Essential Oil Marketing - Essential Oils Grading & Marketing Rules, World Essential Oil Industry

Essential oils are odoriferous bodies of an oily nature obtained from herbal sources generally liquid (sometimes semi-solid or solid) at ordinary temperatures and volatile without decomposition.
These are the constituents of plants generally volatile in steam.
They are used in cosmetics, toiletries, tooth-paste, food products like confectionery, chocolate, ice cream and pharmaceuticals.
Many of the developing countries have vast potential in cultivating the herbs due to their climate, rainfall and geographical conditions.
Demand is generated from home market as well as export market. The source of demand is from end use industries which are primarily personal care products, food products, pharmaceuticals.
The demand for essential oil by fragrance industry is 60%, flavour industry 20% and pharmaceutical industry 20%.
There is good demand from USA, UK, France, Germany and also far eastern countries like Japan, Singapore and Hongkong. The estimated demand for essential oils for the year 1996- 97 is 14,900 tonnes.
The growth rates normally are of 9% and 25% for domestic and export market respectively. The demand supply gap is about 8000 tonnes.
Most important oils that have a good demand presently are: Lemon Grass oil, Rose Oil, Ginger Oil, Clove Oil, Citronella Oil, Geranium Oil, Palmarosa Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Mint Oil, Vetiver Oil, Jasmine Oil, Lavender oil, cinamon oil, etc.

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