Givaudan
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
First quarter fragrance sales decline 1.8% in Swiss Francs, or .3% in local currencies to $214.5 mil. (1 CHF=$0.77) due to discontinued sales of commodity ingredients, firm reports. Fine fragrances, however, experienced double-digit growth in local currencies driven by the launches of several prestige fragrances. Total sales in the quarter grew 2.4% in Swiss Francs, or 4.1% in local currencies, to $540.5 mil. Givaudan will continue to focus on developing proprietary fragrance ingredients this year, the company said during its annual investor meeting April 8. Among the exclusive ingredients Givaudan plans to launch is Toscanol, a replacement for Estragole, which has been found to be a naturally occurring genotoxic carcinogen. The company also will introduce Javanol, a sandalwood odorant at the World Perfumery Congress June 1-5 in Cannes, France, according to Givaudan Head of Fragrance Chemistry Markus Gautschi...