Agilex - Fragrance Manufacturer - Capabilities Overview
                     MAKING  SCENTS OF OUR WORLD
COMPANY CAPABILITIES
CREATED FOR
JULY   2019
Agilex Fragrances is the leading provider of custom fragrance compounds 
serving mid-sized customers. Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, our 
company strategy is based on a foundation of                                                  
                agility, creativity, excellence, and innovation. 
WHO WE  ARE
1987 Start-up fragrance house AromaTech is born in NJ
1999 After successful growth among the middle-market, AromaTech is purchased by private equity firm Jordan Company 
Nautic Partners PE, owner of GA based International Fragrance & Technology (IFT), 
2004  acquires AromaTech from Jordan Company; soon after, purchases Technology 
Flavor & Fragrance (TFF) and Western Flavor & Fragrance (WFF) fragrance 
business to expand  into personal care and naturals 
2007 Nautic merges AromaTech and IFT to create Agilex, leader in middle-market 
fragrance development; creative headquarters relocated to Piscataway, NJ
2012 MidOcean Partners acquires Agilex with strong plans for growth
2014 Agilex acquires Oriental Fragrances, expanding household and Industrial & 
Institutional fragrance business
2015 Agilex acquires CPL Aromas’ North America business
2016 Agilex acquires Airabella, increasing Texas presence
2017 The world largest privately owned flavor and fragrance house, Firmenich Group, 
acquires Agilex Fragrances as a stand alone for penetration into middle-market; 
Agilex acquires TX based Creative Fragrances
2018 Agilex acquires Fragrance West from ET Horne, expanding presence on West 
Coast as only middle-market house with bi-coastal manufacturing capability
OUR HISTORY
A HISTORY BUILT ON
PARTNERSHIPS
PURCHASED BY FIRMENICH IN 2017 AS A STAND-ALONE BUINESS UNIT, 
THE GENEVA BASED COPANY HAS BEEN FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 120 
YEARS, AND  CREATES FRAGRANCES AND FLAVORS FOR THE WORLDS 
MOST DESIRABLE BRANDS, DELIGHTING BILLIONS OF CONSUMERS 
EVERY DAY
#1  IN TOP 2 #2 100+
Privately Owned Perfume & Of 7,000 Companies Out of 45,000 Companies in Global Markets
Flavor Company Triple A: ECOVADIS CSR Rating
Climate, Water, Forestry Score: 82/100 
28 5 3,800 35
Manufacturing Sites R&D Centers Patents R&D AWARDS*
FAMILY 
*including Noble Prize
OWNERSHIP
#OVERACHIEVE
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Collaborative  tools to super-
charge creative fragrance 
development - advantages 
include:
• Expanded palette of global 
sourced materials
• World-class research and 
fragrance innovations
• Global trend forecasts, 
detailed consumer insights
• Fragrance development  
skill-sharing
• International manufacturing 
capabilities
EMOTIONAL, FUNCTIONAL            Agilex is the only middle-
market house with 
FRAGRANCE DESIGN EXPERTISE resources of global 
FUSION OF SCIENCE AND ART, AND PERSONAL CONNECTION - organization – making a 
SERVING AIR CARE, HOME  CARE, PERSONAL CARE, FINE bigger difference, 
FRAGRANCE AND INDUSTRIAL & INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORIES together
WHAT WE DO
FRAGRANCE DEVELOPMENT
MARKETS SERVED
 MARKETING  EVALUATION  PERFUMERY
EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL
• World-wide network of • Assigned to key accounts – • Over 100 years combined 
trend-based marketing – extension of customers’ experience ranging from 
domestic and global, business large multi-nationals to 
present  and future • In-depth understanding of entrepreneurial
• Brand and olfactive brands’ olfactive profile • Technical expertise in 
overviews  for all • Proactive leaders of scenting challenging bases
categories fragrance collection • Cross-experienced in 
• Business and segment concepts multiple product categories, 
analysis – extensive data • Manage computerized including naturals and 
portfolio fragrance library industrial / institutional 
• Consumer Insights testing • Conduct in-house panel product categories 
and analysis testing
