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Kao Is Expanding Its Synthetic Fragrance Production Facilities in Spain
Kao Corporation is aiming to maintain and expand its market share in the European market for methyl dihydrojasmonate* (MDJ), a synthetic fragrance, where Kao is already the EU market leader, by expanding the production facilities at the Olesa Plant of Kao Chemicals Europe in Spain.
Winners of the "Fragrance Creativity Awards"
Our perfumers Maria del Aguila and Shoichi Tahara were awarded in two out of three categories in the “Fragrances Creativity Awards” organized by Detex congress for the Air and Floor Freshener applications with second and first position respectively. After months of planning and collaborative work, this new is well deserved.

Exploring Sustainability Claims: Biodegradable Fragrances
Great article of our colleagues Marta Pájaro and Alberto Stampa published in SOFW Journal issue 10/22.
Sustainability claims are constantly increasing in market demand. In the industrial world in which we live, all sectors must work in order to avoid the accumulation of substances in the environment, so that it can be preserved, and biodegradation is the only way that we can use to assure it.
Kao Chemicals Europe is investigating what should be taken into account to create biodegradable fragrances. After instensive research, some great results came up...
Do you want to know more? We encourage you to read the full interesting article and find out more.
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