The Swiss-Dutch ingredient specialist for the diet, well being and sweetness markets has introduced the upcoming commissioning of a brand-new facility for the manufacturing of Habanolide, an artificial musk broadly utilized in perfumery.

Positioned in southwest France, the brand new state-of-the-art facility, anticipated to be operational in January 2024, will considerably improve the manufacturing capability of this fragrance ingredient and assist meet the quickly rising demand for sustainable merchandise.

“That is our first Habanolide® manufacturing unit in Europe,” stated Emmanuel Butstraen, President Perfumery & Magnificence at dsm-firmenich in an announcement. “It’ll additional strengthen our strategic place and allow us to supply extra capabilities for perfumery manufacturing within the area. Along with serving to us seize the expansion alternatives that lie forward, it should additionally contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of our logistics operations. We’ll be capable to present an enhanced service near our prospects in Europe and assist them ship on their very own sustainability targets by decreasing their scope 3 emissions.”

Spanning throughout 4 ranges, the brand new facility provides on to the manufacturing line in New Jersey, USA.

Habanolide is a macrocyclic musk with a heat and barely woody notice. It’s a key ingredient within the firm’s industry-leading palette, and intensely common together with different dsm-firmenich’s renewable musks akin to Helvetolide and Romandolide, in addition to with the just lately launched captive substances Sorbettolide and Casmiwood. This capability improve may even profit the Habanolide derivatives Exaltolide Complete and Exaltolide.

This enlargement mission acquired €1million in help from the nationwide restoration plan applied by the French authorities and the regional authorities of Nouvelle Aquitaine to speed up industrial investments in France.