MAKING SCENTS OF OUR WORLD JULY 2019
COMPANY CAPABILITIES
CREATED FOR
Agilex Fragrances is the leading provider of custom fragrance compounds serving mid-sized customers. Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, our company strategy is based on a foundation of agility, creativity, excellence, and innovation.
WHO WE ARE
1987
Start-up fragrance house AromaTech is born in NJ
1999
After successful growth among the middle-market, AromaTech is purchased by private equity firm Jordan Company
A HISTORY BUILT ON
PARTNERSHIPS
2004
OUR HISTORY
Nautic Partners PE, owner of GA based International Fragrance & Technology (IFT), acquires AromaTech from Jordan Company; soon after, purchases Technology Flavor & Fragrance (TFF) and Western Flavor & Fragrance (WFF) fragrance business to expand into personal care and naturals
2007
Nautic merges AromaTech and IFT to create Agilex, leader in middle-market fragrance development; creative headquarters relocated to Piscataway, NJ
2012
MidOcean Partners acquires Agilex with strong plans for growth
2014
Agilex acquires Oriental Fragrances, expanding household and Industrial & Institutional fragrance business
2015
Agilex acquires CPL Aromas’ North America business
2016
Agilex acquires Airabella, increasing Texas presence
2017
The world largest privately owned flavor and fragrance house, Firmenich Group, acquires Agilex Fragrances as a stand alone for penetration into middle-market; Agilex acquires TX based Creative Fragrances
2018
Agilex acquires Fragrance West from ET Horne, expanding presence on West Coast as only middle-market house with bi-coastal manufacturing capability
PURCHASED BY FIRMENICH IN 2017 AS A STAND-ALONE BUINESS UNIT, THE GENEVA BASED COPANY HAS BEEN FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 120 YEARS, AND CREATES FRAGRANCES AND FLAVORS FOR THE WORLDS MOST DESIRABLE BRANDS, DELIGHTING BILLIONS OF CONSUMERS EVERY DAY
#1
2
#2
100+
Privately Owned Perfume & Flavor Company
Of 7,000 Companies Triple A: Climate, Water, Forestry
Out of 45,000 Companies in ECOVADIS CSR Rating Score: 82/100
Global Markets
28
5
3,800
35
Manufacturing Sites
R&D Centers
Patents
R&D AWARDS*
FAMILY
IN TOP
*including Noble Prize
#OVERACHIEVE
FRAGRANCE DEVELOPMENT
MARKETS SERVED
x Collaborative tools to supercharge creative fragrance development - advantages include: • Expanded palette of global sourced materials • World-class research and fragrance innovations • Global trend forecasts, detailed consumer insights • Fragrance development skill-sharing • International manufacturing capabilities
EMOTIONAL, FUNCTIONAL FRAGRANCE DESIGN EXPERTISE
FUSION OF SCIENCE AND ART, AND PERSONAL CONNECTION SERVING AIR CARE, HOME CARE, PERSONAL CARE, FINE FRAGRANCE AND INDUSTRIAL & INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORIES
WHAT WE DO
Agilex is the only middlemarket house with resources of global organization – making a bigger difference, together
MARKETING
PERFUME CREATION
VERSATILE
EXCELLENCE
EVALUATION EXCELLENCE
PERFUMERY
CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL
• World-wide network of trend-based marketing – domestic and global, present and future • Brand and olfactive overviews for all categories • Business and segment analysis – extensive data portfolio • Consumer Insights testing and analysis
• Assigned to key accounts – extension of customers’ business • In-depth understanding of brands’ olfactive profile • Proactive leaders of fragrance collection concepts • Manage computerized fragrance library • Conduct in-house panel testing
• Over 100 years combined experience ranging from large multi-nationals to entrepreneurial • Technical expertise in scenting challenging bases • Cross-experienced in multiple product categories, including naturals and industrial / institutional product categories
MARKETING EXPERTS TRANSLATE CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS INTO MARKETABLE, CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT CONCEPTS
