Natural ingredients: Vetiver
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 23 April, 2024
- Categories: Fragrances, Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
Woody, earthy, and ambery: these are some of the key attributes of vetiver, a signature plant in perfumery that originates from India and Southeast Asia. It was originally an ingredient in Far Eastern perfumes but is now very popular in men’s fragrances and a key ingredient in intense middle-eastern perfumes….
Visiting An Agarwood Plantation
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 13 February, 2024
- Categories: Sustainability, Fragrances, Exhibitions
Perfumer Ana Gómez specialises in Middle Eastern perfumery. Last month, she was invited by Ajmal, a perfume and essential oils manufacturer, for an exclusive visit to its agarwood plantations in Assam, northwest of India. Every few years, Ajmal invites established perfumers from all over the world, to share the company’s…
Upcycled Fragrances: Breathing New Life into Traditional Waste Materials
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 28 September, 2023
- Categories: Sustainability, Sostenibilidad, Fragrances, Trends
Upcycling is not a new concept. From fashion to furniture industries, upcycling is being embraced to breathe new life into byproducts that would usually be discarded to give them new purpose and extend their life span. However what about upcycling in the fragrance industry? With more than 1/3 of consumers…
Less is more: Advancing Sustainable Fragrance Innovation with High Intensity Fragrances
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 9 August, 2023
- Categories: Fragrances, Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
Many consumers believe that when a product is concentrated or appears smaller, they are getting less value for their money…However, this is not always the case! High intensity formulations and fragrances are commonly employed across the fabric care landscape, specifically laundry care, to deliver the same high performance cleaning power…
Ingredient Profile: Cardamom
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 31 July, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad, Fragrances
Native to South Asia, Cardamom is a spice derived from the seeds of the Elettaria cardomomum plant, belonging to the same botanical family as ginger and turmeric. Traditionally used in Indian cuisine and in the Middle East to infuse coffee, cardamom is known to add full-bodied spicy notes and have…
World Environment Day: Iberchem Achieves AENOR Zero Waste Certification
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 5 June, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
This World Environment Day, Iberchem is joining millions of people worldwide engaging to protect the planet and #BeatPlasticPollution. By focusing its efforts to help ease the pressing environmental challenges of plastic pollution, Iberchem is proud to announce 100% of its plastic waste is recycled, and 99% of total waste generated…
Iberchem Launch New In-House Biodegradability Laboratory, IB-BI
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 23 May, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
Iberchem always strives to strengthen its ingredient portfolio by engaging with the ever-evolving sustainability space. With greater environmental awareness amongst consumers, it is crucial fragrance solutions can be created with the planet in mind. Consumers are increasingly demanding environmentally friendly, biodegradable fragrances and Iberchem can now actively respond to this…
Iberchem and Nelixia: Building More Sustainable Cardamom Supply Chains Together.
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 18 May, 2023
- Categories: Sustainability, Sostenibilidad, Corporate
Iberchem is actively progressing towards transforming natural raw material sourcing by sharing in NELIXIA’s mission to build sustainable supply chains based on ethical relationships, transparency, biodiversity protection, and human empowerment. Working towards a better future for all, Iberchem and NELIXIA are collaborating to drive a project to further improve cardamom…
Wavemotion: The Neuroscience of Scent
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 8 May, 2023
- Categories: Fragrances, Corporate, Sustainability
Iberchem is thrilled to introduce its latest neuroscientific investigation programme, Wavemotion. Designed to scientifically evaluate the impact of fragrance on human psychology and physiology, Wavemotion will unveil insights into how scent can influence positive neural responses to transform the emotional landscape of consumers and elevate consumer wellbeing. With the expertise…
VernovaPure: Iberchem’s Latest Biodegradable Fragrance Technology
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 4 May, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Fragrance Technologies
Through diligent work by its New Fragrance Technology department, Iberchem is pleased to present VernovaPure®, Iberchem’s latest biodegradable malodour neutralising technology. Iberchem’s VernovaPure® corresponds to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) standards of Readily Biodegradable, degrading ≥ 60% within 28 days, with further degradation afterward. The ability of…
Iberchem reduces its carbon emissions by 85.14% and achieves a neutral Carbon Footprint in 2021
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 20 March, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
Iberchem was able to reduce its CO2 emissions by 85.14% at its headquarters between 2018 and 2021 and neutralize its scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions in 2021, adding to CO2 absorption projects. The company has achieved a neutral carbon footprint in 2021 as regards its scope 1 and 2…
Iberchem Accredited RSPO Certification for Sustainable Palm Oil
- Iberchem Fragrances
- 14 March, 2023
- Categories: Corporate, Sustainability, Sostenibilidad
Iberchem is pleased to announce its Global Headquarters in Alcantarilla, Spain has received certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global a non-profit, multi stakeholder organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable palm oil production worldwide, for Mass Balance production at its site. By exhibiting compliance with RSPO standards…