Flavors & Fragrances

Our Flavors & Fragrances (F&F) business unit develops and produces preservatives, aroma chemicals and intermediates. We serve a diverse range of industries, including:

• personal care and cosmetics
• home care and cleaning
• fragrance
• food & beverages
• animal nutrition
• pharmaceuticals
• agriculture
• construction
• intermediates
• coatings
• adhesives
• and more

While aroma chemicals ensure a pleasant scent, our preservatives protect against mold and bacteria. They ensure safe products and extend shelf life. 
Our Intermediates are essential building blocks used for further processing.

Hero Brands

• Kalaguard^® SB
• Kalama^® and Purolan^® 
• Purox^® B and Purox^® S

Kalama^® and Purolan^® are our Hero brands within the aroma chemicals products. Beside these well known brands we offer 24 nature identical aroma chemicalsused in personal and home care products as well as in fine fragrances. 

Kalaguard^® is a consumer-friendly preservative for household applications. It is found, for example, in cleaning agents, laundry detergents, and dishwashing products, as well as wet wipes, fabric softeners and room sprays.

We supply benzoic acid at various degrees of purity under the trade name Purox^® B, including the purest benzoic acid available on the market. By the way, benzoic acid occurs naturally in numerous fruits, as well as in cinnamon and cloves.

Purox^® B is used as a safe and effective preservative in a range of food stuff like pizzas, tortillas, and fish products. It is also used in care, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Industrial customers use related Purox^® B formulations to produce materials such as resins, paints, and plasticizers.

Thanks to its high purity, Purox^® B has great properties: low odor, no discoloration and low agglomeration.

Purox^® S is a preservative identical to those found in nature, that safely and effectively inhibits microbial growth in foods, beverages, cosmetics, toiletries and pharmaceuticals up to a pH of 6.5. 

It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as a food additive and is also known as E211. 

Common applications include soft drinks, jellies, dressings and sauces. Purox^® S protects food from premature spoilage due to bacteria and molds, without compromising good taste.

In personal care products, it can be a good alternative to harmful parabens or formaldehyde releasers. 

Sustainability

With a strong commitment to sustainability, we have successfully achieved ISCC+ certification across all five of our production sites. This certification relies on the mass balance approach for raw materials, significantly reducing the carbon footprint (PCF) of our products while maintaining their original characteristics and premium quality. Additionally, we have already implemented renewable energy use at selected locations. Verified PCF data, calculated according to TÜV Rheinland, ensures transparency and accuracy.