In June 2015, Symrise underwent a scheduled review by the prominent international index provider FTSE. In the course of this, the index confirmed Symrise’s membership in the FTSE4Good index. FTSE provides financial market participants with security indices that cater to specific investment goals. The FTSE4Good index features securities from companies with top performance in sustainability and corporate governance (ESG). It is highly regarded by ESG investors.
在七月过去,美国在美国华盛顿D.C.举行的联合国基金会的女厕所的合作者是一个共同赞助者。联合国倡议女孩促进全球女孩的教育。来自世界各地的225名参与者在座右铭下面遇到了“站起来”。说起来。升起。”它最着名的演讲者是美国米歇尔奥巴马的第一夫人。
Symrise加强了其作为化妆品的解决方案提供商,为化妆品成分的扩展生产厂。该工厂于二零一五年九月开始运营。随着荷尔兹精灵的1500万欧元投资,公司大大提高了产能,在生产中获得了更大的灵活性,在其自己的工厂汇集了更多的生产步骤,减少了其能源消耗。与此同时,它提高了产量和生产质量 - 我们可持续增长战略的一个优秀典范。
Symrise boosted its activities in the Scent & Care segment with the acquisition of Pinova Holdings Inc. (Brunswick, Georgia, USA). The company, which generated sales of USD 287 million in 2014, is an internationally leading supplier of ingredients from natural and renewable raw materials, for instance, based on wood and orange oils. It also manufactures cooling substances that are used in connection with menthol-based products – for example, in oral care or chewing gums. The purchase price amounted to USD 397 million. By 2020, annual synergies of roughly € 20 million are expected.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) includes more than 5,500 companies worldwide. In November 2015, it welcomed Symrise to its Climate A List. This means Symrise currently belongs to the Top 100 companies globally in terms of transparency of its climate activities. The scoring also accounts for goals, strategies and measures taken to combat climate change. In addition, when it comes to environmental reporting, Symrise plays a leading role in the MDAX®and within its industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
来自法国南部的“Alpes de Haute Provence”的薰衣草是香水中最重要的原材料之一。Symrise来自该地区的大量天然薰衣草油。凭借其对区域研究所的支持,Symrise正在有助于降低收获和淡化蒸馏的能耗。
At the in-cosmetics 2015 in Barcelona, the largest specialist trade fair for cosmetic ingredients, Symrise presented a wide range of innovative ingredients that received a great deal of attention. The ingredients included formulation ideas for sensitive skin, adapted to the various skin types that exist around the world. Further examples included plant juices with particularly high antioxidant properties and skin-soothing characteristics or blossom extracts for personal, hair and facial care products.
Diana Pet Food and the biotechnology company BRAIN entered a strategic partnership on taste research for cats. Based on the BRAIN technology “Cat Taste Cells” (CTC), the partner companies are searching for new ingredients to improve the taste of cat food. A big deal: The worldwide market volume for pet food is € 53 billion.
With the acquisition of the California-based company Flavor Infusion, Symrise expanded its product range for beverage applications, particularly in the flavored mineral water segment. With this purchase, Symrise has acquired comprehensive know-how and established products and a substantial customer base in the dynamically growing US beverage market.
In May 2015 Symrise opened a new production site Symrise Amazon Ecoparque in the Amazon region of Brazil (Belém, Pará). The diverse flora of the rainforest is being systematically evaluated in a sustainable manner for possible use in global beauty care products, such as oils and butters for perfumes and cosmetics.
Symrise issued a € 500 million promissory note loan with international investors in November. The funds will finance the acquisition of Pinova Holdings and other growth projects. Due to very high investor demand, the originally planned total amount issued of € 250 million was doubled, and the terms for the three tranches of five, seven and ten years are very favorable.