Symrise
chairman of the supervisory board) | |
Products | Flavors and fragrances |
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Revenue | €4.62 billion (2022)[1] |
€618 million (2022)[1] | |
€280 million (2022)[1] | |
Total assets | €7.78 billion (2022)[1] |
Total equity | €3.61 billion (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 12,043 (Dec 2022)[1] |
Website | www.symrise.com |
Symrise AG is a German chemicals company that is a major producer of
History
Symrise was founded in 2003 by the merger of Bayer subsidiary Haarmann & Reimer (H&R)[4] and Dragoco, both based in Holzminden, Germany.
Haarman & Reimer
Haarman & Reimer (H&R) was founded in 1874 by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann and Wilhelm Haarmann after they succeeded in first synthesizing vanillin from coniferin. Holzminden was the site where vanillin was first produced industrially.[5][circular reference]
In 1917, H&R supported
In 1953, H&R was acquired by Bayer.
Dragoco
Dragoco was founded in 1919 by Carl-Wilhelm Gerberding and his cousin August Bellmer.
Horst-Otto Gerberding, majority holder and Chairman of the Executive Board at Dragoco, placed all of his shares into the new Syrmise corporation and the merger was completed May 23, 2003.
History since 2003
In April 2005, Symrise acquired Flavours Direct, a UK-based manufacturer of compounded flavours and seasonings.
In January 2006, Symrise acquired Hamburg based Kaden Biochemicals GmbH, a producer of specialty botanical extracts.
In November 2006, Symrise announced plans to sell shares worth €650 million in an
On 19 March 2007, Symrise was added to the German MDAX stock index.[9]
In March 2013, Symrise acquired US-owned fragrance manufacturer Belmay Fragrances for an undisclosed sum.
On 12 April 2014, Symrise had announced the acquisition of Diana Group one of the leading manufacturers of natural flavours and the global number 1 for pet food solutions.[10] The transaction was closed on July 29, 2014, and valued at around EUR 1.3 billion of equity and debt.
In November 2020, Symrise announced its purchase agreement with Sensient Technologies Corporation, to acquire its fragrance and aroma business.[11]
Key figures
World market share of the relevant fragrance and flavor market (2015)
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Financial Report 2021" (PDF). Symrise. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "About EFFA". EFFA. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Fu, Rice (2021-04-06). "2021年全球食用香精香料50强" [Global Top 50 Food Flavours and Fragrances Companies]. FoodTalks (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ Neuer Duftstoffgigant heißt Symrise. Fusion von Ex-Bayer-Tochter Haarmann & Reimer und Dragoco kommt gut voran. In: Börsen-Zeitung, 22. Februar 2003.
- ^ "Datei:Tiemann, Haarmann-Ueber das Coniferin.pdf" (PDF).
- .
- ^ IPO news from Wall Street journal (in German)
- ^ Symrise IPO press release
- ^ MDAX listing announcement
- ^ "Symrise plant Milliardenübernahme".
- ^ avr (2021-08-05). "MDAX | Symrise erzielt kräftiges Umsatz- und Ergebniswachstum". Nebenwerte Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ Flavor & Fragrance Industry Leaders