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From Burnt Metal to Long-Lasting Tonka: the Latest Updates to the Fragrance Ingredient Palette

As previously announced, Penta will seek acquisition opportunities in the specialty chemical distribution and manufacturing space.

Penta Names Greg Robertson CEO to Lead Next Growth Phase

Penta will seek acquisition opportunities in the specialty chemical distribution and manufacturing space.

Symrise and AmeriTerpenes will maintain a long-term commercial relationship, with agreed supply arrangements providing Symrise continued access to renewable, terpene-based raw materials. The companies described the arrangements as creating an enduring industrial partnership supporting both businesses' future growth.

Symrise Divests AmeriTerpenes Business as It Sharpens One Symrise Portfolio

The company is divesting businesses that sit outside the company's highest-priority growth platforms.

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Professionals working with naturals often require knowledge of sourcing, traceability, quality variation, supplier relationships, certification, regulation and the financial effect of inconsistent supply.

Five Talent Trends Shaping Hiring Across Specialty Ingredients in 2026

Micadelva delivers a clean, fresh orange-peel character with subtle metallic and floral facets.

BASF Future Proofs Citrus With New Micadelva Ingredient

'Hand-harvesting delicate flowers cannot be easily automated; to produce just 1 kg of rose oil, you need approximately 3,500 kg of hand-picked petals,' says Petkov. 'However, labor costs continue to rise sharply year over year. As younger generations migrate to urban centers or move abroad, rural communities face severe labor shortages.'

Bulgaria’s Natural Ingredient Crisis Is a Warning for Fragrance

Between June 30 and July 13, 2026, I travelled almost 4,000 km through Assam and Nagaland—by train, car, rickshaw, motorcycle and bicycle, and many more on foot—for my Ph.D. research, “Designing Transformative Tourism Experiences: Agarwood, Territory and Heritage in Assam (India).”

Sanchi, the Wood of Transformation

Sclareol is an important intermediate used to produce amber fragrance ingredients, including dsm-firmenich's Ambrox Super. dsm-firmenich says it holds patents and proprietary know-how covering sclareol production and related derivatives, and is seeking to protect those rights as biotech-based production becomes increasingly important to the fragrance industry.

dsm-firmenich Files China Patent Case Over Biotech Sclareol Production

Sclareol is an important intermediate used to produce amber fragrance ingredients, including Ambrox Super.

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Micadelva™: A Safe-by-Design Fragrance Innovation

Discover how Safe-by-Design is transforming fragrance innovation: Learn about BASF’s approach to integrating hazard assessments from the earliest development stages—and how Micadelva™ exemplifies a new generation of future-proof, high-performance ingredients.

Today’s breakthroughs are delivering greater diffusion, longer-lasting impact, richer textures and entirely new interpretations of beloved floral notes.

Disrupting the Bouquet: New Floral Fragrance Materials

Redefining rose, jasmine, muguet and more with emerging technologies.

The EFEO 2027 board gathered with various other attendees.

[PHOTOS] EFEO Meeting Report: Essential Oils Industry Rallies Ahead of 2029 Regulatory Deadline

Symrise has signed a put option agreement to acquire 100% of Floral Concept, headquartered in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne in France's renowned Pays de Grasse.

Symrise Moves to Build Premium Naturals Powerhouse with Floral Concept Acquisition

The acquisition reflects rising demand from fragrance brands for authentic, sustainably sourced and highly differentiated natural ingredients.

For decades, the flavor and fragrance industry has operated within a relatively stable classification system. Ingredients were broadly categorized as natural extracts, fermentation-derived materials or synthetically produced molecules. These distinctions were largely sufficient when production routes were clearly separated and molecular identity aligned closely with manufacturing method. However, these boundaries are becoming increasingly difficult to define.

When the Molecule Is the Same, but the Label Isn't: How 'Natural' Keeps Its Edge

How maturing biocatalytic production routes are reshaping long-standing distinctions between “synthetic” and “natural” aroma ingredients in the flavor and fragrance industry.

The company provides 100% natural, additive-free raw materials for the flavor, fragrance and food industries, including tonka beans, copaiba balsam, cinchona bark, Perú balsam, styrax, sesame seeds and mung beans.

Avilan Earns EcoVadis Platinum Medal, Elevating Sustainability Credentials

Avilan said it will continue investing in initiatives designed to reduce environmental impact, strengthen ethical supply chains and create long-term value for customers.

A May 2026 forecast from De Monchy predicts a further 12.9% reduction in the Brazilian orange crop, marking the sixth consecutive small harvest heavily impacted by greening.

Navigating Feedstock Shocks, Climate Disruption and Regulatory Fragmentation in Global Aroma Chemicals

Naphtha shortages, citrus disease, and geopolitical turmoil collide to reshape aroma chemical sourcing.

CEO Mike Size is expanding the company’s supplier alliance strategy to accelerate innovation, shorten lead times and bring next-generation ingredients to market faster.

From Supplier to Strategic Partner: Inside Penta’s Growth Playbook with Greg Robertson and Mike Size

How one ingredient supplier is transforming itself into a strategic powerhouse through supply chain innovation and customer integration.

The activation also serves as a showcase for dsm-firmenich's expanding technology platform. Building on more than a century of floral innovation—from early breakthroughs such as Iralia, Wardia and Hedione—the company highlights how modern technologies including Firgood extraction, NaturePrint capture and the new captive ingredient Heliobliss are enabling perfumers to create more nuanced, sustainable and expressive floral signatures.

dsm-firmenich Uses Global Art Platform to Reframe Floral Perfumery and Spotlight Next-Generation Ingredients

Beyond traditional florals: discover revolutionary ingredients reshaping fragrance creation.

Visiting Patina's booth at WPC. Founded by artist-perfumer Sean Raspet and engineer Laura Sisson, the company is building a machine-learning–driven platform called Sense1 that models how molecules interact with human olfactory receptors. Its goal is to replace today’s language-based system of describing smells (like “floral” or “woody”) with a biological “code of smell” that can precisely represent and predict scent at the molecular level.

Editor’s Note: What I Learned at the 2026 World Perfumery Congress

The industry is adapting amid a rise in tech, ingredient innovation and a market boom.

The new awards program recognizes exhibitors whose ingredient innovation, technological advancement and sustainability initiatives are helping shape the future of perfumery.

Mane, Givaudan and Pura Take Top Honors at Inaugural WPC Exhibitor Awards

From encapsulation tech to a unique co-extraction, winners brought newness to the fragrance industry event.