Givaudan
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Fragrance and flavors supplier inaugurates new multipurpose plant for manufacturing of complex specialty ingredients discovered by the company's global fragrance research team in Dubendorf, Switzerland. Plant marks a "turning point" in strategy for Givaudan's fragrance ingredients business, signaling a move away from manufacturing commodity chemicals such as sunscreen filters to focus on producing molecules for "innovative and proprietary specialties," company notes. Project represents a quarter of the total annual investment of the fragrance division, firm adds. Earlier this year, Givaudan ended seven-year UV filter manufacturing relationship with Roche (1"The Rose Sheet" Jan. 20, 2003, In Brief). Separately, the firm announced hiring of Caroline Sabas as a perfumer. Sabas most recently worked for Fragrance Resources...