Last Monday took place the fourth edition of the DETEX Fragrance Creativity Awards. Encarni Lorente, senior perfumer at Iberchem, received the bronze award in the category Reed Diffuser for her fragrance Burgundy Cherry. It is the second time Iberchem brings home a DETEX Fragrance Creativity Award. Two years ago, senior perfumer Isabel Parraga won the Gold Award for her fragrance Never Too Late in the category Fabric Softener. Burgundy Cherry is a fruity fragrance that reflects the trend of premiumisation in air care. Its olfactory profile is therefore complex and sofistica ..read more

Daniel Vieira joined the internal Perfumery Training Program at Iberchem IRIS a couple of years ago. He is currently pursuing a professional career as a Junior Perfumer. Today we had a chat with him to learn more about his story so far. Could you tell us about your academic journey? My academic training all started with chemical engineering. A relative encouraged me to take this degree, and when I saw that she was working with different compounds, mixing them and obtaining a final product, I really started to become interested. After obtaining my degree in chemical engineering, I then went on ..read more

With the aim of connecting with Murcia Andalusí’s bygone days, 4 rooms of the tour will be permanently scented with aromas from that period. Iberchem, the fragrance manufacturing company from Murcia, will permeate the rooms of the Madina Mursiya Interpretation Center, in the Region of Murcia, with its aromas. Since its inauguration last Friday, April 26th, Iberchem has been fully involved in the creation of this truly multisensory experience. Admission to the exhibition will be free and uninterrupted until the end of 2025. Evoking the splendor of medieval Murcia through the senses has been a r ..read more

Luz Vaquero figures among the seven new Academicians elected by the Academia del Perfume. She was nominated during a special ceremony held on Wednesday, April 10, in the Auditorium of the University of Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is a testament to her dedication and significant contribution to the art and science of perfumery. This year, five women and two men joined what is considered the world’s elite of Spanish-speaking perfumers. As the tradition goes, the academy assigns a chair to each of its members. They are then invited to name their chair after a raw material used in perfumer ..read more

Woody, earthy, and ambery: these are some of the key attributes of vetiver, a signature plant in perfumery that originates from India and Southeast Asia. It was originally an ingredient in Far Eastern perfumes but is now very popular in men’s fragrances and a key ingredient in intense middle-eastern perfumes. Unearthed root is its original meaning in the Tamil language, which, together with its scientific name “zizanioides”, takes us back to its origins, “to the river” where this plant used to grow. A lingering and harmonising essential oil can be extracted from the plant, an oil that easily b ..read more

In the exhibition [Matières], Iberchem explores the attributes of a perfume bottle beyond its role as a vessel: texture, substance, matter, and technique An investigation of the synthesis and synergies that exist between the fragrance and its receptacle. [Matières] will be presented at this year’s in-cosmetics Global (Paris, April 16-18) in the Fragrance Zone – Stand 1T58. The perfumers at Iberchem collaborated with artists to create a common object, for which the logical boundaries between the fluid and solid cease to exist. Together, they revisited the definition of a fragrance compound. On ..read more

Luz Vaquero figures among the six new Academicians elected by the Academia del Perfume. She was nominated during a special ceremony held on Wednesday, April 10, in the Auditorium of the University of Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is a testament to her dedication and significant contribution to the art and science of perfumery. This year, five women and two men joined what is considered the world’s elite of Spanish-speaking perfumers. As the tradition goes, the academy assigns a chair to each of its members. They are then invited to name their chair after a raw material used in perfumery ..read more

Industry-leading sales growth in 2023 driven by Iberchem’s distinctive positioning in fast-growing markets Croda’s Fragrances and Flavours (F&F) business, comprising global fragrance company Iberchem, fragrance house Parfex, and Scentium for Flavours, today announced yet another year of strong double-digit growth. Sales exceeded €290m for the first time, growing by 17%, or by 18% in constant currency, and surpassing industry average growth rates. Strong delivery in 2023 was driven by Iberchem’s leading position in key markets such as Asia, Middle East and Africa, as well as captured s ..read more

Perfumer Ana Gómez specialises in Middle Eastern perfumery. Last month, she was invited by Ajmal, a perfume and essential oils manufacturer, for an exclusive visit to its agarwood plantations in Assam, northwest of India. Every few years, Ajmal invites established perfumers from all over the world, to share the company’s ongoing commitment to preserving the Oud industry and communicate the impact of their work on local communities. Maria Ángeles Santiago, senior perfumer at Iberchem, participated in this experience in 2019. This year, was Ana Gómez’ turn. In this short interview, she tells us ..read more

Perfumer Ana Gómez specialises in Middle Eastern perfumery. Last month, she was invited by Ajmal, a perfume and essential oils manufacturer, for an exclusive visit to its agarwood plantations in Assam, northwest of India. Every few years, Ajmal invites established perfumers from all over the world, to share the company’s ongoing commitment to preserving the Oud industry and communicate the impact of their work on local communities. Maria Ángeles Santiago, senior perfumer at Iberchem, participated in this experience in 2019. This year, was Ana Gómez’ turn. In this short interview, she tells us ..read more