Camlin Fine Sciences

Having established global leadership in antioxidants, CFS moved forward in blending by setting up a unit in Tarapur, India and in Brazil in 2014.[15] Today, CFS has its blending facilities across the world (India, China, Mexico, USA and Brazil). It has a portfolio of more than 100 traditional and natural shelf life solution products under the brand names, Xtendra and NaSure. The Company has widened its applications for different food industries such as snacks, bakery, meat & poultry, spices & seasonings, etc. and has also tapped potential shelf life solutions in fried snacks, pet food, fishmeal, biodiesel, confectionery, animal feed.[16]

CFS acquired 65% stake in Dresen Quimica S.A.P.I. de C.V., Mexico, to cover Central America and Andean States. Dresen is in the Mexican food and feed blends business. With this acquisition, the portfolio expanded to geographies in Mexico and Central America with products like antioxidant blends (traditional and natural), feed additives etc.[17]

CFS produces vanillin and ethyl vanillin using fully traceable vertically integrated production.[18] CFS uses an environmentally friendly method for producing vanillin and ethyl vanillin (sold under the brand name Vanesse and Evanil respectively) from Catechol. The company makes all key ingredients in-house and has gained acceptance as a quality global vanillin player.[19] The brands Vanesse (vanillin) and Evanil (ethyl vanillin) have grown their customer base not only from food and flavor industry, but also manufacturers of fragrances, incense sticks and pharmaceuticals industries and perfumeries.[20]

The company has also launched floral booster, which is specially developed for incense stick industry to enhance sweet note, sustain burning and aroma-spreading properties along with Intense Green-a fragrance and flavour chemical, and Vetigreen-an aromatic chemical for home cleaning solutions, personal care products, cosmetics and incense sticks.[21]

The company entered into performance chemicals segment with the acquisition of Borregaard Italia Spa ltd in March 2011 and became one of the largest producers of di‐phenols (Hydroquinone and Catechol). To cater the demand from the market CFS has doubled its guaiacol capacity to 4000 tonnes per annum and raised veratrole capacity by 67% to 1000 tonnes per annum in FY16 and this will lead to 17% sales CAGR over FY15‐18 to Rs 2.04bn.[22] CFS has distribution hubs in different parts of the world to cater to customer demands.