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Givaudan Releases 2019 Half-year Results

For the first six months of 2019, the company saw sales reach CHF 3,094 million, an increase of 6.3% on a like-for-like basis and 15.7% Swiss francs.

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Live, Love and Lavender at the 6th Annual Bulgarian National Lavender Festival

Festivities include cultural and musical performances from artists around the world, as well as a craft lavender market and the crowning of the king and queen of lavender by Harry Potter actor Stanislav Yanevski.

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Rose Oils: History and Socio-Economic Impact

The author examines the socio-economic impact of rose oil production and how it supports farmers in Turkey, Bulgaria and other countries.

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SIMPPAR Readies for 2019 Event

Salon International Des Matières Premières Pour La Parfumerie (SIMPPAR) will welcome some 90 exhibitors from 16 countries for its 2019 event.

Bulgaria Professional Study Tour 2019

May 26th, 2019May 31st, 2019

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Global Essential Oil Market Grows Through 2023

The global essential oil market is projected to see strong growth through 2023, due to its use in fragrance and flavors and the rise of aromatherapy.

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2017 Leaderboard: Robertet Focuses on Organic Growth

While already having success in the F&F industry, Robertet plans to continue its growth with goals focusing on organic growth and continuing partnerships to develop new ingredients and work with technology.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Juniper Berry Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of juniper berry oil. Some of its common uses include seasoning mixtures in the food industry as flavorings in marinades for meat and fish, as well as in beverages such as tea, beer and brandy

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Progress in Essential Oils: Silver Fir or Abies alba oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of silver fir oil.

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The Juice: Dr. Wolfgang Krause

Krause’s work with geraniol, citral and menthol introduced him to the world of flavor and fragrance where he continues to foster an advocacy for the industry by active participation in the community and education to the trade and public.

The Future of Perfumery?

British Society of Perfumers and Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Great Britain Third Joint Symposium--Report.

Bulgarian Lavender and Bulgarian Lavender Oil

In spite of the high production costs and the severe competition on the part of some other farm products (such as maize, corn, grapes, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables), Bulgaria succeeded in preserving unchanged one of its national symbols, the Bulgarian Rose Oil. It has been preserved thanks to age-old traditions, to strict observation of the technology, persistent and careful quality control, the Government’s concern and the extremely high international praise for the oil.

Analysis of Basil Oils by GC-MS Data Bank

This study has allowed us to separate more than one hundred constituents in various basil essential oils and to identify ten new compounds. The usefulness of a library based not only on mass spectra but also on retention times has been demonstrated.

A Preliminary Analysis of Some Lavender and Lavandin Cultivars

We have examined the essentiaI oils of twelve lavender and five lavandin clones from the nursery trade in the United States and Great Britain to assess them for future agronomic utilization. In order to increase the confidence of extrapolating from a laboratory situation to commercial field conditions, a plant of ‘Grosso,’ a leading cultivar of lavandin was also included in this study.

Gas Chromatographic Analysis on Turkish Rose Oil, Absolute and Concrete

The analysis of rose products maybe realized by gas or liquid chromatographic techniques. Our investigations showed that liquid chromatography have been used only in a few studies to separate essential oils and terpenoid compounds, and a sufficient separation has not been obtained.

Bulgarian Zdravetz Oil

Some of the components of an essential oil have opened the way to the discovery of new groups of compounds with unusual chemical behavior. Our subject, zdravetz (Geranium macrorrhizum L,), belongs to the Geraniaceae family, which abounds in aromatic plants including the genus Pelargonium. It originates from South Africa and is widespread along the Mediterranean coast. Large quantities of pelargonium oil, incorrectly known as “geranium oil,” are produced from different varieties of Pelargonium roseum L. Of the genus Geranium, only zdravetz is used in Bulgaria for production of essential oil and aromatic extracts.

The Future of Natural Essential Oils in the Flavor and Fragrance Industry

The essential oil industry worldwide remains healthy, although at present there may be over-production for some specific essential oils. With all the progress in the field of chemistry, has the essential oil industry dropped by the wayside, a victim of technological advance? The answer is emphatically no !

Scent and Component Analysis of the Hybrid Tea Rose

The hybrid tea rose as a group is one of the major modern roses cultivated as a garden rose today. It was developed and has been bred since the latter half of the nineteenth century by cross breeding the hybrid perpetual rose with the tea rose.