka-city, 550-0003 Udhyan Darshan Kanpur & Fragrance Co Ltd JAPAN Mumbai, MH 400101 UP 208003 District B Industrial Park Email: itaba@ INDIA INDIA Jinxi County Fuzhou seikodo-ishida.co.jp Email: sales@ Email: sarita.industries@ Fuzhou 36 344800 Contact: Mr Hirofumi Itaba sagararomatics.com yahoo.com CHINA Website: www.seikodo- Contact: Mr Sagar Ghoghari Contact: Mr Achal Gupta, Email: [email protected] ishida.co.jp Website: www.sagararomatics. Mr Udit Gupta Contact: Ms Lilian Fu com Website: www.saritaindustries. Website: www.east-essentialoils. com com/east/index.asp Tel: +91 9450938785

11 MY FAVOURITE... Egyptian geranium oil By Hussein Fakhry, A. Fakhry & Co. (Egypt)

Considering all the rare and legendary Commercial geranium or rose- products which will be talked about during geranium or rose-scented the Dubai IFEAT Conference (oudh, myrrh, geranium […] essential oils frankincense, opoponax, etc), the difficulty in are extracted from hybrids of sourcing them because of the remote P. graveolens.” The Gordian regions they often come from (sometimes knot – should there still be war torn, sometimes simply just God one after this explanation – is forsakenly remote), I thought to myself why best resolved under the ISO not share the simple delights of an standard nomenclature which unassuming and humble turgidly erect groups all rose-scented geranium botanical with deeply incised and velvety oil producing botanicals under the leaves yielding an oil improperly called ISO:4731 (2nd ed. 15-12-2012) geranium oil. This is in fact a misnomer since standard as Pelargonium spp. In that it should be called Pelargonium oil, albeit way no one is offended anymore. being from the Geraniaceae family. More specifically, my favourite is Egyptian Over the past 10 years Egypt has seen an Egyptian geranium geranium oil! increase in its geranium oil production from a 60-80 tons range to a record 230 tons in Egyptian geranium – Pelargonium graveolens, 2010/11; while exports increased from some or Pelargonium x asperum should one wish 80 tons to probably 150-160 tons by the Steffen Arctander (Perfume & Flavor to be more precise (both synonyms of one end of 2016. Why am I not surprised? Materials of Natural Origin, 1961) says it another in the nomenclature) – has its origin, quite simply: “One of the most important as do all Pelargoniums, in the Cape and Egyptian geranium oil is an extremely and irreplaceable essential oils in perfumery Northern Provinces of South Africa, complex oil which comes these days at an is geranium oil. It does not range among the Zimbabwe and Mozambique. As Dr BR unchallenged price/quality ratio. Over 2016 first 20 oils in quantity annually produced Rajeswara Rao of the Central Institute of its average will probably close at USD 65/kg. […] but considering its value, we will find [it] Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Hyderabad What other moderately priced raw material very high on the list of all the perfumery oils, (India) puts it, citing the extensive works of presents such difficulty to be synthetically if not at the very top of the list.” Prof JJA van der Walt of Stellenbosch reproduced in its complexity (over 400 University (South Africa) on geraniums and components, more than 150 of which at Close your eyes… and now just imagine the pelargoniums published in 3 volumes: concentrations ≥0.01%) at such an attractive countless flavour and fragrance possibilities “Pelargonium graveolens is a pure species price? of an affordable rose-scented oil… without with 2n=88 chromosomes. Pelargonium x the methyleugenol dilemma! asperum is considered as a hybrid.

Join us for the 2017 IFEAT Study Tour 2017 IFEAT Bulgaria, 28th May to 2nd June Conference in IFEAT is pleased to announce that the 2017 Study Tour will take place in Bulgaria from Athens, Greece 28th May to 2nd June. As part of the tour, participants will visit several rose producing and processing companies and learn about the production and The 2017 IFEAT Conference will take place in Athens, Greece processing of other Bulgarian essential oils. Numbers will be limited from 24th to 28th September. The theme of this Conference will to a maximum of 40 so IFEAT members are advised to book early. be “Celebrating 40 years of IFEAT.” There will be much to Registration will begin in early November 2016 and information celebrate in the historical city of Athens, and much to look forward will be available on the IFEAT website (www.ifeat.org). to as IFEAT continues to grow in terms of its membership and worldwide recognition. We look forward to welcoming you there!

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