Netherlands-based biotechnology company Isobionics has developed a fermentation process for the commercial production of its aroma substance, Valencene Pure.
Travelling the world looking for rare and endangered fragrant plants has been the life’s work of Givaudan fragrance chemist Roman Kaiser, who has investigated thousands of species.
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is announcing changes to its standards later this month but is denying rumours that these will significantly affect the perfumer’s palette.
The winners of the Fragrance Foundation’s Technological Breakthrough of the Year FiFi awards were announced last week at its annual breakfast in New York.
A unique event exploring the concept of scent as a ‘new territory for design’ took place last month in New York, bringing together leading creatives, students, scientists and experts from the fragrance industry.
Methyl eugenol has been proposed by the Canadian government as a substance that may pose a risk to human health, as part of its ongoing Chemical Management Plan.
Estée Lauder has announced that its BeautyBank and Aramis & Designer Fragrance divisions have signed an exclusive agreement to expand the beauty line of US brand Coach.
New research points to the fact that women often buy fragrances that represent what they want to be rather than one than representing what they are about, research suggests.
The economic crisis meant that 2009 was a struggle for prestige cosmetic players, but financial results show that in the last quarter of the year things started to improve.
Going beyond the visual is the latest way to make a product stand out on the store shelf, according to packaging professionals at this year’s PCD Congress.
Favorable exchange rates have boosted Inter Parfums’ fourth quarter results, with the company announcing net sales of $113.6m, a 13 percent increase on the corresponding period last year.
Innovations in fragrance packaging will get more recognition this year as the FiFi awards has introduced a technological breakthrough prize that concentrates uniquely on packaging.
Sweet scents reminiscent of baking cakes, desserts and favourite confectionary are tipped as one of the big fragrance trends for next year, as well as using woody notes for female perfumes.
New York-based Inter Parfums said the sales decline in its European-based divisions masked a very successful quarter for Burberry, one of its leading brands.
LVMH reported better than expected results, with Christian Dior fragrance doing well and robust sales in China making up for weakness in other business areas.
The signing of a 12-year, worldwide license agreement between Inter Parfums SA, a subsidiary of Inter Parfums and the luxury goods company, Jimmy Choo, has just been announced.
German model and television presenter Heidi Klum plans to sue a German trader ₤100 000 for selling her fragrance too cheaply on Ebay, according to newspaper reports.
Valois has just launched its latest sample packaging product, which it claims adapts to new consumer trends in cosmetics by providing a sample dispensing bottle which is both hygienic and functional for multi-use.
Masik Collegiate fragrances plans to add five new fragrances to its existing line of perfumes which claim to bottle the essence of university colleges in the US.
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) insists research budgets are not in danger despite the recession and that spending on fundamental research is actually on the rise at the company.
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International Flavors and Fragrances has announced a new head of global fragrance research, charged with driving innovation and profitability within the division.
Over eight hundred new perfumes hit the shelves every year but too many fail to achieve the success their creators hope for. CosmeticsDesign.com invited industry insiders and observers to discuss how the next generation of fragrances may seduce the customer.
Genetically modified flowers and even aroma producing yeast could figure highly in the fragrance industry of the future, according to researchers in Israel.
The latest fragrance launch By Kilian fragrances combines $1,500 fragrance bottles designed by the grand-daughter of Henri Matisse with luxury perfume.
The fragrance industry must focus on the art of perfumery in order to survive the long term changes occurring within the sector, according to the president of the Fragrance Foundation.