TEAM OF INDUSTRY LEADING, MARKET SAVVY FRAGRANCE DEVELOPERS WITH EXTENSIVE CONSUMER INSGHT
ACCOMPLISHED CREATIVE AND TECHNICALPERFUMERS’ EXPERTISE CROSSES ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES
OW WE DO IT
OW WE DO IT
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
NOVEL
RESEARCH CHEMISTS AND PRODUCT FORMULATORS PROVIDE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPORT INCLUDING FRAGRANCE OPTIMIZATION IN ALL BASES
• SATBILITY TESTING (INTERNAL OR CLIENT PROTOCOLS) • APPLICATION LAB • TROUBLESHOOTING • INGREDINET TESTING IN VARIUOS BASES • FRAGRANCE CREATION IN REACTIVE AND CHALLANGING BASES • EXPERTISE IN INCORPORATING ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS
FORMULATION TOOLS
• OPTIMIZATION DIFFUSION • LONG-LASTING FRAGRANCE PERFORMANCE • MALODOR COUNTERACTIVE FRAGRANCES • PROACTIVE WORK IN NATURAL FRAGRANCE SYSTEMS
OPTIMIZATION CAPABILITY
INNOVATION PORTFOLIO
LEADING
ECHNOLOGY
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR UNPREDECENTED FRAGRANCE PERFORMANCE
PREMIERE MIDDLE-MARKET HOUSE WITH SPECIALIZED, CORE TEAM DEDICATED TO NATURAL FRAGRANCE AND ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND EFFORTS – LEVERAGING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, RAPIDLY CHANGING REGULATORY GUIDELINES, AND FAST-PACED MARKET DEVELOPMENTS Accessibility to largest palette of natural ingredients in the world, led by Firmenich, including #NATURALSTOGETHER™ and Deep Roots™ programs Industry-first fragrance sustainability measurement tool, EcoScent Compass™, determines a fragrance's sustainability footprint Expertise in quality testing capabilities and strong regulatory competency in all categories – allnatural, nature-inspired, essential oil blends and hero ingredient positioned fragrances Extensive global database of natural products, market and consumer insights
NATURALS
REGULATORY
GUIDELINES
FLUENCY*
REGULATORY SUPPORT
COMPREHENSIVE
EXCELLENCE
MakeScents™ proprietary software automatically calculates regulatory/safety information for all formulas • RIFM/IFRA compliance, flashpoints, vapor pressure, VOC content, hydrocarbon content, vanillin/ethyl vanillin, phthalate content, etc. • GHS compliant SDSs customized for specific countries • Automated document generation including: • EU Allergen content • Prop 64 compliance • IFRA statements for all categories • CRAB compliance statements, etc. • Experience with REACH and other regulatory requirements worldwide • Ability to incorporate customer specific needs into system
SAFETY AND QUALITY EXPERTS PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON WORLD-WIDE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
OW WE DO IT
*Ability to comply with any standard requested
OPERATIONAL
SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE
INDUSTRY-LEADING
EXCELLENCE
SUPPORTING FUTURE GROWTH STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFUMERY PRODUCTION FACILITY
SOMERSET, NJ
R&D CREATIVE CENTER • PISCATAWAY, NJ – 26,000 SQ.FT.
COMMENCED MAY 2017
OW WE DO IT
MANUFACTURING • SOMERSET, NJ – 60,000 SQ. FT. • VAN NUYS, CA – 20,000 SQ. FT. • ZHAOQING, CHINA – 25,000 SQ. FT
• AUTOMATED COMPUNDING TECHNOLOGY AND FLEXIBLE MANUCATURING PROCESS • FIVE (5) DAY LEAD TIME • FIVE (5) DAYS / TWO (2) SHIFT OPERATION • MAKESCENTS™ SOFTWARE UTILIZATION
THE AGILEX
DIFFERENCE LEADING FRAGRANCE HOUSE SERVING MIDDLE MARKET WITH PROVEN COMPETENCY IN AIR CARE, HOME CARE, PERSONAL CARE, FINE FRAGRANCE AND INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTS Nimble, agile approach to meet unique middle market demands Only middle-market house with resources of large organization including raw materials, regulatory support, advanced technology/innovation, and global market trends and data Speed-to-market – from creative development to five-day delivery, complimented by bi-coastal manufacturing
WHY AGILEX
We Create Scents That Build Lasting Impressions