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Natural Inspiration: The Kaas Plateau

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 17 August, 2022
  • Categories: Travel

The perfumers of Iberchem find their inspiration from a wide variety of places around the world. Today, we invite you to discover one of these: The Kaas Plateau in India. The Kaas Plateau (plateau of flowers) reserve forest is nestled in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range in the Indian state…

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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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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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Local Scent: Telon Oil

When asking people from our Jakarta office what smell reminds them the most of their childhood, the answer is unanimous: telon oil. In Javanese the word telon means “three”, which perfectly describes what telon oil is made of: three different oils. More precisely, telon oil is a formulation of fennel…

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Fragrance Diaries: Visting a Nutmeg Plantation

What follows is a report of the trip taken by Guillaume Audy, Corporate Communication manager at Iberchem, together with Didier Parizot, General Manager of Iberchem Indonesia, to a nutmeg plantation in Java, Indonesia. On our way to a nutmeg plantation As usual in Greater Jakarta, our day started (and ended)…

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