Asia Plantation Capital has been developing sustainable, natural, Patchouli oil production on its plantations for the last year. Patchouli oil is removed from the leaves of the perennial patchouli bush (which grows back) permitting the leaves to be harvested, sustainably, every 3 to 4 months. The current harvest and production of Patchouli oil, by Asia Plantation Capital, on its plantations in Sri Lanka has actually been certified as premium grade by independent experts at the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo. When analysed by means of mass spectrometry by the ITI, samples of our oil tested favorable for the significant compounds of Patchouli oil.
Of these compounds, Patchouli alcohol is the major constituent which figures out the quality of the oil. Subsequently, the cost of the Patchouli oil strongly depends upon the ratio of Patchouli alcohol present in the oil. Spectrometry results clearly show the high content of patchouli oil (0.53 %) and patchouli alcohol (54.56 %) in the oil sample which was taken after the distillation procedure. A patchouli alcohol material of over 30 % is thought about outstanding quality. These outcomes reveal that the growing of patchouli for office oil extraction in Sri Lanka is a practical recommendation.
This is a considerable breakthrough for Asia Plantation Capital in Sri Lanka. We already cultivate Patchouli in Thailand and are now getting ready to follow our success in the production of high quality Oud oil with huge scale production of Patchouli; for Sri Lanka, this can be especially useful as it can produce a brand-new, high quality crop to enhance exports and the rural economy.
Lalith Ganlath, Attorney for Asia Plantation Capital in Colombo, states, “It’s a satisfaction to see the difficult work of the Sri Lankan, Asia Plantation Capital team paying off in Sri Lanka, on the back of plantation jobs which the Company runs in other parts of South East Asia, and helping to contribute research study and development to the country’s farming export markets. I am extremely eager to help promote this job and motivate out-growers to cultivate the Patchouli, which can enter into their existing agroforestry earnings. It will also assist maximise land use and returns for rural farmers, with Asia Plantation Capital concurring to redeem the dry leaves which can be collected every 3 months.”.
Asia Plantation Capital already has its own distribution workplaces, retail stores and warehouses in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the USA, providing the market. It is well set to end up being a significant supplier of sustainable Patchouli oil, traceable to the source of production– Patchouli oil is among the most extensively used oils in the international Fragrance industry and has a forecast market value of over $46 billion in 2018 (Source: Industry Analyst’s Inc.). Interestingly, Patchouli oil is one of the few natural necessary oils which can not be recreated in any high quality, synthetically, for use in fragrances; making the need for this excellent oil reasonably guaranteed.
Over the next year, the Company aims to develop over 5,000 acres of Patchouli fields utilizing a combination of their own lands in South East Asia and out grower schemes in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. All production for the plantations will be provided with Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Analysis (CofA), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for exports and Flow of Processing and Product Specification. In addition, the oil will be packaged under the Group’s perfume brand, “Fragrance Du Bois” and branded, “Patchouli Du Bois” as an additional stamp of guaranteed quality — which has actually been an essential to the success in internationally marketing the Company’s other vital oils such as Oud (agarwood) as well as contaminated wood chips.
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About Asia Plantation Capital.
Asia Plantation Capital is an owner and operator of a diverse range of industrial plantation and farming companies across the Asia-Pacific area; globally, it belongs to the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Their focus is on varied and multicultural plantation jobs which are tailored to the domestic and industrial needs of the countries in which they run. Working carefully with and supporting regional communities is an underlying, core principle of the APC business. It supplies social and cultural support – as well as financial investment – to move these neighborhoods away from deforestation and unlawful logging activities (previously viewed as a main income in some regions of Asia). Developed formally in 2008 (although operating privately because 2002) the group now has plantation and farming projects on 4 continents, with operational projects at various stages in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America and Europe.
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