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Perfumery, cosmetics and raw materials. Sourcing, market, regulation and the actors across Africa, the Gulf and Asia.

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Where it comes from

Indonesia

Patchouli smallholders, and beauty brands built for the domestic market.

Analysis on Indonesia

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Rows of patchouli bushes covering a cleared hillside, terraced plots and forested mountains rising behind under a cloudy tropical sky
Raw Materials & Origins

Why the patchouli shortage keeps coming back

Composite montage: a hand holding a CITES certificate beside a stack of photocopies labelled as document fraud, two Aquilaria species labelled wild against plantation, a seized container at a port marked as a CITES offence, a map tracing flows from Indonesia through Hong Kong to China with dotted lines marked invisible volumes, an old Hong Kong harbour with junks, and a scientist at a genetic reference database of incense trees
Regulation & Compliance

What a CITES permit on agarwood proves

Wilted rose bushes growing out of cracked, drought-parched earth in a fragrance-crop field
Market & Pricing

What climate does to perfume raw material prices

Unbranded skincare jars and an open gel moisturizer on a light wood surface
Emerging Brands & Small Players

What 'local' means in the Southeast Asia beauty market

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