THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - IFEAT

PREFACEThis CD contains the formal presentations given at IFEAT’s 2012 International Conference held inSingapore on the theme of Essential Asia. The Conference was held at the Marina Bay Sands Hotelfrom Sunday 4 th to Thursday 8 th November 2012.The Conference was a resounding success for the record number of people attending. There were 980delegates, representing some 53 countries, 94 accompanying persons and 45 day registrants. IFEATgrows more multinational each year and is now a true United Nations of flavour and fragranceingredient suppliers! The conference provided a unique opportunity for delegates to meet face-to-facewith their existing trading partners and friends, as well as meet up with potential new suppliers andcompanies, and to catch up with the latest developments in the industry.The programme included three days of presentations, in which 30 presentations were made bypresenters from 14 different countries. In addition, there were two discussion panels providing indepthanalyses of sustainability issues and possible new sources of ingredient supplies for the F&Findustry. Also there was a one-day trade exhibition and an intermediate perfumery workshop.Following the Opening Ceremony on Monday morning, November 5 th there were four very diverse butexcellent presentations. The first two lectures analysed developments in the key F&F producing andconsuming countries of China and India. Then followed two presentations concentrating on regulatoryissues in the global fragrance industry as well as the REACH legislation and EFEO’s programme foressential oils. The Monday afternoon session was devoted predominantly to sustainability issues,which have become an increasingly important component of the F&F sectors. Then followed a widerangingdiscussion of what “sustainability” means to the different stakeholders in the F&F sectors.On Tuesday 6th November the first session reviewed “value added” issues with three papers coveringvalue addition in the Indonesian F&F sectors, Indian floral extracts and Indian oleoresins. Themorning continued with the IFEAT Annual General Meeting following by several business reports,including reviews of the very successful past year by IFEAT’s Chairman, and the IFEAT-supportedPlymouth perfumery and the Reading flavour courses. The three other business reports covered thevery successful Brazil and Paraguay Study in August 2012, the forthcoming 2013 southern IndiaStudy Tour and the 2013 IFEAT San Francisco Conference. The final morning presentation was theIFEAT Medal Lecture, which provided a detailed, and wide ranging review of developments in themint oil and menthol industry.The afternoon session dealt with a topic that could have a dramatic, if not revolutionary impact on theF&F industry over the next decade, namely the supply of new ingredients through biotechnology.Three presentations were made followed by an illuminating discussion on the possible impact of thesedevelopments.This year also saw the conference move away from the customary field trip with a one-day TradeExhibition that was held in the conference venue. This took place on Wednesday 7th November andprovided an exciting occasion for companies in the essential oils and aroma trades to showcase theirproducts to delegates, associates and friends. In total, 36 companies took advantage of securing abooth and on the day they attracted many visitors. Wednesday also saw the organisation of anIntermediate Perfumery Workshop that was attended by 19 participants. The Workshop programme isincluded in these Proceedings and feedback from the participants was better than any of the previousperfumery workshops.v