Givaudan Debuts New Fragrance Manufacturing Plant

Flavors and fragrances supplier Givaudan officially opened a new fragrance manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China on October 15, the company announced in a recent release. Over CHF 100 million, or more than $110 million, was invested in the project.

“Opening this production facility in China – an important high growth market – demonstrates our commitment to our customers, and aligns to our 2025 strategy and purpose,” said Givaudan Chief Executive Officer Gilles Andrier in a statement. “This investment will strengthen our position as a strategic partner to our customers in the region and will cater to the increasing consumer demands for great smelling sustainable fragrances.”

The facility, erected on a 76,000-sq-m parcel of land, includes an advanced auto-dosing system and new compounding technology. Givaudan said the opening of the plant will expand its output of personal, home and fabric care fragrances, as well as oral care flavors, encapsulated fragrances and prestige perfumes.

Four production lines are installed in the Changzhou plant for compounds, delivery systems, oral care, and flavor compliance. Products made at the site will be sold to consumers in China, a key growth market for the company, and the Asia Pacific region. The productions assets have a capacity of 38,000 tn/yr.

Givaudan also added a range of environmental, health, and safety feature to the facility, including centralized chillers, carriable speed drive motors and compressors, LED lights, and the installation of a a solar electricity system is underway.

“Expanding our manufacturing capabilities builds on our current creative center and production facility in Shanghai, as well as the recently acquired drom creative center and production site in Guangzhou, giving Givaudan an unparalleled footprint in China,” Yaling Li, head of fragrances in China and Korea for Givaudan, said in the release. “We are very well positioned to offer our customers a comprehensive end-to-end solution for the region in the creation, development and production of fragrances that consumers love.”