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Ingredient Profile: Agarwood (Oud)

Our report on India wouldn’t have been complete without a feature on agarwood. The importance of agarwood in India goes back centuries, as it has long played an important role in religious rituals. What’s more, India was the world’s main producer and supplier of agarwood until the end of the…

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Fragrance Diaries: Visiting Kannauj, Perfume Capital of India

What follows is a report of the trip taken by Guillaume Audy, Corporate Communication manager at Iberchem Group, together with Nikesh Budhrani, Managing Director of Iberchem India, to the city of Kannauj in India. India is a country rich in culture and traditions. I knew that if I were to…

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[Infographic] Mint: An Indian Treasure

India is home to a multitude of raw materials that our perfumers use on a daily basis in their creations: agarwood, citronella, jasmine, and of course, mint. The country accounts for around 80% of the world’s production of mint. To learn more about this ingredient, we have spent an afternoon…

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5 Questions With: Sampada Satam, Fragrance Evaluator

In a recent visit to Mumbai, we sat down with Sampada Satam, fragrance evaluator at our local creative center. Passionate about fragrances since her childhood, we asked her to tell us more about the importance of smells and fragrances in her life. What smell would you say is the most…

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Iberchem Around the World – India

After taking you to Indonesia, the second destination on our “Iberchem Around The World” series is India. India is a vibrant country counting on a rich historical heritage, a diverse culture, and an exceptional flora and fauna (It is estimated to be over 50,000 species of plants in India). After…

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Esxence – The Scent of Excellence : Head perfumer Luz Vaquero Spills the Beans

Last week ‘Esxence – The Scent of Excellence’, an international event dedicated to niche fragrances and artistic perfumery, where history and tradition join innovation and research, took place in Milan. Over four days, more than 7,000 people from all around the world – including entrepreneurs, perfumers, fragrance houses, retailers and…

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Iberchem Group Reports Record Revenues For 2018 Fiscal Year

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 12 February, 2019
  • Categories: Corporate

Iberchem Group, today announced financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2018. Despite major disruption in the supply of several raw materials, the Spanish Group closed the year in line with the objectives of its business plan. The company reported revenues of €146 million, representing a net increase…

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Iberchem Group Unveils New Creative Centre In Mumbai

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 18 December, 2018
  • Categories: Corporate

Iberchem Group is today announcing the opening of a new fragrance and flavour creative centre strategically located in Goregaon, Mumbai. The facility will host the activities of both Iberchem (fragrances) and Scentium (flavours). This significant investment reflects India’s importance to Iberchem Group, which already has a production centre in Ahmedabad, launched in 2010. Once fully operative, the new…

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Iberchem Launches New Chinese Website to Support Expansion Plan in Asia

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 27 November, 2018
  • Categories: Corporate

Iberchem today launched its new Chinese website, aimed at supporting the company’s expansion plan currently being unfolded across Asia. Though similar in appearance to the English and Spanish websites, the new platform has been adapted to make navigation more intuitive and to feature information appropriate to the market. For instance,…

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