MARKETING EXPERTS TEAM OF INDUSTRY LEADING, ACCOMPLISHED CREATIVE 
TRANSLATE CURRENT AND MARKET SAVVY FRAGRANCE AND TECHNICALPERFUMERS’ 
FUTURE TRENDS INTO DEVELOPERS WITH EXPERTISE CROSSES ALL 
MARKETABLE, EXTENSIVE CONSUMER PRODUCT CATEGORIES
CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT INSGHT
CONCEPTS
HOW WE DO IT
VERSATILE
PERFUME CREATION
RESEARCH CHEMISTS AND PRODUCT 
FORMULATORS  PROVIDE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL 
SUPPORT INCLUDING FRAGRANCE OPTIMIZATION IN 
ALL BASES 
• SATBILITY TESTING • OPTIMIZATION DIFFUSION
(INTERNAL OR CLIENT • LONG-LASTING FRAGRANCE 
PROTOCOLS) PERFORMANCE
• APPLICATION LAB • MALODOR COUNTERACTIVE 
• TROUBLESHOOTING FRAGRANCES
• INGREDINET TESTING IN • PROACTIVE WORK IN 
VARIUOS BASES NATURAL FRAGRANCE 
• FRAGRANCE CREATION IN SYSTEMS
REACTIVE AND 
CHALLANGING BASES
• EXPERTISE IN 
INCORPORATING 
ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS
 FORMULATION  OPTIMIZATION
TOOLS CAPABILITY
HOW WE DO IT
NOVEL
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR 
UNPREDECENTED FRAGRANCE 
PERFORMANCE
TECHNOLOGY
LEADING
INNOVATION PORTFOLIO
PREMIERE MIDDLE-MARKET HOUSE WITH SPECIALIZED, CORE TEAM 
DEDICATED TO NATURAL FRAGRANCE AND ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND 
EFFORTS – LEVERAGING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, RAPIDLY CHANGING 
REGULATORY GUIDELINES, AND FAST-PACED MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Accessibility to largest palette of natural ingredients in the world, led by Firmenich, 
including #NATURALSTOGETHER™ and Deep Roots™ programs
Industry-first fragrance sustainability measurement tool, EcoScent Compass™,  
determines a fragrance's sustainability footprint
Expertise in quality testing  capabilities and strong  regulatory competency in all 
categories – all-natural, nature-inspired, essential oil blends and hero ingredient positioned 
fragrances 
Extensive global database of natural products, market and consumer insights
NATURALS
 GUIDELINES
 REGULATORY FLUENCY*
EXCELLENCE
MakeScents™ proprietary software automatically 
calculates regulatory/safety information for all 
formulas
• RIFM/IFRA compliance, flashpoints, vapor 
pressure, VOC content, hydrocarbon content, 
vanillin/ethyl vanillin, phthalate content, etc.
• GHS compliant SDSs customized for specific 
countries
• Automated document generation including:
• EU Allergen content
• Prop 64 compliance
• IFRA statements for all categories
• CRAB compliance statements, etc.
• Experience with REACH and other regulatory  
requirements worldwide
• Ability to incorporate customer specific needs into 
system
SAFETY AND QUALITY EXPERTS PROVIDE GUIDANCE 
ON WORLD-WIDE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
HOW WE DO IT *Ability to comply with any standard requested
COMPREHENSIVE
REGULATORY SUPPORT
OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE
SUPPORTING FUTURE 
GROWTH - 
STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFUMERY
PRODUCTION FACILITY
SOMERSET, NJ
R&D CREATIVE 
CENTER
• PISCATAWAY, NJ – 
26,000 SQ.FT.
MANUFACTURING
• SOMERSET, NJ – 
60,000 SQ. FT.
• VAN NUYS, CA – 
20,000 SQ. FT.
COMMENCED MAY 2017 • ZHAOQING, CHINA – 
25,000 SQ. FT
• AUTOMATED COMPUNDING TECHNOLOGY AND FLEXIBLE MANUCATURING PROCESS
• FIVE (5) DAY LEAD TIME
• FIVE (5) DAYS / TWO (2) SHIFT OPERATION
• MAKESCENTS™ SOFTWARE UTILIZATION
HOW WE DO IT
INDUSTRY-LEADING
SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE
THE AGILEX
DIFFERENCE
LEADING FRAGRANCE HOUSE SERVING MIDDLE MARKET WITH PROVEN 
COMPETENCY IN AIR CARE, HOME CARE, PERSONAL CARE, FINE 
FRAGRANCE AND INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTS
Nimble, agile approach to meet unique middle market demands
Only middle-market house with resources of large organization including raw materials, 
regulatory support, advanced technology/innovation, and global market trends and data
Speed-to-market – from creative development to five-day delivery, complimented by bi-
coastal manufacturing 
WHY AGILEX
We Create Scents That Build Lasting Impressions