Spanish fragrance house Eurofragance plans to introduce Olivante, its fourth proprietary perfumery ingredient.
The company said the material is derived from residual olive matter left after oil extraction and does not carry an oily scent.
Developed in partnership with an olive oil industry specialist that upcycles residues into by-products, the ingredient is positioned as a 100% natural, upcycled raw material.
According to Eurofragance, the project involved identifying olive varieties with the suitable volatile compounds and precursors, given that different cultivars yield distinct odour profiles.
The team, led by Felipe San Juan, R&D Manager Ingredients and Fragrance Performance, and Technical Perfumer Magdalena Rey, spent months sourcing material from across the Spanish countryside.
Eurofragance said it worked over two years with a waste management engineer in a specific Spanish region to secure the optimal starting feedstock.
The company then applied a multi-step purification process to transform and refine the material into the perfumery ingredient now named Olivante.
The ingredient is currently undergoing patent review, with a public unveiling scheduled at Beautyworld Middle East in Dubai on 27 October 2025.
Eurofragance master perfumer Belén Garcia said: “In recent years we have seen how consumers in the West have opened up to Middle Eastern perfumery. Powerful notes of leather and oud have gained consumer acceptance well beyond the Gulf Region. Olivante is multi-faceted and offers some of these olfactive aspects that are now appreciated across geographies.”
Eurofragance describes the launch as adding an opulent dimension to fragrance creation, noting that “opulence in perfumery is about offering consumers fragrances that are rich in terms of their ingredients.”
Founded in Barcelona in 1990, Eurofragance develops fragrances for brands across fine perfumery, home, personal and air care.
The privately held firm employs more than 550 people and operates manufacturing facilities in Spain, Singapore and Mexico, alongside partnerships in China and India.
The business has expanded from Europe and the Middle East into Asia and the Americas, and is now present across five continents.
