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SIMPPAR 2026 served as a platform for new and notable fragrance materials.

SIMPPAR 2026: The Ingredients Shaping Fragrance’s Next Chapter

Fruity captives, next-generation musks, essential oil blends and more stole the show in the south of France.

From Piña Colada to Electric Daisy: The New Faces of Gourmand Scents and Flavors

Effects that expand the boundaries of flavor and fragrance creation.

From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

At Indesso, patchouli sourcing is guided by three pillars: traceability, environmental stewardship, and social empowerment. Together, these ensure that every drop delivers not only olfactory richness, but also integrity.

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A Look at ABT’s New Materials at FlavourTalk 2026

A Look at ABT’s New Materials at FlavourTalk 2026

Cosmo’s approach reflects a structural change in perfumery: ingredients are no longer only aesthetic building blocks, but data-informed emotional actuators.

From Notes to Neurostates: Cosmo Ingernational Fragrances Unveils “The Mood Lab” at WPC 2026

Instead of relying on fragrance vocabulary—which many consumers struggle to articulate—the platform attempts to infer olfactive preferences from visual taste.

Jo Malone Taps Pinterest Data for Fragrance Discovery in Latest AI Personalization Play

The 12th Annual Art and Olfaction Awards honored the world's most innovative independent perfumers, artists and olfactory creators on June 11, 2026, at the Gazarte Cultural Center in Athens, Greece.

Art and Olfaction Awards Celebrate Global Independent Fragrance Excellence in Athens

Among the winning brands, L’Oréal-owned fragrance houses dominated the awards program, with Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Prada and Miu Miu collecting top honors across prestige, luxury and ultra-luxury categories. Read the story for the full list of winners.

Dominique Ropion, Honorine Blanc and Marie Salamagne Lead Big Wins at 2026 Fragrance Foundation Awards

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Designed to meet growing consumer demand for natural, clean-label ingredients, BioSymphony™ is an innovative portfolio of natural flavors crafted directly from nature’s finest ingredients.

Overall, this year’s Esxence signaled a category at a crossroads: expanding rapidly in scale and creativity, but increasingly challenged by oversaturation and the need to sustain meaning in an overcrowded fragrance landscape.

Esxence 2026: “Sensing the World” Signals a New Era of Scale, Storytelling, and Scent Saturation in Artistic Perfumery

Brands leaned heavily into immersive activation strategies to drive engagement.

The new Mumbai hub reflects the strategic importance of fragrance to Unilever's premiumization agenda.

As Beauty Becomes the Focus, Unilever Invests in AI-Powered Fragrance Innovation in India

The company is actively reshaping its portfolio and has outlined plans to separate its food and beverage businesses, positioning itself as a focused beauty and wellness player.

From left: Luzi CEO Roland Altenburger and board member Iris Altenburger, Ph.D.

Luzi Marks 100 Years With Exclusive Rose Variety Developed Over Three Years With Meilland

Rose 1926 combines fresh blooming rose notes with facets of passion fruit, pear, peach and Earl Grey tea.

Satoshi Masamura, president and CEO, Takasago

Takasago Targets High-Growth Markets, Doubles Down on Innovation and Regional Expansion

Symrise CEO Dr. Jean-Yves Parisot.

Symrise Strengthens Fragrance Leadership with Strong Results, AI-Driven Innovation and Global Creative Expansion

Navigating volatility, delivering emotional benefits and sustainable materials, and the implications of augmented creativity.

Julien Maubert, Global Head of Fragrance Division & Sustainability at Robertet

Robertet Enters New Era of Growth, Innovation and Leadership

'As digital olfaction technology continues to advance, we believe it will significantly expand the palette of safe and sustainable fragrance ingredients available to perfumers, while making fragrance development faster and more responsible overall,' says Wiltschko.

Osmo Accelerates Fragrance Innovation Through AI, Molecular Discovery and Scalable 'Olfactory Intelligence' Platform

'Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach, Mane co-creates fragrances that are deeply rooted in local usage, rituals and aspirations,' says Samantha Mane.

Mane’s Growth Playbook for a Fragmented Fragrance Economy

From AI-driven creation and insight to the power of biotech acquisitions.

'If I step back, what defines the past year is our indisputable leadership in naturals, built on a unique ability to take craftsmanship from Grasse to the world, and bring the world back to Grasse to continuously enrich perfumery’s future,' says Ana Paula Mendonça, president, IFF Scent.

Inside IFF: Where Nature, Biotech and AI Converge in Fragrance

'The fragrance industry is evolving into a high-growth, emotionally resonant, and digitally enabled sector,' says José Balibrea, Managing Director Iberchem/Vice President, F&F Croda. 'With our positioning, craftsmanship, and strategic execution, we are well placed to capture opportunities and outperform the global market over the next five years. I am confident the best is yet to come for us.'

Scaling Fragrance: Iberchem on Growth, Emotion and the New Creative Tech Era