Vanilla extraction facility

Symrise has opened an extraction facility for vanilla and is thus taking another important step in sustainable vanilla production in Madagascar.

The investment at the Benavony site amounted to about €3m. With the plant, every step in the processing of vanilla can now be performed locally on the East African island for the first time.

Symrise has been active in Madagascar, where 80 per cent of the world’s vanilla is grown, since 2005. Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, CEO of Symrise, explains: “This site is a further milestone in Symrise’s strategy of establishing the entire value chain for vanilla in its source country and in accordance with strict sustainability criteria.”

The 3,500m2 facility offers production space for extraction, analysis, quality control and the proper storage of vanilla extracts. All steps in processing, from fermentation up through extraction of vanilla, now take place in Madagascar. Bertram adds: “With this new plant, we are completing the cycle of responsible vanilla production on site. Our vanilla activities in Madagascar are the best evidence that business success and sustainability go hand in hand. Our investment of roughly €3m is a clear statement that we are directly committed long-term to the country, its people and vanilla farming.”

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